Williamson et al v. Unifund CCR Partners et al

Filing 84

ORDER - The parties shall file a stipulation outlining support for granting the plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification 37 , or creating a settlement class, provisionally or otherwise, in accordance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(c)(1) on or before June 1, 2009. The parties' Stipulation for Order Setting Post-Class Proposed Settlement Scheduling Deadlines 83 is adopted as follows: The parties shall have until May 15, 2009, to finalize a fully executed settlement agreement. The parties shall have until June 1, 2009, to file a motion for preliminary approval of the settlement agreement. A hearing will be scheduled thereafter, if necessary. A preliminary hearing will be held on the parties' motion on June 25, 2009, at 8:30 a.m., before the Honorable Joseph F. Bataillon. Subsequent deadlines will be established if preliminary approval of the settlement agreement and class certification are granted. Ordered by Magistrate Judge Thomas D. Thalken. (JAE, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA CHRISTINA M. WILLIAMSON and GALIN R. BROWN, Plaintiffs, vs. UNIFUND CCR PARTNERS, et al., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

8:08CV218 ORDER

This matter is before the court on the parties' Stipulation for Order Setting PostClass Proposed Settlement Scheduling Deadlines (Filing No. 83). The parties stated they have entered into a tentative class wide settlement. The parties propose a schedule for compliance with the requirements contained in Fed. R. Civ. P. 23. The court notes this case has not yet been certified as a class. Upon consideration, IT IS ORDERED: 1. The parties shall file a stipulation outlining support for granting the plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification (Filing No. 37), or creating a settlement class, provisionally or otherwise, in accordance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(c)(1) on or before June 1, 2009. 2. The parties' Stipulation for Order Setting Post-Class Proposed Settlement a. b. The parties shall have until May 15, 2009, to finalize a fully The parties shall have until June 1, 2009, to file a motion for A hearing will be Scheduling Deadlines (Filing No. 83) is adopted as follows: executed settlement agreement. preliminary approval of the settlement agreement. scheduled thereafter, if necessary. c. A preliminary hearing will be held on the parties' motion on June 25, 2009, at 8:30 a.m., before the Honorable Joseph F. Bataillon, in Courtroom 3, Third Floor, Roman L. Hruska Courthouse, 111 South 18th Plaza, Omaha, Nebraska. 3. Subsequent deadlines will be established if preliminary approval of the settlement agreement and class certification are granted. DATED this 21st day of April, 2009. BY THE COURT: s/Thomas D. Thalken United States Magistrate Judge