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PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
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bec us t ya eam e nsofami bl r s vi doubt a unc rantesa pr ve i lws t .
a e he r
a
ca y e ol ng
s nd e ti i nd e ntng a uis'
'
I r Nis nM o o Cor Anttus Lii ,5 2 F. 1 8,1 ( t Ci.l 77)
n e sa t r p. ir t tc. 5 2d 08 005 5h r 9 .
Bu prort is ng fnala ova ofa c a s a ton s tl nt t Cour m us r vi w a
t i o s ui i ppr l
l s - c i eteme , he
t t e e nd
s ts y is fast t e c e c ponen s
a i f t el o hr e or om
t:
Tha a ua eNotc wa pr de t t Cls ;
t deq t
i e s ovi d o he a s
Thatt Setlmenti f i,a qua e a r a ona e a
he te
s a r de t , nd e s bl ; nd
Tha t Cl s s ifest r quie t ofRul 23.
t he a s atsi he e r men s
e
TheCour i s tsi d ast a1t e
t s a ife
o 1 hr e.
He e t Co tfndst tt Se te ntwa no t pr tofcoluso
r , he ur i ha he tl me
s t he oduc
l i n.
l tndi t tt Se te
n i ng ha he tl menti f r a quae,a r as
s ai, de t nd e onabl t Cour e ua e t sx
e, he
t val t s he i
f cor dic s d i Be e t Be i Cor , 37F.d 98 98 ( 1h Ci.1 4)
a t s s us e n nn t v. hrng p.7 2 2, 6 1 t r 98 :
( )t lkei ofs ce sa til( t rngeofposi erc r ()t poi
1 he i lhood uc s tra;2) he a
sbl e ovey; 3 he nt
onorwhiht r
c he angeofpos i er ove ya whi as te e i f i, qua e a
sbl ec r t ch etlm nt s ar ade t , nd
r s bl ( t compl t e ns anddurtonofltgai ,()t s tnc
eaona e;4) he
exiy, xpe e,
ai
ii ton' 5 he ubsa e
a a
nd mount oppostont t s tl nta ( t sa of oce ngsa whih
of
ii o he eteme ; nd 6)he tge pr edi t c
s tl m e wasa hi ve
e te nt
c e d.
1. T he Li lhood ofSuc es atTr al
ke i
c s
i
Att tme t Pa tesag ee t t r s t r wasgr trs f i Pli if a t Cl s
he i he ri r d o e m , he e
ea ik acng antfs nd he as
t t ul ha r uledi Pl n if andt Cls r c i f rl st t c mon f c e t d
ha co d ve es t n aitfs
he a s e overng a es han he om
und r a e
v s a- i t Se te e 0r f wor e not ng a al.
i - v s he tl m nt , ar s , hi t l
W ih r r t t c e is ofla lt t sca epr e e t ( mai hur est t
t egad o he or sue ibiiy, hi s es ntd wo 2) n dl ha
Pli if woul ha ha t c e ri or rt r ove a hi Fis,Pl i if wo d ha hadt
antfs
d ve d o l a n de o ec r nyt ng. rt antfs ul ve
o
esa i h t tt I s m e Pl qua iy a ' e r te 'unde a i a e l w .Se ond, ai tf s
t bls ha he nve t nt ans lf s ' cu ii s '
s
r pplc bl a
c
Pl n if
w oul ha ha t e t i h t tRe onsqualf e asa ' e l r 'oft I s m entPl ns I or r
d ve d o s abls ha gi
ii s
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s
a . n de
t r c ran hi Pl i if ha t pr vai on bot oft e a gum e s l eihe i s ha be n
o e ove yt ng, a ntf s d o e l
h
hos r
nt . f t r s ue d e
de i ed adve s l t Pl ntf s t n Pl ntf sw oul notha r ove ed a hi a a l
cd
r e y o ai if , he ai i f
d
ve ec r nyt ng t l.
