Sanbrook v. Office Depot, Inc. et al

Filing 258

ORDER by Judge Whyte granting 246 Motion for Settlement (rmwlc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/23/2010)

Sanbrook v. Office Depot, Inc. et al

Doc. 258

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 and WHEREAS, all parties have consented to the entry of this Order; IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: 1. The capitalized terms used in this Order have the same meaning as those defined in the WHEREAS the parties to the above-captioned litigation (the "Litigation"), have moved pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(e) for an order approving the proposed settlement of the Litigation in accordance with the parties' Class Action Settlement Agreement dated February 1, 2010, as filed with the Court (the "Settlement Agreement"), which (a) sets forth the terms and conditions for the proposed settlement of the Litigation; (b) specifies a Settlement Class; and (c) provides for notice of the proposed Settlement to potential members of the Settlement Class. WHEREAS, the Court has considered the Settlement Agreement and accompanying documents; MARY SANBROOK, on behalf of herself and all ) ) Case No. C 07-05938 RMW (PVT) others similarly situated, ) ) Plaintiffs, ) Judge: Hon. Ronald M. Whyte ) vs. ) ) ) OFFICE DEPOT, INC., ) ) Defendant. ) ) ) ORDER APPROVING CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION

Settlement Agreement.
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The Court has reviewed the Settlement Agreement, and finds that the proposed

Settlement is the product of informed, arm's-length negotiation by counsel and is otherwise fair, adequate, and reasonable. The parties shall perform all necessary actions to consummate the Settlement Agreement according to its terms. 3. The Court finds that the form and manner of class notice (i) constituted reasonable and

the best practicable notice; (ii) constituted notice that is reasonably calculated, under the circumstances, to apprise potential class members of the pendency of the Litigation, the terms of the proposed Settlement, the right to object to or exclude themselves from the proposed Settlement, and the right to appear at the Final Fairness Hearing; (iii) constituted due, adequate, and sufficient notice to all persons entitled to receive notice; and (iv) met the requirements of state and federal due process, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and any other applicable state and/or federal laws; 4. Members of the Settlement Class who opted out of the Settlement in accordance with the

procedure set forth in the Settlement Agreement shall be excluded from the Settlement Class and will not be entitled to any benefit under the Settlement Agreement. opted out of the Settlement is attached hereto as Exhibit A. 5. All Members of the Settlement Class who have not opted out of the Settlement are hereby A list of those Class Members who

bound by the terms of the Settlement Agreement, including the release provisions and covenant not to sue. The release provisions set forth in paragraphs 19 through 25 of the Settlement Agreement are incorporated herein, and any claims or liabilities related to the Litigation, or any Released Claims, by Members of the Settlement Class against the Released Parties are forever barred. 6. Judgment is hereby entered in accordance with the terms of the Settlement Agreement, to

wit: (i) all individual and class claims asserted in the Litigation that relate to PPPs purchased before October 12, 2007 are hereby dismissed with prejudice, and the Court directs entry of final judgment as

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to these claims against based upon the Court's determination that there is no just reason for delay for the entry of such judgment; (ii) all individual and class claims asserted in the Litigation that relate to PPPs purchased on or after October 12, 2007 are hereby dismissed without prejudice; and (iii) no costs or fees shall be assessed on either party beyond the attorneys' fees and expenses and incentive award to the Named Plaintiff described in the settlement agreement. 7. Without affecting the finality of this Judgment in any way, the Court shall retain

jurisdiction of all matters relating to the interpretation, administration, implementation, and enforcement of this Settlement Agreement. SO ORDERED this __23rd__ day of ____November______, 2010. _________________________________________ RONALD M. WHYTE United States District Judge

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Sanbrook v. Office Depot, Inc. Exhibit A: List of Opt Outs
Document Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 Representative Name (if applicable)

