IN RE: PET FOOD PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION

Filing 151

MOTION for Settlement (Joint Motion for Preliminary Approval of Class Action Settlement, Approval of Proposed Form of Notice, and Preliminary Certification of Settlement Class) by PAUL RICHARD, JENNIFER RICHARD, CHARLES KOHLER, BARBARA WIDEN, ALICIA KOHLER, LINDA TINKER, GAIL BRYAN, SUSAN HANCE-GOODMAN, MARY DICAPRIO, CRYSTAL WARD, DARLENE WARD, LERAE DINEEN, SANDRA SHINGLE, GARY THOMAS, DEBORAH A. MULLEN, HELEN PERCY, ALEXANDRA STARKEY, PAULA MONK, TONY BOYER, NORMAN BRENTON, LYNDA NAGEL, TERESA EILERS, WILLIAM MCMAHON, JEFF RUSIECKI, KAROLE VANDUSEN, DAWN HOWE, KELLY FINESTONE, MARJORIE READY, SHIRLEY SEXTON, JANICE BONIER, PAUL RANDOLPH JOHNSON, TAMMY NAVARRETE, GUY BRITTON, TAMMY MATTHEWS, KIMBERLY BOWSER, JULIE HIDALGO, DINA KARGER, DENISE VOLLMER, DOLLY PRUE-CERDA, MYRNA LAW, ALEXANDER NUNEZ, MARK GOLDING, STEPHANIE ROZMAN, WENDY KROSSCHELL, TROY GAGLIARDI, KAMI TURTURRO, SCOTT STACEY, MARIA TERESA FERRARESE, PEGGY SCHNEIDER, LAURI A. OSBORNE, LESLIE BERNDL, JIM MOSES, MARY TUNNELL, TERRI MOSES, JAYME PITTSONBERGER, DAVID CARTER, JIM BULLOCK, CHRISTINA JOHNSON, LARRY KLIMES, JAMES CONNER, PAUL LAVOIE, RICHARD MUELLER, FRANCES NASH, LORI L. WILSON, DONALD STIMMEL, DELORES STIMMEL, RUTH BEAL, MARK BONADIO, MATT LONG, TODD SOKOLWSKI, GEORGE BIRNEY, CHANTELLE CONTI, AUDREY BIRNEY, CHERI CUTLER, GINGER SNYDER, JOSEPH P SNYDER, Lidia Rodrigues, Megan Connerton, Kimberly Mello, STEVEN FREEMAN, Kirby Cooper, SANDRA L. GRAY, NICK JACKSON, DEENA JACKSON, Sonja Foxe, RAYMOND DEMITH((Civil 08-959)), KAREN PIRCHES, KATHLEEN DEMITH, GARY BRUSKI, SUSIE LAWS, DINITRISE HICKS, MONNA MCCORMICK, MICHELE THRASH, PERRY K. ALLISON, KATHERINE ALLISON, JENNIFER BUELL, JAMES E. CLINE, WINSTON DAVID SNELL, JENNIFER SNELL, Bobby Wingo, DIANA DIEDRICH, MICHELE MCCULLOUGH, CHRISTINA TROIANO, STEVE COLQUITT, MARIANNA CUTTER, LUKE DEBARATHY, LOREN BYERS, KAY BYERS, CAMILLA BRANKOV, GLEN TUNNELL, LYNNE CARESTIO, OLIVIA GUERCIONI, JUDY MCGURIMAN, DAWN MAJERCZYK, JARED WORKMAN, DIXIE KELLER, CAROL BROWN, MARK COHEN, RICHARD SCHWINGER, SARAH CAVIN, BARBARA LIGHT, PENNY J. ROBERTS, DONALD GILBERT IVERSON, JACQUELINE JOHNSON, MONA COHEN, MARA BRAZILIAN, DIANE LOWERY, SHERRY INGLES, LIZAJEAN HOLT, STEPHEN DONNELLY, JENNIFER HIRNI, GREGORY BOEHM, ROBERT PAYNE, PET FOOD PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION, STEVE BARTILUCCI, DONNA LEFEBVRE, HAYLEY FORD, SHANNON J. KRAMER, KROGER CO., THE, JOHN COLLIARD, KIM LEONARD, EMILY TOMPKINS, HARMONY ADAMS, KIRA ANDRES, TAMARA ARENDT, EMORY ARIANO, CAROL BAKER, STEPHEN M. BARONE, DEBRA LEROY, MELISSA BECKO, KRISTEN BENECK, RAMONA BERRY, DAVID BONDARCHURCH, BRANDON C. BOURRET, DENISE BOURRET, LOU ANN CAMERON, TOM WHALEY, CINDY CAMP, MIKE CLARK, TRACY COLE, TODD COLE, SANDRA CRAFT, MIRANDA DANIELE, STACEY HELLER, DIANN DECKER, TONI DENHAM, CARLA DETWILER, CARL DICKSON, JEFFERY N. LUTHI, BETH DOMBROSKI, SARA DOSCH, KATERNINE FEIGHT, SUZANNE E. JOHNSON, RICHARD FEIGHT, SUSAN FORESMAN, DENISE FORSYTH, BRUCE FOSTER, MICHELLE GODE, RHONDA GOOD, JANET GOODWIN, CRAIG