Paulsen et al v. CNF, Inc et al
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STIPULATION AND ORDER re 328 Stipulation, filed by Thomas A. Paulsen, Lloyd Michael O'Connell, III, Robert Newell, Robert M. Bowden, Chester Madison. Signed by Judge James Ware on 5/9/11. (sis, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/9/2011)
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Teresa S. Renaker – CA State Bar No. 187800
trenaker@lewisfeinberg.com
Jeffrey Lewis – CA State Bar No. 66587
jlewis@lewisfeinberg.com
Catha Worthman – CA State Bar No. 230399
cworthman@lewisfeinberg.com
LEWIS, FEINBERG, LEE, RENAKER & JACKSON, P.C.
476 9th Street
Oakland, CA 94607
Telephone: (510) 839-6824
Facsimile: (510) 839-7839
Steven M. Tindall – CA State Bar No. 187862
steventindall@rhdt.com
RUKIN HYLAND DORIA & TINDALL LLP
100 Pine Street, Suite 725
San Francisco, CA 94111
Telephone: (415) 421-1800
Facsimile: (415) 421-1700
Attorneys for Plaintiffs
ISRAEL GOLDOWITZ, Chief Counsel
CHARLES L. FINKE , Deputy Chief Counsel
VICENTE MATIAS MURRELL, Attorney, BAR NO. MD 9806240098
PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION
Office of the Chief Counsel
1200 K Street, N.W., Suite 340
Washington, D.C. 20005
Telephone: 202-326-4020 x3850
Facsimile: 202-326-4112
Emails: murrell.vicente@pbgc.gov and efile@pbgc.gov
Attorneys for Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION
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THOMAS A. PAULSEN, et al.
Plaintiffs,
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v.
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CNF, INC., et al.
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Defendants.
CASE NO. C 03-03960 JW (PSG)
JOINT STIPULATION RE: PBGC PROVISION
OF DATA TO FACILITATE SETTLEMENT;
[PROPOSED] ORDER THEREON
Place:
Judge:
Courtroom 5
Honorable James Ware
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WHEREAS, on October 7, 2010, the Court certified a class under Federal Rule of Civil
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Procedure 23(b)(3) consisting of all participants in and beneficiaries of the Consolidated
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Freightways Corporation Pension Plan (“CFC Plan”) whose pension benefits have been reduced or
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will be reduced due to the termination of the CFC Plan (See Dkt. #255);
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WHEREAS, the term “Class Member” shall refer to each member of the class certified by
the Court;
WHEREAS, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (“PBGC”) has been the statutory
trustee of the terminated CFC Plan since May 19, 2003;
WHEREAS, following class certification and appointment of Class Counsel, PBGC
provided court-appointed Class Counsel with a list of names and addresses of Class Members;
WHEREAS, Class Counsel provided notice of the pending litigation and class certification
to all Class Members, and no individual requested exclusion from the Class;
WHEREAS, the parties to this litigation have reached a proposed class settlement that they
are submitting to the Court for preliminary approval;
WHEREAS, the parties’ proposed settlement provides for Towers Perrin to pay $9.2 million
to a Settlement Fund;
WHEREAS, after payment of any attorneys’ fees, costs of litigation, and class representative
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service payments approved by the Court, the parties’ proposed settlement provides for the
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remaining amount to be allocated among the Class Members in proportion to the present value of
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the reduction in their pensions due to the maximum insurance limits, to be determined by reference
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to a PBGC Actuarial Case Memorandum dated September 7, 2006;
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WHEREAS, PBGC has previously provided Class Counsel its Actuarial Case Memorandum
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dated September 7, 2006 (a copy of which is attached hereto and has been previously submitted to
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the Court as Deposition Exhibit 103);
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WHEREAS, PBGC redacted names and Social Security numbers in the Actuarial Case
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Memorandum due to requirements under the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552a, and PBGC’s
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regulations, 29 C.F.R. § 4902.1, et seq.;
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WHEREAS, the definition of the class as certified by the Court includes the Plan
participants listed on Attachment E to the Actuarial Case Memorandum;
WHEREAS, to calculate the pro rata settlement share to be paid to each Class Member in
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the event that the proposed settlement receives this Court’s final approval, Plaintiffs believe certain
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information is required, specifically (1) the name and pension reduction amount for each class
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member (which would include, but not be limited to, the information that would be contained in an
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unredacted Attachment E); (2) each class member’s form of benefit; (3) each class member’s birth
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date; and (4) for class members whose form of benefit is a joint and survivor annuity, the spouse’s
