1 WO 2 3 4 5 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA 8 9 Deshawn Briggs, et al., No. CV-18-02684-PHX-EJM 10 Plaintiffs, FINAL CLASS ACTION 11 v. SETTLEMENT APPROVAL ORDER
12 William Montgomery, et al., 13 Defendants. 14 Currently pending before the Court is Plaintiffs’ Unopposed Motion for Final 15 Approval of a Class Action Settlement with Incorporated Memorandum of Law (Doc. 423), 16 Plaintiffs’ Supplemental Unopposed Motion for Final Approval of a Class Action 17 Settlement with Incorporated Memorandum of Law (Doc. 425), and Plaintiffs’ Unopposed 18 Motion for Attorneys’ Fees (Doc. 428). Following the May 7, 2024, Fairness Hearing held 19 pursuant to Rule 23(e)(2), Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Plaintiffs filed a Proposed 20 Final Order and Judgment Approving Class Action Settlement (Doc. 427) for the Court’s 21 review. Having fully considered the motions (Doc. 423, 425, 428), the Parties’ arguments 22 and submissions regarding the same, and the applicable facts and law, IT IS HEREBY 23 ORDERED that Plaintiffs’ Unopposed Motion for Final Approval of a Class Action 24 Settlement with Incorporated Memorandum of Law (Doc. 423), Plaintiffs’ Supplemental 25 Unopposed Motion for Final Approval of a Class Action Settlement with Incorporated 26 Memorandum of Law (Doc. 425), and Plaintiffs’ Unopposed Motion for Attorneys’ Fees 27 (Doc. 428) are GRANTED. 28 . . . 1 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED as follows: 2 1. Jurisdiction. The Court has personal jurisdiction over Named Plaintiffs 3 Deshawn Briggs, Lucia Soria, and Antonio Pascale (on behalf of the Estate of Mark 4 Pascale) (collectively, “Named Plaintiffs”), Defendant Treatment Assessment and 5 Screening Center, Inc. (“TASC”), and all Settlement Class Members. Moreover, this Court 6 has subject matter jurisdiction to approve the Settlement, Settlement Agreement, all 7 exhibits thereto, and the Amendment to the Settlement Agreement. 8 2. Final Settlement Approval. The Court approves the Settlement Agreement 9 and the Amendment to the Settlement Agreement reached by Named Plaintiffs and 10 Defendant TASC (the “Settlement”). The Court finds that the Settlement Agreement, the 11 Settlement set forth therein, the Amendment to the Settlement Agreement, all exhibits 12 attached to the Settlement Agreement, the Unopposed Motion for Final Approval of Class 13 Action Settlement, and the Supplemental Motion for Final Approval are fair, reasonable, 14 and adequate, entered into in good faith, free of collusion to the detriment of the Settlement 15 Class, and consistent and in compliance with all requirements of due process and applicable 16 law, as to and in the best interests of all Parties. The Court directs the Parties and their 17 counsel to implement and consummate the Settlement in accordance with its terms and 18 provisions. 19 3. Class. For purposes of this Judgment (and for settlement purposes only), the 20 Court certifies the following class: 21 All individuals who, at any time between August 23, 2016, and August 15, 2020, (1) were enrolled in the marijuana diversion program (POM) operated 22 by Defendants TASC and the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office (MCAO); 23 and (2) at some point in time during their enrollment, satisfied all program requirements for successful completion other than payment of program fees; 24 and (3) after that point in time, were required to remain on the program solely 25 because they had not paid the required fees, without any determination that their nonpayment was willful. 26 27 4. Named Plaintiffs. For purposes of this Judgment (and for settlement 28 purposes only), the Court appoints Deshawn Briggs, Lucia Soria, and Antonio Pascale (as 1 the duly appointed representative of the Estate of Mark Pascale) as representatives of the 2 Settlement Class. 3 5. Class Counsel. For settlement purposes only, the Court appoints the 4 following attorneys to act as Class Counsel for the Settlement Class: 5 Sumayya Saleh CIVIL RIGHTS CORPS 6 1601 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 800 7 Washington, D.C. 20009 8 9 Stanley Young COVINGTON & BURLING LLP 10 3000 El Camino Real, 5 Palo Alto Square, 10th Floor 11 Palo Alto, California 94306 12 13 Timothy Eckstein, 018321 OSBORN MALEDON, P.A. 14 2929 N. Central Ave., Suite 2100 15 Phoenix, Arizona 85012-2793 16 17 6. Adequate Representation. The Court finds that Class Counsel and the 18 Named Plaintiffs adequately represented the Settlement Class for purposes of entering into 19 and implementing the Settlement and Settlement Agreement. 