ROUSE v. COMCAST CORPORATION

Filing 55

ORDER THAT PLFF'S MOTION FOR CERTIFICATION OF THE SETTLEMENT CLASS, FINAL APPROVAL OF THE JOINT STIPULATION OF SETTLEMENT AND RELEASE, & PAYMENT OF AN ENHANCEMENT AWARD TO THE CLASS REPRESENTATIVE IS GRANTED, ETC. THE COURT AWARDS $158,865 IN REASONABLE ATTORNEY'S FEES & $4,445.55 IN COSTS. THE COURT HEREBY DISMISSES WITH PREJUDICE ALL CLAIMS & ACTIONS IN THIS MATTER, ETC. SIGNED BY MAGISTRATE JUDGE LYNNE A. SITARSKI ON 4/14/15. 4/15/15 ENTERED AND COPIES E-MAILED.(kw, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

KARIS ROUSE,
Plaintiff,
v.
COMCAST CORPORATION,
Defendant.

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CIVIL ACTION

No.:

14-1115

ORDER
AND NOW, this 14th day of April, 2015, upon consideration of Plaintiff’s unopposed
Motion for an Order Certifying the Settlement Class, Granting an Enhancement Payment and
Approving the Settlement Agreement (ECF No. 50) and the related documents submitted with
Plaintiff’s Motion (ECF Nos. 50-1–50-3); Plaintiff’s unopposed Motion for an Order Awarding
Attorney’s Fees and Reimbursement of Expenses (ECF No. 51) and the related documents in
support thereof (ECF Nos. 51–50-2), and following a fairness hearing on April 9, 2015; and for
the reasons provided in this Court’s Memorandum dated April 10, 2015 and incorporated herein,
it is hereby ORDERED that:
1.

Plaintiff’s Motion for Certification of the Settlement Class, Final Approval of the
Joint Stipulation of Settlement and Release, and Payment of an Enhancement
Award to the Class Representative is GRANTED. The Court grants certification
of the Rule 23 class and FLSA collective action for settlement purposes only and
finds that the Joint Stipulation of Class Settlement and Release (Doc. 50-2 Ex. A)
is fair, reasonable, and adequate and resolves a bona fide dispute between the
parties.

2.

The Court awards $158,865 in reasonable attorney’s fees and $4445.55 in costs.

3.

The Claims Administrator RG/2 Claims Administration LLC shall be awarded an
amount not to exceed $6500 for fair and reasonable expenses incurred in the
administration of the settlement, as provided in the Joint Stipulation of Class
Settlement and Release.

4.

The Court approves the requested enhancement payment of $2500 to Named
Plaintiff Karis Rouse, to be awarded per the terms of the Joint Stipulation of Class
Settlement and Release.

5.

The Court hereby DISMISSES WITH PREJUDICE all claims and actions in
this mater and the claims of all Settlement Class members based on or arising out
of any acts, facts, transactions, occurrences, representations, or omissions which
are alleged, or which could have been alleged, in the Class and Collective Action
Complaint (or Amended Class and Collective Action Complaint) in this matter,
on the merits and without costs to any of the parties as against any other settling
party, except as provided in the Joint Stipulation of Class Settlement and Release.
All persons who are members of the Settlement Class (except those requesting
exclusion from the settlement in accordance with the terms of the Joint
Stipulation of Class Settlement and Release) are hereby forever barred and
permanently enjoined from prosecuting, commencing, or continuing any claims,
causes of action, damages, and liabilities of any kind, nature, and character
whatsoever in law, equity or otherwise, known or unknown, suspected or
unsuspected, that now exist, may exist, or heretofore existed, against Defendant
Comcast Corporation, Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLC, or

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related or affiliated Comcast companies, arising out of, related to, connected with,
or based in whole or in part on any facts, transactions, occurrences,
representations, or omissions that are alleged, or that could have been alleged, in
the Class and Collective Action Complaint (or Amended Class and Collective
Action Complaint) in this matter. All members of the Settlement Class, including
all members who did not submit an Exclusion/Opt-Out Form, are permanently
enjoined from participating in any other collective or class action lawsuit against
Defendant or related entities, concerning the claims, causes of action, damages,
and liabilities of any kind, nature, and character whatsoever in law, equity, or
otherwise, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, that now exist, may
exist, or heretofore existed, arising out of, related to, connected with or based in
whole or in part on any facts, transactions, occurrences, representations, or
omissions that are alleged, or that could have been alleged, in the Class and
Collective Action Complaint (or Amended Class and Collective Action
Complaint) in this matter.
6.

The Court retains jurisdiction over this action and the parties to administer,
supervise, interpret, and enforce the Joint Stipulation of Settlement and Release
and this Order.

BY THE COURT:

/s/ Lynne A. Sitarski
LYNNE A. SITARSKI
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United States Magistrate Judge

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