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Order by Judge Edward M Chen GRANTING 262 STIPULATION APPROVING… — Brooks v. Thomson Reuters Corporation (Dkt. 263)
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Document 263, filed 10/23/24 in Case No. 3:21-cv-01418-EMC-KAW before Hon. Edward M. Chen, is a corrected stipulation and proposed order approving an updated class notice, which fixes a typo in the case number in the redlined notice. The parties say the Court granted preliminary approval on October 11, 2024, and that they worked with Angeion Group, the settlement administrator, to replace placeholder dates in the long-form notice. They describe three edits, language on using PACER for more information and objections, and clearer statements of the December 6, 2024 deadlines to opt out and to object. They also attach a one-page notice for publication in USA Today.
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“Order by Judge Edward M Chen GRANTING 262 STIPULATION APPROVING… — Brooks v. Thomson Reuters Corporation (Dkt. 263).”
Original at ecf.cand.uscourts.gov, No. 3:21-cv-01418-EMC, Doc. 263. Archived at Pandemic Darlings, https://pandemicdarlings.com/court-filings/full-docket-brooks-thomsonreuters-cand-374304/2024-10-23-gov-uscourts-cand-374304-263-0-gov-uscourts-cand-374304-263-0/
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Case 3:21-cv-01418-EMC Document 263 Filed 10/23/24 Page 1 of 5
Andre M. Mura (SBN 298541) Geoffrey A. Graber (SBN 211547)
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Ezekiel S. Wald (SBN 341490) Karina G. Puttieva (SBN 317702)
2 GIBBS LAW GROUP LLP COHEN MILSTEIN SELLERS & TOLL
1111 Broadway, Suite 2100 PLLC
3 Oakland, CA 94607 1100 New York Ave. NW, Fifth Floor
Telephone: (510) 350-9700 Washington, DC 20005
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Facsimile: (510) 350-9701 Telephone: (202) 408-4600
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zsw@classlawgroup.com ggraber@cohenmilstein.com
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15 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
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SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION
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CAT BROOKS and RASHEED SHABAZZ, Case No. 3:21-cv-01418-EMC-KAW
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similarly situated, [CORRECTED]1 STIPULATION AND
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[PROPOSED] ORDER APPROVING
20 Plaintiffs, UPDATED CLASS NOTICE
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21 Judge: Hon. Edward M. Chen
22 THOMSON REUTERS CORPORATION,
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1 The corrected filing fixes a typo in the case number in the redlined paragraph on page 5 of
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the Redlined Long-Form Class Notice. 1
[CORRECTED] STIPULATION TO UPDATE CLASS NOTICE
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Case 3:21-cv-01418-EMC Document 263 Filed 10/23/24 Page 2 of 5
1 Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7-12, the parties hereby stipulate as follows:
2 Whereas, on October 11, 2024, the Court granted Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary
3 Approval of Class Action Settlement, ECF No. 259;
4 Whereas, the Court’s Order Granting Preliminary Approval directed plaintiffs to begin
5 notifying the class within seven (7) days of the Order, which is October 18, 2024;
6 Whereas, the Parties—working with Angeion Group, the settlement administrator—
7 have now updated the placeholder dates in the long-form notice consistent with the deadlines
8 in the Court’s Order;
9 Whereas, the Parties have also made three edits to the long-form notice previously
10 submitted to the Court at ECF No. 250-001 and approved at ECF No. 259, and are presenting
11 those edits in redline to the Court in the interest of transparency:
12 First, the long-form notice now includes language instructing class members on
13 how to access the Court’s Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER)
14 system to receive more information and file any objections on the Court’s docket
15 (see pages 5, 11-12 of the redline);
16 Second, the Court’s Order states that opt-outs must be received by mail or
17 submitted online by December 6, 2024. ECF No. 259 at 18. An edit has been made
18 to the long-form notice at pages 12-13 of the redline to make sure that this is
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20 Third, the Court’s Order states that objections must be received by mail or
21 through electronic filing by December 6, 2024. ECF No. 259 at ¶ 21. An edit has
22 been made to the long-form notice at pages 13-14 of the redline to make sure that
23 this is communicated more clearly.
24 Whereas, a redline of the long-form notice reflecting these edits is attached for ease of
25 the Court’s review;
26 Whereas, the Parties have also prepared a one-page notice for the publication notice in
27 USA Today, which is attached for this Court’s approval;
28 IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, subject to the Court’s approval, that the
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1 updated long-form class notice and short-form publication class notice attached to this
2 stipulation and [proposed] order are approved for dissemination to the class.
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DATED: October 15, 2024 GIBBS LAW GROUP LLP
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5 Respectfully submitted,
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/s/ Andre M. Mura
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Andre M. Mura (SBN 298541)
9 Ezekiel S. Wald (SBN 341490)
GIBBS LAW GROUP LLP
10 1111 Broadway, Suite 2100
11 Oakland, California 94607
(510) 350-9700
12 ehg@classlawgroup.com
amm@classlawgroup.com
13 zsw@classlawgroup.com
14 hj@classlawgroup.com
15 Geoffrey A. Graber (SBN 211547)
Karina G. Puttieva (SBN 317702)
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COHEN MILSTEIN SELLERS & TOLL PLLC
17 1100 New York Ave. NW, Fifth Floor
Washington, DC 20005
18 Telephone: (202) 408-4600
19 Facsimile: (202) 408-4699
ggraber@cohenmilstein.com
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Attorneys for Plaintiffs and the Certified Class
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1 DATED: October 15, 2024 PERKINS COIE LLP
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By: /s/ Hayden M. Schottlaender
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4 Susan D. Fahringer (SBN 21567)
Nicola C. Menaldo (pro hac vice)
5 Anna M. Thompson (pro hac vice)
1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4900
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Seattle, WA 98101-3099
7 Telephone: (206) 359-8000
Facsimile: (206) 359-9000
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AnnaThompson@perkinscoie.com
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Hayden M. Schottlaender (pro hac vice)
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PERKINS COIE LLP
12 500 N. Akard Street, Suite 3300
Dallas, Texas 75201-3347
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Facsimile: (214) 965-7799
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HSchottlaender@perkinscoie.com
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Gabriella Gallego (SBN 324226)
16 PERKINS COIE LLP
17 3150 Porter Drive
Palo Alto, CA 94304-1212
18 Telephone: (650) 838-4300
Facsimile: (650) 838-4350
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1 [PROPOSED] ORDER
2 PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, the updated long-form class notice and short-form
3 publication class notice attached to this stipulation and [proposed] order are approved for
4 dissemination to the class.
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The Hon. Edward M. Chen
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