Pag 8 of 1
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5
And e n as umi t tPl ntfspr va ld on t c e is ofla lt i s d notbe
ve s ng ha ai if e ie
he or s ue i biiy, t houl
pr um e t t antfswoul ha obt i dame ni u r ove y.Pl ntfsalege t da ges
es d ha Pl i if
d ve ane
a ngf l ec r ai if l d he ma
s t ne byt Cl se ee $38, 000.Butt tas umest tPl i if woul pr va lon t
usai d he as xc d
000,
ha s
ha antfs
d e i wo
mai l ga ar um e s Fis , ai if woul ha ha t esa ih t tea h a e r c rbuton
n e l g nt . rt Pl ntfs
d ve d o t bls ha c nd ve y onti i
m a by a lme r oft Cl s c sa as pa at ac i bl s c ii ta a ton unde t
de
l mbe s he a s ount s e r e, tona e e urtes r ns c i
r he
i sme - c son docrne.Se
nve t ntde ii
ti
cond, ai if woul ha hadt esa iht tf
Pl ntfs
d ve
o t bls ha undsr cevedb
e i
y
me be soft Cl s - et rfom t s l- r c e cosng oft rac un sorfom diti tons
m r he a s ihe r he e fdie t d l i
hei co t
r
srbu i
pa dby t Spe i lFi a y - s d be a i d on a trti frtou bassr t rt n a ls-ni
he c a ducir houl
pple
i s-n-is- t i ahe ha a ti
frtoutbass And i eihe is had be de de a r el t Pli if ,t n t da a s
isi.
f t r s ue
en ci d dve s y o a ntf s he he m ge
r ove a e by t Cl s lkey woul ha pl
ec r bl
he as i l
d ve umm e e t a lve f r beow t amountoft
t d o e l a l he
he
Setl ent.
tem
2.
T he R ange oft R ecovery
he
Thescon a t r fcor (..t rngeofposi erc r a t r ofpos i e
e d nd hid a t s ie, he a
sbl e ovey nd he ange
sbl
r oveya whi astlmen i f r a quae, ndr s na e)aee iycombi da nor ly
ec r t ch ete t s ai, de t a ea o bl r asl
ne nd mal
c i r d i co e t l ma ngt se ua i t Coul tndst tt r ngeofpos i er cove y
onsde e n nc r. n ki hi val ton he
' i ha he a
t
sbl e
r
ia
s nywhe e fom $0 t mor t n $38 milon. Agans t ba kdr p,t Seteme c e t s a
r r
o
e ha
li
i t he c o he tl nt r a e
c mon f i e es of$13, 000,whih r pr e sappr m a ey 35% oft m a m um
om
und n xc s
000,
c e es nt
oxi t l
he xi
da a spotnta l r c a ebyt Cls .M ea ur da ns t rs pr s nt t Coul fnds
m ge e ily e over bl
he a s
s e gai t he iks e e ed,he
'i
t
t t hea
ha t mountofheSete e f lswihi t r ngeoft pos i er ove ya whihas tl me
t
tlm nt a l t n he a
he sbl ec r t c e te nt
i f i,a ua e, nd r s bl
s a r deq t a ea ona e.
3.
The Com pl t Expense.and D urat on oft Li i i
exiv.
i
he tgaton
Thi m a t ro ousy w asc pl x.Buti a s wase
s te bvi l
om e
t lo
xpens ve.l
i ndee C l s Couns lha
d, a s
e d
t ad nc mor t $1 000i expe e j tt ge t c et t poi oft Setlment Ha
o va e e han 00, n
ns s us o t he as o he nt he te . d
Page 9 of 15
t sc epr ee dt til( pr s bl a l,he i sa t r s n t tt c t wo d
hi as oc de o ra and, euma y, ppea) t n t tnds o ea o ha he oss ul
ha pr ie ae c i r bl Fi ly, t t c i r ton ofdur ton,hec et mor t n
ve olfr td onsde a y. nal as o he onsde a i
a i t as ook
e ha
2 % ye r t ge t t poitofSete nt Ha t sc epr e d t ti tnd,prs bl
a s o t o he n
tlme . d hi as oc ede o ral a
e uma y,
a a) t ni sa t ras t t c ewoul ha tke muchl
ppe l,he t tnds o e on hathe as
d ve a n
ongert nt t
ha ha.
