Curtis et al v. Time Warner Cable Inc

Filing 223

ORDER granting 219 Motion for Attorney Fees and for Approval of Settlement, approving 222 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT. Signed by Honorable Joseph F. Anderson, Jr. on 09/09/2014.(bshr, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COLUMBIA DIVISION
Keith Curtis, Tyneshia Brooks, Adrienne
Davenport, John Davenport, and Catherine
Comella-Ports, Individually and on Behalf of
All Others Similarly Situated,

C/A No. 3:12-cv-2370-JFA

Plaintiffs,
v.
Time Warner EntertainmentAdvance/Newhouse Partnership, and TWC
Administration, LLC

ORDER

Defendants.
These matters having come before the Court upon the Motion of the Plaintiffs, Keith
Curtis, Tyneshia Brooks, Adrienne Davenport, John Davenport, and Catherine Comella-Ports,
Individually and on behalf of all others in this opt-in collective action, by and through their
undersigned attorneys and with the consent of Defendants, Time Warner EntertainmentAdvance/Newhouse Partnership, and TWC Administration, LLC, for approval of the Settlement
Agreement reached between the parties. The Court reviewed and approved the terms of the
proposed settlement of this action as a collective action under the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29
U.S.C. § 216(b), as well as the proposed apportionment of the settlement proceeds, after
conducting a hearing about the fairness, reasonableness, and adequacy of the proposed
settlement.

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED AS FOLLOWS:
1. This Order incorporates by reference the definitions of the Settlement Agreement, and all
capitalized terms used in this Order will have the same meaning as set forth in the
Settlement Agreement, unless otherwise noted in this Order.
2. Based on the Court’s review of the Settlement Agreement, the Motion for Approval of
Settlement Agreement and Attorney’s Fees and Costs, and the attachments thereto,
argument of counsel at the hearing on the approval on September 4, 2014, and the entire
record, the Court finds that the Settlement Agreement is fair, reasonable, and grants the
Motion to Approve the Settlement Agreement and Attorney’s Fees and Costs.
3. The Settlement Agreement and the allocation of payment to the class members, as well as
the attorney’s fees and costs and the administrative fee, are fair, reasonable, and adequate
in light of the relevant factual, legal, practical, and procedural considerations of the
Action and are free of collusion to the detriment of the Class Members.
4. The Court finds that the Settlement Agreement’s plan for the administration of the class
claims is efficient and acceptable, and that Defendant shall fund the settlement as set
forth in the Settlement Agreement on or before ten (10) business days after the
preconditions are met in the Settlement Agreement.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

September 9, 2014
Columbia, South Carolina

Joseph F. Anderson, Jr.
United States District Judge

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