IN RE: PET FOOD PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION

Filing 152

Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Noel L. Hillman: Motion Hearing held on 5/30/2008 re #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) filed by SUSAN FORESMAN, MARY DICAPRIO, MARK COHEN, EMILY TOMPKINS, DON JAMES, RICHARD MUELLER, PHYLLIS A. ULLMAN, RICHARD KAY, KIRA ANDRES, DONALD GILBERT IVERSON, PAULA MONK, DIANE LOWERY, Kimberly Mello, STEVEN FREEMAN, LYNDA NAGEL, SUSAN HANCE-GOODMAN, CAROL GRETZ, MARA BRAZILIAN, MELISSA BECKO, KIMBERLY BOWSER, Lidia Rodrigues, BARBARA GONZALES, LORI L. WILSON, TERESA ZANKIEWICZ, MARY JO THOMAS, WENDY KROSSCHELL, JULIE HIDALGO, MARIANNA CUTTER, DAVID BONDARCHURCH, SUNSHINE MILLS, INC., BRANDON C. BOURRET, JETHRO WAGNER, CONNIE MCKINNEY, KIM GORGENS, Bobby Wingo, DEBORAH MASSO, KIM LEONARD, STEPHANIE ROZMAN, RAMONA BERRY, RICHARD SCOTT WIDEN, ALICIA KOHLER, KELLY FINESTONE, SARAH CAVIN, PAMELA SIMS, PRUDENCE WALTERS, CHANTELLE CONTI, JAYNE ENGLANDER, LORRAINE JOHNSON, PAUL LAVOIE, ROBERT WEISS, RUTH BEAL, BARBARA WIDEN, SHEILA R. WASHINGTON, MICHAEL SENA, DEBBIE ZEIGLER, LAURA MIGLIORE, RHONDA GOOD, GARY THOMAS, MYRNA LAW, PAUL RICHARD, Kirby Cooper, STEPHEN TERRELL, SHIRLEY SEXTON, LAURI A. OSBORNE, CHERYL CARVER, CANDACE LAROSE, TODD SOKOLWSKI, RENE HANSON, TROY GAGLIARDI, CAROL BAKER, DAVID CARTER, CINDY CAMP, SHERYL PUETT, DOLLY PRUE-CERDA, RAYMOND DEMITH, WILLIAM GRETZ, RICHARD SCHWINGER, STEPHEN DONNELLY, SHEREE A. ROBINSON, MIKE CLARK, HEATHER AMRO, ERYN MULLOY, LOIS GRADY, SUZANNE E. JOHNSON, KENNETH WHITTEN, LYNN PUSILIO, STEVE COLQUITT, NORMAN BRENTON, RICHARD FEIGHT, JOHN COLLIARD, DEENA JACKSON, CAROL HAUGH, STACY NEWMAN-ROOLF, JEFF RUSIECKI, PAUL RANDOLPH JOHNSON, LARRY WILSON, TAMMY NAVARRETE, TODD COLE, MITCH ENGLANDER, JIM BULLOCK, KAY BYERS, JESSICA KATZ, WILLIAM MCMAHON, RICHARD CHAMBERLAIN, SUZANNE THOMSON, AUDREY KORNELIUS, LOIS MITCHELL, NICK JACKSON, DONNA LEFEBVRE, JENNIFER BUELL, DONALD STIMMEL, CHARLES KOHLER, LISA NICHOLS, DIXIE KELLER, SANDRA L. GRAY, GERALDINE PAULEY, MONNA MCCORMICK, CHARLES RAY SIMS, PATRICIA KAY, DIANA DIEDRICH, CHRISTINA JOHNSON, TOM WHALEY, VIRGINIA KOSLOW, DEBRA LEROY, LYNNE CARESTIO, MARIA MITCHELL, BROOK REVSTOCK, LOREN BYERS, MIRANDA DANIELE, CIRO AIELLO, JUDY MCGURIMAN, DARLENE WARD, JAYME PITTSONBERGER, KRISTEN BENECK, JUDY SHOPE, JOHN LOGAN, GAIL BRYAN, CLARISSA KING, GEORGE BIRNEY, Sonja Foxe, DENISE BOURRET, MONA