Craft et al v. Health Care Service Corporation
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MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order signed by the Honorable Virginia M. Kendall on 10/26/2018. Plaintiffs' Motion to Modify Administration of Settlement 175 is granted. The Settlement Administrator shall have 45 days from the date of this Order to fu rther attempt to complete distributions to the Settlement Class Members who received but did not cash the checks made payable to them. On the conclusion of the 45-day period, the Settlement Administrator shall resume the schedule and procedures under the Plan of Allocation (Dkt. 148 -6) to distribute the Residual Settlement Fund. Status hearing set for 11/13/2018 is reset for 1/11/2019 at 9:00 AM. Mailed notice(lk, )
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