In re: General Motors LLC Ignition Switch Litigation

Filing 422

ORDER: [Regarding Access to the December 18, 2020 Fairness Hearing, Which Will Be Conducted Remotely by Telephone Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic] On April 27, 2020, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed class action settlementin this litigation and scheduled a Fairness Hearing for December 18, 2020, at 9:30 a.m. as described in the preliminary approval order. See ECF No. 7877, Paragraph 39. In light of the COVID-19 situation, the Fairness Hearing scheduled for December 18, 2020 at 9:30 a.m. will be held by remotely by telephone using the Court's dedicated conference call system (not Court Call). At least forty-eight hours before the conference, Plaintiffs' Liaison Counsel shall email to the Court the names and telephone numbers of those who willhave speaking roles at the conference, and the Court will provide call-in information to Liaison Counsel to provide to those counsel. All others counsel who will not have speaking roles and members of the public may listen to the conference by calling [phone] and using access code 542-1540 followed by the pound (#) key. The parties are reminded to follow theprocedures for teleconferences described in the Court's Emergency Individual Rules and Practices in Light of COVID-19, which are available at https://nysd.uscourts.gov/hon-jesse-mfurman. Finally, the parties are ordered to ensure the MDL Website includes a copy of this Order and provides the relevant dial-in information for accessing the Fairness Hearing. SO ORDERED., ( Fairness Hearing set for 12/18/2020 at 09:30 AM before Judge Jesse M. Furman.) (Signed by Judge Jesse M. Furman on 11/24/2020) (ama)

Case 1:14-mc-02543-JMF Document 422 Filed 11/24/20 Page 1 of 1

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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IN RE:

14-MD-2543 (JMF)
14-MC-2543 (JMF)

GENERAL MOTORS LLC IGNITION SWITCH LITIGATION
ORDER
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[Regarding Access to the December 18, 2020 Fairness Hearing, Which Will Be
Conducted Remotely by Telephone Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic]
JESSE M. FURMAN, United States District Judge:
On April 27, 2020, the Court preliminarily approved a proposed class action settlement
in this litigation and scheduled a Fairness Hearing for December 18, 2020, at 9:30 a.m. as
described in the preliminary approval order. See ECF No. 7877, ¶ 39.
In light of the COVID-19 situation, the Fairness Hearing scheduled for December 18,
2020 at 9:30 a.m. will be held by remotely by telephone using the Court’s dedicated conference
call system (not CourtCall). At least forty-eight hours before the conference, Plaintiffs’
Liaison Counsel shall email to the Court the names and telephone numbers of those who will
have speaking roles at the conference, and the Court will provide call-in information to Liaison
Counsel to provide to those counsel. All others — counsel who will not have speaking roles and
members of the public — may listen to the conference by calling [phone] and using
access code 542-1540 followed by the pound (#) key. The parties are reminded to follow the
procedures for teleconferences described in the Court’s Emergency Individual Rules and
Practices in Light of COVID-19, which are available at https://nysd.uscourts.gov/hon-jesse-mfurman.
Finally, the parties are ordered to ensure the MDL Website includes a copy of this Order
and provides the relevant dial-in information for accessing the Fairness Hearing.
SO ORDERED.
Dated: November 24, 2020
New York, New York

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JESSE M. FURMAN
United States District Judge