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STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER APPROVING DISBURSEMENT OF SETTLEMENT… — Brooks v. Thomson Reuters Corporation (Dkt. 269)

No. 3:21-cv-01418-EMC · Doc. 269 · Docket on CourtListener

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           Case 3:21-cv-01418-EMC           Document 269     Filed 12/09/24   Page 1 of 6



     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, Suite 800
     Telephone: (510) 350-9700                          Washington, DC 20005
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     Facsimile: (510) 350-9701                          Telephone: (202) 408-4600
 5   amm@classlawgroup.com                              Facsimile: (202) 408-4699
     zsw@classlawgroup.com                              ggraber@cohenmilstein.com
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15                           UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
                               NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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                                   SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION
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     CAT BROOKS and RASHEED SHABAZZ,                    Case No. 3:21-cv-01418-EMC-KAW
18   individually and on behalf of all others
     similarly situated,                                STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
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                                                        ORDER APPROVING
20                                  Plaintiffs,         DISBURSEMENT OF SETTLEMENT
            v.                                          ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES
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     THOMSON REUTERS CORPORATION,                       Judge: Hon. Edward M. Chen
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 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-appointed Settlement Administrator, Angeion Group, has been

 5   notifying the class consistent with this Court’s order;

 6          Whereas, pursuant to the Parties’ settlement agreement and the Court’s Order granting

 7   preliminary approval thereof, the Settlement Administrator will be provided payment out of

 8   the Qualified Settlement Fund;

 9          Whereas, Angeion Group has incurred $276,667.10 in settlement administration costs as

10   of October 31, 2024, as detailed in the attached declaration of Jonathan Shaffer; and

11          Whereas, Class Counsel has reviewed Angeion Group’s invoices setting out the

12   $276,667.10 in settlement administration costs incurred through October 31, 2024 and

13   determined that they are consistent with the cost estimates that the Settlement Administrator

14   provided to the parties and the Court;

15          IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, subject to the Court’s approval, that

16   $276,667.10 may be disbursed out of the Qualified Settlement Fund to reimburse Angeion

17   Group for the reasonable settlement administration costs to date.

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     DATED: December 9, 2024              GIBBS LAW GROUP LLP
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                                          /s/ Andre M. Mura
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                                          Andre M. Mura (SBN 298541)
 7                                        Ezekiel S. Wald (SBN 341490)
                                          GIBBS LAW GROUP LLP
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                                          (510) 350-9700
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                                          zsw@classlawgroup.com
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                                          Karina G. Puttieva (SBN 317702)
13                                        COHEN MILSTEIN SELLERS & TOLL PLLC
                                          1100 New York Ave. NW, Suite 800
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                                          Washington, DC 20005
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                                          Facsimile: (202) 408-4699
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 1   DATED: December 9, 2024               PERKINS COIE LLP

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                                           By: /s/ Susan D. Fahringer
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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
 8                                             SFahringer@perkinscoie.com
 9                                             NMenaldo@perkinscoie.com
                                               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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                                               GGallego@perkinscoie.com
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 1                                    [PROPOSED] ORDER

 2          PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, $276,667.10 may be disbursed out of the Qualified

 3   Settlement Fund to reimburse Angeion Group for the reasonable settlement administration

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                                                  The Hon. Edward M. Chen
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 1                                           ATTESTATION

 2         Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 5-1(i)(3), I attest that concurrence in the filing of this

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