4.
The Subst
ance and Am ountofO pposii t t Set l ent
ton o he t em
Thel r cogniest tfher aci nof hecas i a i pora f ct 'i evauatngac a s
aw e
z ha S e to t l s s n m tnt a or'n l i
t
lsac i n s tl m e .
to e te nt
NoCls me e o oh ritrse p ryha o jce t t Sete n , n ten mb r
a s mb r r te ne etd a t s be td o he tlme t a d h u e
ofi - ut 'i as l Outof5, me be soft Cl s onl 20 ha eece t t out'a
û o s' s lo ow.
opt
468 m r
he as , y
ve l td o i
opt ' s
oft M a c 3,201 de i - ie,f rl s t n 1 .
he r h
4 adlne .. a e s ha %
l i as no e t t t e n t
t s lo t worhy ha ve hough Cls m e be s di nothave t do a hi t
as m r d
o
nyt ng o
pa tc pa e i t Se te en ,no f w e t n 33 m e be s of t Cl s t t tm e t sat i
r i i t n he t l m t
e r ha
m r
he a s ook he i o t e, n
m i i t tt y a epa tc a l plas wih t Sete e and/ wih t pm i pa ei i.
tng, ha he r ri ulry e ed t he tlm nt or s o
ci t n t
5.
The St oft Pr e nes atW hi h Se tem e W asA chi ve
aee he oce di
c
t l nt
e d
He e,hema trobvi l ha adva edt t poi whe ePl ntfsha a ce st s fcint
r t
te
ousy d
nc o he nt r ai if d c s o ufi e
i or tont evaua et me isoft c s a wei t be isoft s te
nf ma i o l t he rt he a e nd gh he neft he etl ment i tf t
agans urher
ltga i The Pari ha compl e a ldicove y a f l bref cr smotonsf s mm a y
ii ton.
tes d
etd 1 s r nd uly i ed os - i
or u
r
j d me t ca sc riiain a da1 r-ra mo in .
u g n, ls e t c to , n 1 p etil to s
f
T he Set l entC om ples w ih t Prerepui t ofR ul 23
tem
i
t he
sies
e
Thi Cour pr vi l f
s
t e ousy oundt t rquie nt ofRul 23()a 23( ( aestsid
hathe e r me s
e a nd b)3) r aife
her f pur e ofpr lm i y a ova . And t Cou the eb r t a est e fndi . M or
e or pos s
e i nar ppr l
he
r r y eier t hos i ngs
e
s e i c ly, t r g r t Rue2 ()teCo r fn st t( )h Cls i s n meo st aj id r
p cf al wi e ad o l 3 a,h u tid ha: 1 te a s s o u r u h ton e
i
h
ofalme r i i a tc e;( t r aeque tonsoflw a fctc
l mbes s mprciabl 2) hee r si
a nd a ommont a1me r of
o l mbes
Pa 1 of 1
ge 0
5
t Cls ;( t cl m oft Cl sRe esnttve i t ca oft cli ofalmembesoft
he a s 3) he ai
he as pr e ai s s ypi l he am l
r he
Cls ; nd( t Cl sRe eenai andCl sCounslfil a a quaeyha pr tce t
a s a 4) he as pr s ttves
as
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i e et oft Cl s And wihr r t Rul 23( ( ,t Cour fndst t ( t c
ntr ss he as.