R. KLEMANN, KIM GORGENS, LINDA GORRELL, VICTORIA GOSTEVA, CAROL GRETZ, WILLIAM GRETZ, TODD HANSON, AUDREY KORNELIUS, RENE HANSON, CAROL HAUGH, MARK HEATON, KAMI HUFF, ALLISON JERNIGAN, LORRAINE JOHNSON, JASON KATZ, CECILY MITCHELL, JESSICA KATZ, RICHARD KAY, PATRICIA KAY, DONNA KEAN, CLARISSA KING, VIRGINIA KOSLOW, CANDACE LAROSE, TERRENCE MITCHELL, LEMECIA LANDRUM, JOHN LOGAN, THERESA LUNA, CHARLES RAY SIMS, DEBORAH MASSO, CONNIE MCKINNEY, DANNY MICKEY, DAVID RAPP, LOIS MITCHELL, ERYN MULLOY, STACY NEWMAN-ROOLF, LISA NICHOLS, JO ANN OAKLIEF, RICK OBERNOLTE, JEN OLBRICHT, TOINETTE ROBINSON, LORRIE PARADISO, GERALDINE PAULEY, CRYSTAL PICKETT, CYNTHIA POOLE, LYNN PUSILIO, ERICA RAMBUS, JUSTIN REVENE, BARBARA SMITH, BROOK REVSTOCK, TRACY RICHARDSON, JON ROBERTS, EVELYN SEEMAN, MICHAEL SENA, STEPHENIE SHEME, JUDY SHOPE, SANDRA SMITH, RANDY ST. ONGE, STEPHEN TERRELL, MARY JO THOMAS, MARY KAY URBAN, CLAIRE WALTER, DON JAMES, PRUDENCE WALTERS, JETHRO WAGNER, DON WARN, ROBERT WEISS, IAN WHITE, KURT WHITT, KENNETH WHITTEN, DIANE SWARBERG, LAURIE WOODMAN, TERESA ZANKIEWICZ, DEBBIE ZEIGLER, SUNSHINE MILLS, INC., MARK CASHMAN, CIRO AIELLO, CHERYL CARVER, PAMELA SIMS, HEATHER AMRO, RAYMOND DEMITH((Civil 07-3296)), KATHERINE DEMITH, JAYNE ENGLANDER, MITCH ENGLANDER, JENNIFER HART, SHEILA R. WASHINGTON, MARIA MITCHELL, RICHARD CHAMBERLAIN, LAURA MIGLIORE, GAIL MORAN, SHERYL PUETT, DANIEL RAY REEVES, SHEREE A. ROBINSON, PHYLLIS A. ULLMAN, ELIZABETH PALMER, JASON LABBATE, MEGAN WHITT, LINDA WEITZ, MICHELLE ADAMS, RICHARD SCOTT WIDEN, LOIS GRADY, KAYE STEINSAPIR, CRAIG ANDERSON, FRANK BODEMAN, BARBARA GONZALES, SUZANNE THOMSON, ROBERT TRAUTMANN, LARRY WILSON. (Attachments: #1 Notice Of Joint Motion And Joint Motion For Preliminary Approval Of Class Action Settlement, Approval Of Proposed Forms Of Notice, And Preliminary Certification Of Settlement Class, #2 Exhibit 1 to the Memorandum of Law (Settlement Agreement), #3 Exhibit 1 to the Settlement Agreement ( List of Canadian Actions), #4 Exhibit 2 to the Settlement Agreement (Claim Form), #5 Exhibit 3A to the Settlement Agreement ( Short Form Notice (US)), #6 Exhibit 3B to the Settlement Agreement (Long Form Notice (US)), #7 Exhibit 3C to the Settlement Agreement (Short Form Notice (Canada)), #8 Exhibit 3D to the Settlement Agreement (Long Form Notice (Canada)), #9 Exhibit 4A to the Settlement Agreement (Preliminary Approval Order (US)), #10 Exhibit 4B to the Settlement Agreement (Order for Cert and Notice Approval (Canada)), #11 Exhibit 5 to the Settlement Agreement (CAFA Notice), #12 Exhibit 6A to the Settlement Agreement (Final Approval Order (US)), #13 Exhibit 6B to the Settlement Agreement (Final Approval Order (Canada)), #14 Exhibit 7 to the Settlement Agreement (Guidelines), #15 Exhibit 2 to the M emorandum of Law, #16 Exhibit 3 to the Memorandum of Law, #17 Exhibit 4 to the Memorandum of Law, #18 Exhibit 5 to the Memorandum of Law, #19 Exhibit 6 to the Memorandum of Law, #20 Exhibit 7 to the Memorandum of Law, #21 Declaration of Edward J. Sincavage in Support of the Proposed Notice Plan, #22 Certificate of Service)(RODRIGUEZ, LISA)