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Name LOUISE MARTINEZ DORIS SENCENBAUGH ROBERTA STELFOX D.I. CONSTRUCTION TARGET IMAGINATIONS SIDE BY SIDE CARMEL DUCA CHRISTINE BLAYLOCK THE VILLAGES PAUL BETTEN ARNOLD D KUSLER ELAINE CLEGG KATHY ABRAHAMS SHAROL MULLICANE JAMES ENGLESE ISABEL LOPEZ FAITH CHENG ORLA BROWN BETTY MCBRYDE PHILIP HALABI RICHARD MANZER MERCEDITA TIMTIMAN DIANE HOLMBERG JOSE RODRIGUEZ JOSE FRANCO CAROL MANDRA BETTY LEONARD KRIS MARTIN AVENUE AUTO SERVICE KATHLEEN MEHRTEN LLOYD SHAFFER FLORENCE PAGLIASSOTTI JOAN BUTLER MICHIYO KAWACHI MD CAROL LOWE JANICE MC MILLAN BEVERLY JOHNSON JEAN HENDRICKS LORENZO GONZALEZ EVA OTTOSSON SEA CLIFF COUNTRY CLUB AUDREY FREUDBERG GERALD FAWLEY GRISELDA PENA

MARY HAHN VANESSA TOSCH MARIE DAWSON

NOREEN BETTEN

DENNIS DAMICO

PATRICIA MSILI

City SACRAMENTO PALO ALTO DIAMOND SPGS VENTURA CASTLE ROCK FORT COLLINS LOS ANGELES SANTEE SAN JOSE SAN JOSE PALM DESERT SPRING VALLEY SYLMAR GLENDORA NEWARK OAKLAND DANVILLE LA MESA GLENDALE IRVINE PALM DESERT SAN DIEGO ORANGE LA HABRA HAWTHORNE CHULA VISTA BLOOMINGTON SAN MATEO SAN CARLOS FRESNO SACRAMENTO HUNTINGTN BCH SACRAMENTO BERKELEY WESTLAKE VLG SAN DIEGO LOS ANGELES BUCKEYE CHULA VISTA RIDGEWOOD HUNTINGTN BCH LOS ANGELES SEBRING CARSON

State CA CA CA CA CO CO CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA IN CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA AZ CA NJ CA CA FL CA

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Sanbrook v. Office Depot, Inc. Exhibit A: List of Opt Outs
Document Number 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 Representative Name (if applicable) City LYNN RICHARDSON EL CAJON LA QUINTA YUBA CITY PASADENA SACRAMENTO ROSEVILLE VISALIA DEBRA JOHNSTON THOUSAND OAKS OAKLAND CYNTHIA MAHER ESCONDIDO SPRING VALLEY OSCAR MAYER SAN DIEGO LOS ANGELES LOS ANGELES COBB ELK GROVE PATRICIA PROVO EL CAJON TERRY BEATTIE NEWPORT BEACH LA PUENTE LAKEWOOD SAN DIEGO OAKLAND LAKEWOOD CORONA MISSION HILLS SOUTH SAN FANCISCO LOS ALTOS SUN CITY HUNTINGTN BCH LOS ANGELES MOUNTAIN VIEW YUBA CITY LOS GATOS SAN FRANCISCO YUBA CITY SALINAS ILENE SIROTA SANTA ANA LOS ANGELES SAN DIEGO RUDY KOEHL ESCONDIDO MICHELLE SARUBBI ALPINE KATE WILEY ORINDA LA MESA BEAUMONT Page 2

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Name SAINT KIERAN DEBBIE BAILEY ELSIE ELLSWORTH KATHY HART SHIRLEY M VALENTINI NADINE CLAUSEN MARIE CAIN WEST COAST AQUATICS MONIQUE ADAM ROSTON COMPANY TARRANT EDDIE BORDER PRO LOGISTICS TERESA BAMBAO JEANNETTE ANAYA KATHY DE FEVER MARY JOHNSON ST. KIERAN SCHOOL THE SHELL GUY OF NEWPORT CLARICE BRIONES ROBERT BRANSON SAMI KOUDMANI MAURA MCLOUGHLIN DONNA BRANSON SAMIT PATEL KAREN WILSON LAVONNE STEWART LINDA GAGLIANI SUZANNE MERRIMAN RICHARD CHAO MARILYN FICHT STANLEY A TURNER PEGGY BLAVK HARRIS NOTARYS ANA CHIONG BRYCE A NICHOLS SCOTT MILLER AND CHRYS MILLER ILENE SIROTA JEWELRY AND ACCES THELMA L DRIVER AMIE BROZDA KOEHL KASH AND INVESTMENTS LLC U S FOREST SERVICE THE ORINDA ASSOCIATION CAMILLE BOYD JOAN M PATSKY

State CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA

Sanbrook v. Office Depot, Inc. Exhibit A: List of Opt Outs
Document Number 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 Representative Name (if applicable)

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Name PATTY ALLISON JEAN HENDRICKS JOYLENE STEELE KIM ARENA SAM RO VIOLETTE ELMGREN MARY WALICKI JAY INDECK PLUMBING MARISSA CABICO BARBARA RYDER MARY SHERIDAN CHRISTINE WINDER ALTHA MCCAW JABIN L CANGO JOHN DI SAIA JOHN A SPINETTI JACK MCLAUGHLIN STANISLAUS COUNTY LAW LIBRARY RUTH MATTOX LEONOR RINCON CHRIS MORGAN KATHI SALLEY LERNIK MALEKAGHAKHAN KINDER MANAGEMENT CONSULTING CLUTTER FREE ORGANIZATIONAL SV CHRISTINE CORBETT AREELUCK PARNSOONTHORN TERRY GLUSKOTER JANICE MORGAN GLUSKOTER REBECCA RODRIGUEZ GIS/GALVEZ INS. SERVICE MANNY GALVEZ WILLIAM SILMON KARIANNE FLAATHEN ROXANN HIGMAN BERENICE CAVAZOS JOY FILLIPPELLI ALL ONE COMMUNICATION SUSHI OF THE JAPANESSE ROBIN HAMMER JAAZIEL CASTRO SHIRLEY GRESHAM ERIC ARELLANO GUADALUPE BAEZ

JAY INDECK

JANICE MILLIKEN

DEBORAH KINDER MICHELE ALEXANDRIA

PAULINE GALVEZ

BARBARA FRANKLIN TAKASHI OKUMOTO

City FOUNTAIN VLY BUCKEYE VISALIA SAN GABRIEL LOS ANGELES VISTA RCH CUCAMONGA RCH CUCAMONGA WALNUT MOUNTAIN VIEW COTATI MOUNTAIN VIEW ANDERSON SAN DIEGO SAN CLEMENTE S SAN FRAN CRESCENT MILL MODESTO WEST COVINA SACRAMENTO PETALUMA MORENO VALLEY GLENDALE REDLANDS SAN DIEGO LA CRESCENTA SAN DIEGO HACIENDA HTS HACIENDA HTS REDONDO BEACH SAN CLEMENTE SAN CLEMENTE ARROYO GRANDE LOS ANGELES NEWPORT BEACH SAN FRANCISCO RCH CUCAMONGA SAN DIEGO SAN DIEGO BURBANK HIGHLAND MORENO VALLEY LA VERNE CHULA VISTA

State CA AZ CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA

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Sanbrook v. Office Depot, Inc. Exhibit A: List of Opt Outs
Document Number 134 135 136 137 138 139 Representative Name (if applicable)

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City CONCORD NORWALK EL CAJON CARMICHAEL SAN FRANCISCO SACRAMENTO GARDENA ROSEMEAD GARDEN GROVE GARDENA LAKE FOREST VALENCIA PALO ALTO GIG HARBOR SANTEE PALOS VERDES PENINSU TORRANCE NAPA WESTLAKE VLG BELLFLOWER

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MARY BRAUN ERICA RAMIREZ LESLIE DENTT BARBARA MENDOZA SHANNON LIANG KATHRYN MARTIN CLAUD TOWNSLEY INC., DBA: CENTRAL ROOFING CO. STEPHANIE FIERRO JUDITH MUN CINDY CABRALES FRANCES OUELLETTE STACEY KELLEHER MARY SETO KATHY BRANNON SARA FOX BEVERLY GILBEAU ZARINAH RAZA LEONA SIADEK PRIME RESIDENTIAL SALES LARA RADOSAVCEV NANCY WILKINSON

State CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA WA CA CA CA CA CA CA

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