t egad o e b)3) he
t i ha : 1) he ommon
quetonsofl a fctprdomi t ove i vi lis ;a ( acas a i i s rort
si
aw nd a e nae r ndi dua sues nd 2) l s cton s upei o
oh ra albl meh d frt efi a defce ta j dc to of h p e e tc n r v ry.
t e v i e t o s o h ar n fiin d u iain t e r sn o to es
a
Fi l Rul 23( sat t t$ c tha ce tfesacls mus a n cas c e. l
naly, e g) t es ha û our t t rii
a
a s t ppoit l s ouns l' n
'
a ntng, a sc elt Cour mus c i r ( )t wor c e hasdonei i ntf ngor
ppoi i cls ouns ,he
t t onsde: 1 he k ouns l
n de iyi
i si tngpotnta cli ;( couns ' e re i ha i ca sa i ,ot rc e
nvetgai
e il ams 2)
els xpeince n ndlng ls ctons he omplx
ltgai a t t sofcli ase tdi t a ton;3)c elsk e oft applca e
ii ton, nd he ype
ams sre n he ci ( ouns ' nowldge he i bl
lw;a ( t rs c t tc e wilc
a nd 4) he e oures ha ouns l l ommit rpr e i t cas .TheCour fndst t
t o e esntng he l s
ti ha
D i on Ka a & Rot t i P. . Sa l h As a ia & Cox,LLC,a t Sive La Gr ha
m d pl n
hs e n, A , la
trt
nd he l r w oup ve
s tsidalh p ee u sts Rue2 ( ) n o h r s h v d n a e c l n j bi p o e uig
aife lte rrq ii of l 3 g a d t ewie a e o e n x el to n r sc tn
e
e
a s tlng t sA c i n.As s h, he Cour a nt t l w f r sofDi ond Ka a & Rot t i
nd e ti hi to
uc t
t ppoi s he a i m
m
pl n
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P. ,Sa lh Asa ia& Cox,LLC,a t Sive lw Gr up a i as Couns .'
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CONCLUSI REGARDI APPROVALOFCLAS ACTI SETTLEMENT
ON
NG
SON
For a lt f e ng r as ,Pl i if ' M oton f Fi l Appr
l he or goi e ons antfs
i or na
ovalof Cl s - ton
a s Ac i
Se te e i G RANTED.Bu a n t d i t Cou ta pr ve No i e t e a m i sr tonoft e Se te nt
tl m nt s
t s o e n he r- p o d tc , h d nita i
h tl me
ma ivol t ( ormo er n o ditiu ins a we l st epos iii ofac e awa da tee
y n ve wo 2)
r ou ds f srb to , s l a h sblt
y
ypr s r t h nd
o t diti tonp o o ol Se Notc ( E. 8 - a pp. 1 .Ass ch t Cou t h leai urs c i
f he srbu i r t c . e ie D. 1 2 3) t 9- 1
u ,he r s alrt nj iditon
ove t smater t Setl ent and t dit i i pr ocolt ent t n appr i e m otonsasm ay be
r hi
t , he tem ,
he srbuton ot
o erai
oprat
i
n c sayi c j ci wi tea nitai oft S tlme .