COHEN, LESLIE BERNDL, ELIZABETH PALMER, LINDA GORRELL, TERRI MOSES, SHERRY INGLES, BARBARA LIGHT, LORRIE PARADISO, JON ROBERTS, TERESA EILERS, KAREN PIRCHES, DAWN HOWE, MICHELLE ADAMS, HARMONY ADAMS, MEGAN WHITT, CRYSTAL PICKETT, MARK BONADIO, CYNTHIA POOLE, KAMI HUFF, GREGORY BOEHM, ALLISON JERNIGAN, DANIEL RAY REEVES, HAYLEY FORD, EMORY ARIANO, CHRISTINA TROIANO, TAMMY MATTHEWS, DENISE FORSYTH, JEFFERY N. LUTHI, JEN OLBRICHT, TONI DENHAM, CRYSTAL WARD, STEPHENIE SHEME, JANICE BONIER, LERAE DINEEN, DONNA KEAN, TRACY RICHARDSON, STEVE BARTILUCCI, DIANE SWARBERG, DAVID RAPP, Megan Connerton, ROBERT PAYNE, TERRENCE MITCHELL, SANDRA SMITH, LEMECIA LANDRUM, LINDA WEITZ, ERICA RAMBUS, JAMES CONNER, MICHELLE GODE, KURT WHITT, SCOTT STACEY, CAROL BROWN, CARLA DETWILER, MARK CASHMAN, JUSTIN REVENE, JANET GOODWIN, ROBERT TRAUTMANN, ALEXANDER NUNEZ, DAWN MAJERCZYK, BETH DOMBROSKI, CRAIG R. KLEMANN, JO ANN OAKLIEF, JENNIFER HIRNI, MARK HEATON, THERESA LUNA, CAMILLA BRANKOV, TODD HANSON, MARK GOLDING, TRACY COLE, DINA KARGER, DON WARN, IAN WHITE, FRANCES NASH, MARY KAY URBAN, LAURIE WOODMAN, TAMARA ARENDT, VICTORIA GOSTEVA, PENNY J. ROBERTS, DEBORAH A. MULLEN, KAYE STEINSAPIR, PEGGY SCHNEIDER, MARJORIE READY, CLAIRE WALTER, JOSEPH P SNYDER, KAMI TURTURRO, KROGER CO., THE, CARL DICKSON, BARBARA SMITH, DENISE VOLLMER, JACQUELINE JOHNSON, LUKE DEBARATHY, LIZAJEAN HOLT, PERRY K. ALLISON, LOU ANN CAMERON, SANDRA CRAFT, STACEY HELLER, RICK OBERNOLTE, JASON LABBATE, KAROLE VANDUSEN, KATHERINE ALLISON, MARIA TERESA FERRARESE, DANNY MICKEY, FRANK BODEMAN, GLEN TUNNELL, SHANNON J. KRAMER, CECILY MITCHELL, GAIL MORAN, DELORES STIMMEL, EVELYN SEEMAN, JIM MOSES, GINGER SNYDER, SANDRA SHINGLE, KATHLEEN DEMITH, DINITRISE HICKS, STEPHEN M. BARONE, ALEXANDRA STARKEY, GARY BRUSKI, PET FOOD PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION, MICHELE MCCULLOUGH, BRUCE FOSTER, AUDREY BIRNEY, TOINETTE ROBINSON, LARRY KLIMES, GUY BRITTON, JAMES E. CLINE, WINSTON DAVID SNELL, TONY BOYER, JARED WORKMAN, SARA DOSCH, JENNIFER SNELL, JENNIFER HART, LINDA TINKER, HELEN PERCY, KATERNINE FEIGHT, MARY TUNNELL, CRAIG ANDERSON, MICHELE THRASH, SUSIE LAWS, RANDY ST. ONGE, JASON KATZ, MATT LONG, JENNIFER RICHARD, KATHERINE DEMITH, OLIVIA GUERCIONI, DIANN DECKER, CHERI CUTLER. Terms of Settlement read into the record. Ordered class preliminarily certified. Ordered settlement hearing set for 10/14/08 @ 9:30 am. (Court Reporter Stephen J. Daner.) (th, )