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birth date; as well as (5) each class member’s Social Security number, so that payments from the
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settlement fund can be properly reported to the IRS;
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WHEREAS, PBGC has such information regarding each Class Member and is the most
reliable source of the benefit information;
WHEREAS, the parties’ settlement provides further that each Class Member shall be
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notified as to their expected pro rata settlement share, in order to enable each Class Member to
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evaluate the fairness and adequacy of the settlement;
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WHEREAS Class Counsel represents each Class Member, and the Privacy Act contains a
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number of exceptions, including but not limited to an exception for release of otherwise private
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information “pursuant to the order of a court of competent jurisdiction,” 5 U.S.C. § 552a(b)(11);
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IT IS HEREBY AGREED AND STIPULATED, AS FOLLOWS:
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Within thirty days of the entry of an order by the Court, PBGC will provide Class
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Counsel with the following information for each of the Class Members: (1) the name and pension
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reduction amount for each Class Member; (2) each Class Member’s form of benefit; (3) each Class
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Member’s birth date; and (4) for Class Members whose form of benefit is a joint and survivor
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annuity, the spouse’s birth date; as well as (5) each Class Member’s Social Security number;
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Class Counsel will maintain the information as confidential client information.
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DATED: May 6, 2011
Respectfully submitted,
LEWIS, FEINBERG, LEE, RENAKER & JACKSON, P.C.
RUKIN HYLAND DORIA & TINDALL LLP
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By: /s/ Teresa S. Renaker
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Teresa S. Renaker
Attorneys for the Class
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DATED: May 6, 2011
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PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION
By:
/s/________________
VICENTE MATIAS MURRELL
Attorney for Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
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I hereby attest that I have the concurrence of the other signatory in the filing of this e-filed
document.
DATED: May 6, 2011
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LEWIS, FEINBERG, LEE, RENAKER & JACKSON, P.C.
By: /s/ Teresa S. Renaker
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[PROPOSED] ORDER
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This Court has previously certified the following class all participants in and beneficiaries of
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the Consolidated Freightways Corporation Pension Plan (“CFC Plan”) whose pension benefits have
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been reduced or will be reduced due to the termination of the CFC Plan. See Dkt. #255 at 16:18-20.
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Each member of the class is referred to herein as a “Class Member.”
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Pursuant to the stipulation of Class Counsel and PBGC, the Court now orders:
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Within thirty days of the date of this order, PBGC shall provide Class Counsel with
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the following information for each Class Member, including each participant, spousal beneficiary,
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and alternate payee: (1) the name and pension reduction amount for each Class Member; (2) each
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Class Member’s form of benefit; (3) each Class Member’s birth date; and (4) for Class Members
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whose form of benefit is a joint and survivor annuity, the spouse’s birth date; as well as (5) each
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Class Member’s Social Security number and, if available (6) each Class Member’s sex;
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PBGC may provide this information by providing both an unredacted Attachment E
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to the Actuarial Case Memorandum of September 7, 2006 and Benefit Determination Letters for
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each of the class members; and/or in any other form at the convenience of PBGC;
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PBGC shall designate as confidential the information it provides pursuant to this
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order, and Class Counsel shall maintain the information received from PBGC as confidential client
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information.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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May 9, 2011
DATED: ___________________
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HON. JAMES WARE
Chief Judge, United States District Court
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