Tuten v. United Airlines Inc.

Filing 62

ORDER resetting the final fairness hearing to 5/15/2014 at 09:00 AM, before Judge William J. Martinez, by Judge William J. Martinez on 1/21/14. (dkals, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO
Judge William J. Martínez
Civil Action No. 12-cv-1561-WJM-MEH
JAMES DANIEL TUTEN, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated,
Plaintiff,
v.
UNITED AIRLINES, INC.,
Defendant.

ORDER RESETTING FAIRNESS HEARING AND DIRECTING
SETTLEMENT ADMINISTRATOR AND CLASS COUNSEL
TO PROVIDE NOTICE TO THE CLASS

On October 31, 2013, the Court entered an Order certifying the class in this
case, appointing class counsel and a settlement administrator, approving the form of
the notice to the class, preliminarily approving the proposed settlement, and setting a
final fairness hearing for May 16, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. (ECF No. 52.) The Settlement
Administrator has mailed the approved notice, including the date and time of the final
fairness hearing, to the class. (ECF No. 58-1.)
Due to a personal conflict for the undersigned which has developed subsequent
to the entry of said Order, the Court must reset the date and time of the final fairness
hearing to May 15, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. The Court has consulted with counsel for both
parties, who have agreed on a plan to provide notice of this change to the class. In
accordance with the parties’ agreement, the Court hereby ORDERS as follows:

1.

The final fairness hearing set for May 16, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. is VACATED
and RESET to May 15, 2014 at 9:00 a.m.

2.

The Court-appointed Settlement Administrator SHALL SEND to the same list of
putative class members as was sent the original notice (including any corrected
or updated addresses it has obtained) a postcard which states as follows:
You are receiving this supplemental notice because you
previously received the Court-approved notice regarding a
class action settlement in the case of Tuten v. United
Airlines, No. 1:12-cv-1561-WJM-MEH (D. Colo.).
I am writing to inform you that the U.S. District Court in this
action has RESCHEDULED the date of the fairness hearing
from May 16, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. to May 15, 2014 at 9:00
a.m. This change will not affect any other date identified in
the prior notice.
If you have any questions, please contact the Settlement
Administrator by calling 1-855-330-5890.

3.

The Settlement Administrator SHALL UPDATE the date and time of the fairness
hearing on the Administrator-maintained website. The new date and time shall
be prominently displayed on the website (e.g., bold, underline, or larger font).

4.

Class Counsel SHALL UPDATE the date and time of the fairness hearing on its
web site related to the settlement. The new date and time shall be prominently
displayed on the website (e.g., bold, underline, or larger font).

5.

All class members who have filed, or who in the future file, the required notice
with the Court stating an intention to attend the fairness hearing as originally
scheduled for May 16, 2014 SHALL BE PERSONALLY CONTACTED by the
Settlement Administrator to inform them of the change in date and time and the

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need to file a new notice of intent to appear at the rescheduled hearing.
Dated this 21st day of January, 2014.
BY THE COURT:

William J. Martínez
United States District Judge

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