Rasschaert et al v. Frontier Communications Corporation et al

Filing 73

ORDER GRANTING FINAL APPROVAL. 1. The Court finds the proposed settlement and plan of distribution as set forth in the Parties' Settlement Agreement and moving papers to be fair, reasonable, and adequate; 2. The parties' Joint Motion for F inal Approval of the Proposed Settlement (Doc. No. 62 ) is GRANTED; 3. The proposed distribution of the settlement fund is hereby APPROVED; 4. The settling plaintiffs claims in this litigation are hereby DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE; and 5. The claims of the class members who opted out of the settlement are hereby DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. (Written Opinion). Signed by Judge Donovan W. Frank on 11/22/2013. (BJS)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA

Ed Risch, individually and on behalf of the
putative Class,

Civil No. 12-3108 (DWF/JSM)

Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING
FINAL APPROVAL

v.
Frontier Communications Corporation;
Frontier Communications of America, Inc.;
Frontier Communications of Minnesota;
and Citizens Telecommunications Company
of Minnesota, LLC,
Defendants.

Based on the parties’ submissions and a hearing held on November 22, 2013, the
Court hereby ORDERS in regards to the parties’ proposed settlement:
1.

The Court finds the proposed settlement and plan of distribution as set forth

in the Parties’ Settlement Agreement and moving papers to be fair, reasonable, and
adequate;
2.

The parties’ Joint Motion for Final Approval of the Proposed Settlement

(Doc. No. [62]) is GRANTED;
3.

The proposed distribution of the settlement fund is hereby APPROVED;

4.

The settling plaintiffs’ claims in this litigation are hereby DISMISSED

WITH PREJUDICE; and
5.

The claims of the class members who opted out of the settlement are hereby

DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.
Dated: November 22, 2013

s/Donovan W. Frank
DONOVAN W. FRANK
United States District Judge