Ramirez v. JC Penney Corporation Inc et al

Filing 87

ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS for 85 Report and Recommendations. The Court ADOPTS the findings and conclusions of the Magistrate Judge as those of the Court. In light of the foregoing, it is ORDERED that Plaintiffs' Unopposed Motion for Final Approval of Class Action Settlement, Certification of Settlement Class and Approval of Plan of Allocation (Docket No. 80 ) is GRANTED. The Court will enter the Final Approval Order and Plan of Allocation separately. Signed by District Judge Robert W. Schroeder, III on 12/18/2017. (rlf)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
TYLER DIVISION
ROBERTO RAMIREZ, et al.

v.

J.C. PENNEY CORPORATION, INC., et
al.

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CIVIL ACTION NO. 6:14cv601

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 Plaintiffs’ Unopposed Motion for Final
Approval of Class Action Settlement, Certification of Settlement Class and Approval of Plan
of Allocation (Docket No. 80), has been presented for consideration.

The Report and

Recommendation (Docket No. 85) recommends that the motion be granted and that the Court
enter the Final Approval Order submitted by the parties. No objections were filed. The parties
did, however, file a Joint Notice on December 7, 2017, clarifying the number of named
plaintiffs to receive a case contribution award and stating that there are no objections.1 In their
notice, the parties requested that the Court adopt the Report and Recommendation but reflect in
its order that each of the two named plaintiffs should receive a case contribution award of
$5,000, for a total of $10,000. The parties' request is hereby GRANTED, and the Court
ADOPTS the findings and conclusions of the Magistrate Judge as those of the Court. In light of
the foregoing, it is
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There are two named plaintiffs entitled to receive a case contribution award—Roberto Ramirez and Thomas Ihle—
instead of six as mistakenly stated in the briefing and the Report and Recommendation.

ORDERED that Plaintiffs’ Unopposed Motion for Final Approval of Class Action
Settlement, Certification of Settlement Class and Approval of Plan of Allocation (Docket No.
80) is GRANTED.
The Court will enter the Final Approval Order and Plan of Allocation separately.
SIGNED this 18th day of December, 2017.

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ROBERT W. SCHROEDER III
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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