Ramirez v. JC Penney Corporation Inc et al

Filing 75

ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS for 74 Report and Recommendations, Granting 68 Unopposed Motion for Preliminary Approval of Class Action Settlement. Signed by Judge Robert W. Schroeder, III on 1/3/2017. (rlf)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
TYLER DIVISION
ROBERTO RAMIREZ and THOMAS
IHLE,
Plaintiffs,
vs.
J.C. PENNEY CORPORATION, INC.,
MICHAEL DASTUGUE, JANET
DHILLON, KENNETH HANNAH,
MICHAEL KRAMER, RONALD
JOHNSON, and MYRON E. ULLMAN,
III,
Defendants.

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CASE NO. 6:14-CV-601

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ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
OF THE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
The Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge, which contains her findings,
conclusions, and recommendation for the disposition of the Unopposed Motion for Preliminary
Approval of Class Action Settlement and for Related Relief (ECF 68) has been presented for
consideration.

The Report and Recommendation (ECF 74), filed on November 15, 2016,

recommends that the motion be granted and that the Court enter the proposed order submitted by
the parties granting preliminary approval of the class action settlement, preliminarily certifying a
class for settlement purposes, approving the form and manner of class notice,
preliminarily approving the plan of allocation and scheduling a date for a fairness hearing. No
objections have been filed. After reviewing the Unopposed Motion, its supporting documents
and the Magistrate Judge’s findings and conclusions, this Court finds no plain error in the
Magistrate Judge’s Report and Recommendation and ADOPTS the findings and conclusions of

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the Magistrate Judge as those of the Court.
In light of the foregoing, it is
ORDERED that the Unopposed Motion for Preliminary Approval of Class Action
Settlement and for Related Relief (ECF 68) is GRANTED. By separate order, the Court will
enter an order preliminarily approving the class action settlement, preliminarily certifying a
class for settlement purposes, approving the form and manner of class notice, preliminarily
approving the plan of allocation and scheduling a date for a fairness hearing.
So ORDERED and SIGNED this 3rd day of January, 2017.

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ROBERT W. SCHROEDER III
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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