e esr n onun ton t h dmi srton he ete nt
h
Servi Aw ardsA re Appropri e f t C l R epres
ce
at or he ass
entatves
i
Cls Couns lha appled f a s r c a r i t a ountof $5, f e ch Cl s
as
e s
i or e vie wa d n he m
000 or a
as
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Re e e atve.He e,heCls Re e e ai scea l devotd c i r etm ea r our est
pr s nt i
r t
a s pr s nt tve l ry
e onsde abl i nd es c o
t sAc i Spe fc l t Cl s Re e e atve m ai ai d r a c ac w ih Cl s Couns ,
hi ton. cii aly, he a s pr s nt i s nt ne egul r ont t t a s
el
rs
e ponde t wrte dico r eq ssa appe r f postons( c rquie MsCiu t
d o itn s veyr uet,nd aed orde ii whih e rd . fenes
a d Ms Ca to t ta e fo Co o i t M imi a d M r Cav j lt ta e fo a rmo e
n
. sr o rv l r m l mba o a , n
. r aa o rv l r m e t,
pr ncilct i Vene uel t Bogot Col a. I a ton,M s Ciuent a Ms Casr
ovi a iy n
z ao
a, ombi) n ddii
. f es nd . to
ta ld fo Col bi t M i mit a tnd a f lda me a i of t s mat r M o eove ,no
r vee r m
om a o a o te
ul- y diton
hi te . r r
o j cinsh v b e flda ans t erq e tdS r ieAwad .Ass h teCo r a p o e te
be t
o a e e n ie g i t h e u se e vc
rs
uc ,h u t p r v s h
a ia i ofSer c Awa dsi t a ount $5, f ea h oft Cl sRe e e a i s-t be
pplc ton
vie
r n he m
of 000 or c
he as pr s nt tve o
pai fom t common f
d r he
und.
Ass h,Cl s Couns lsa ia i f Se vie Awa dsi t a
uc a s
e ' pplc ton or r c
r n he mountof$5, f ea h
000 or c
oft na e C l s Re es nt tvesi G M NTED.
he m d a s pr e a i s
C l sC ouns l sA pplca i f At or ys Fe s and Expe es
as
e'
i t on or t ne ' e
ns
Cl sCouns l fl a a i tonf at ne 'e equa t t rypece ( %)ofhe
as
e has ied n pplcai or tor ys fes lo hit r nt 30
t
$1 053, c
3, 473 ommon f nd c e t d t ough t i eforsi pr e utng a s tlng t sAc i
u r a e hr
her f t n os c i nd e ti hi ton.
Asr c ze byt Unie St t Supr m eCour,he1 i welesa ihe t ti ltga
e ogni d he t d aes
e
tt aw s l t bls d ha $ ii nt
a
orlwye whor cove sac mon f f t bene i ofpe s ot rt n hi eforhi c inti
a r
e
r om
und or he
ft
r ons he ha ms l
s le s
e il d t a r as bl a t e sf e f om t f nd a a w hol ' Bo n Co. Va Ge r, 44 U.
ntte o e ona e tom y' e r he '
u s
e. ei a v. n me t 4
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S.
47 478( 98 . And a t Elve h Cic tm a cea i Camde lCondo. s nv.Dunkl ,
2, 1 0)
s he e nt r ui de l r n
n
As '
e 946
F.d7 8( 1h Ci.1 91,h 1w i e u lywe l sa ih di ti j rs ito t a dato n ys
2 6 1 t r 9 )t e a s q al l etbl e n h s u idcin h ts ltr e '
s
g
f e a a de f om a com m on f
es w r d r
und s l be ba e upon a r as bl per e a of t f
hal
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e ona e c nt ge
he und
e t bls d f t be ftoft cas . Ca n1 9 F.d a 7 .
sa ihe or he ne i he l s' mde , 46 2 t 7l
'
Pe Ca de 1 t none us ve ls off ct st Cour s d c i i det r i ng t
r m n , he
xcl i i t a or he
t houl onsder n e m ni he
r a ona e s oft ator ys f esar a f l s
e s bl nes
he t ne ' e
e s olow :
Page 1 of 15
2
()t tmea lborr rd'2)t novet a difc t oft quesi ;3)t
1 he i nd a equie , he ly nd fiuly he tons ( he
(
s l rquied t pef m t lgalsr c pr l ( t pr l i ofot r
kil e r o ror he e e vies opery; 4) he ecuson
he
e oyme ;5 t c t r fe;6)whehert fei fxe orc i nt( t
mpl nt( ) he usomay e (
t he e s i d ontnge ;7) he
tmelmiatonsi e byt cintort cic tnc ;8)t amounti ved
i i t i mpos d he le
he rumsa es ( he
nvol
a t rs t obai d;( t e re ,rputton,a a lt oft at ne ;
nd he e uls t ne 9) he xpeince e ai nd biiy he tor ys
( 0)t l
1 he t ia lt ' t c e;( 1 t naur a lngt oft pr esi l
undesrbiiy'of he as 1 ) he t e nd e h he of sona
r ains pwiht clen ;a ( 2)a r i smia ca e .
elto hi t he i t nd 1 wads n i lr s s
l a 772 n. I s
d. t
3. n uppor oft i r ques f a t ne 'f es e
t he r e
t or tor ys e qualt 3 of t com m on
o 0%
he
f Cl s Couns l pr en e t De l r tonofDa d A. t t n, q. la ti c
und, a s
e has es t d he c a a i
vi Ro hsei Es , e d ral ouns lf
e or
Pl i tf s i t s A c i a t Decl r ton of Robe tC . Gibe t Es ,r cogni d asone oft
a n if n hi ton, nd he
aai
r
l r, qv e
ze
he
la igca sa to p a t in r i t ij rs ito BohDe lrto a ay ee c o t efco s
e dn ls-ci n r ci o e s n hs u idcin. t caains n l z a h f h a tr
t
s f t i Ca de 1 a concudet te cha e r oneoft s
et orh n m n , nd
l ha a nd ve y
hem upporst r s bl s of
t he ea ona ene s
t i t ntf er q s .Thi Co ta ee .Thi Cour i
he nsa e e ue t
s ur gr s
s
t ndepe
ndenty ha a yz t Ca
l s nal ed he mden I
f c or aga ns t uni ue f c soft s c e a c l st te c a e r one oft m s
a t s i t he q a t
hi as nd onc ude ha a h nd ve y
he uppor
t
t er a o be e so t eisa tf erq e t M o e v r n o j cin h sb e flda an tte
h e s na ln s f h n tn e e u s. r o e , o be to a e n ie g is h
r que t f ea r Ass h,heCour a o st a i ai f ra t ne 'f eso $3, 6,041
e sed e wa d. uc t
t ppr ve he pplc ton o tor ys e f 91
-
t bepai fom t c mon f
o
d r he om
und.
Cls Couns alo ha a id f e
as
el s s pple or xpens i t a
es n he mountof$531800. TheCour fnds
, 08.
ti
t t$523,48. oft r quese e ns s t be r as bl a ne s a y i f t r nce oft
ha
7 55 he e t d xpe e o e ona e nd ce s r n urhe a
he
pr e uto a s tlmen oft Aci TheCour fndst f l nge
os c in nd ele t he ton.
t i he olowi xpens asnotne es a y:
es
c sr
$201 08
9.
FEDEX a Es r & UPS Ser ie Cha ge
nd quie
vc
r s
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$
450
Ai Condii ng Coss
r
toni
t
$25
0
Ai Condii ng Coss
r
toni
t
$30
0
Ai Condii ng Coss
r
toni
t
$ 90
238.
St agewih Br ky La Fim
or
t ods
w r
$ 75
220.
St ag wih Br ky La Fim
or e t ods
w r
$3, 40
078.
St ag wih Br ky La Fim
or e t ods
w r
$1054.
, 30
Sc nni / t s stm pi
a ng Ba e - a ng
$
40
W ines Fe Ri ha d Br ky
t s e c r oads
$765143
, .
TOTAL
I addii t Cour wilr e t r quese s
n
ton, he
t l educ he e t d ubpoe f es of $885. by $ t
na e
67
400 o
$ 5. The t alof$8, . i s r c e fom $531800. r quese The Cour t r f e
48 67.
ot
05143 s ubta t d r
, 08 e t d.
t he e or
a ove t a r of$52 748.
ppr s he wa d
3. 55.
C ONCLUSI
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