20 7. Res judicata. The Court declares this Settlement Agreement and Final 21 Order and Judgment to be binding on and have res judicata and preclusive effect in all 22 pending and future lawsuits or other proceedings encompassed by the Release Provisions 23 maintained by or on behalf of the Named Plaintiffs and all Settlement Class Members, as 24 well as their respective present, former, and future administrators, agents, assigns, 25 attorneys, executors, heirs, partners, predecessors-in-interest, and successors. 26 8. Settlement Administrator. The Court previously appointed the Settlement 27 Administrator designated by the Parties, Atticus Administration, LLC, in accordance with 28 1 the Settlement Agreement. (Doc. 419 at 3.1) The Settlement Administrator shall be an 2 agent of the Court and subject to the Court’s supervision and direction as circumstances 3 may require. 4 9. CAFA Notice. Defendant TASC properly and timely notified the 5 appropriate government officials of the Settlement pursuant to the Class Action Fairness 6 Act of 2005 (“CAFA”), 28 U.S.C. § 1715. The Court has reviewed the substance of 7 Defendant’s notice and finds that it complied with all applicable CAFA requirements. 8 Further, Defendant’s CAFA notice preceded the Fairness Hearing by more than ninety (90) 9 days. (See Doc. 424.) 10 10. Notice Program. The Court finds that the Settlement Class Notice Program 11 constituted the best practicable notice, and constituted notice that was reasonably 12 calculated, under the circumstances, to apprise the Settlement Class: (a) of the pendency 13 of the Litigation and the essential terms of the Settlement; (b) of the procedures for 14 allocating the Settlement Fund; (c) of any requested amounts for Attorneys’ Fee Awards 15 and/or Service Payments; (d) of the right of members of the Settlement Class to exclude 16 themselves from the Settlement Class and the proposed Settlement; (e) of the right of 17 members of the Settlement Class to seek monetary and other relief; (f) that any judgment, 18 whether favorable or not, will bind all members of the Settlement Class who do not request 19 exclusion; (g) that any member of the Settlement Class who does not request exclusion 20 may object to the Settlement, the request for Attorneys’ Fee Awards and/or Service 21 Payments and, if he or she desires, enter an appearance personally or through counsel; (h) 22 of the time and place of the Final Fairness Hearing and of their right to appear at the Final 23 Fairness Hearing; and (i) of the name and address of Class Counsel and the Settlement 24 Administrator as well as the procedure for making inquiries. The Court finds that the 25 Settlement Class Notice Program constituted reasonable, due, adequate, and sufficient 26 notice to all Persons entitled to receive notice and meets all requirements of due process 27 and any other applicable law. The Court further finds that the notices are written in plain 28 1 Page citations refer to the CM/ECF page number for ease of reference. 1 English and are readily understandable by members of the Settlement Class. 2 11. Name and/or Address Update Form.
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1 WO 2 3 4 5 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA 8 9 Deshawn Briggs, et al., No. CV-18-02684-PHX-EJM 10 Plaintiffs, FINAL CLASS ACTION 11 v. SETTLEMENT APPROVAL ORDER
12 William Montgomery, et al., 13 Defendants. 14 Currently pending before the Court is Plaintiffs’ Unopposed Motion for Final 15 Approval of a Class Action Settlement with Incorporated Memorandum of Law (Doc. 423), 16 Plaintiffs’ Supplemental Unopposed Motion for Final Approval of a Class Action 17 Settlement with Incorporated Memorandum of Law (Doc. 425), and Plaintiffs’ Unopposed 18 Motion for Attorneys’ Fees (Doc. 428). Following the May 7, 2024, Fairness Hearing held 19 pursuant to Rule 23(e)(2), Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Plaintiffs filed a Proposed 20 Final Order and Judgment Approving Class Action Settlement (Doc. 427) for the Court’s 21 review. Having fully considered the motions (Doc. 423, 425, 428), the Parties’ arguments 22 and submissions regarding the same, and the applicable facts and law, IT IS HEREBY 23 ORDERED that Plaintiffs’ Unopposed Motion for Final Approval of a Class Action 24 Settlement with Incorporated Memorandum of Law (Doc. 423), Plaintiffs’ Supplemental 25 Unopposed Motion for Final Approval of a Class Action Settlement with Incorporated 26 Memorandum of Law (Doc. 425), and Plaintiffs’ Unopposed Motion for Attorneys’ Fees 27 (Doc. 428) are GRANTED. 28 . . . 1 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED as follows: 2 1. Jurisdiction. The Court has personal jurisdiction over Named Plaintiffs 3 Deshawn Briggs, Lucia Soria, and Antonio Pascale (on behalf of the Estate of Mark 4 Pascale) (collectively, “Named Plaintiffs”), Defendant Treatment Assessment and 5 Screening Center, Inc. (“TASC”), and all Settlement Class Members. Moreover, this Court 6 has subject matter jurisdiction to approve the Settlement, Settlement Agreement, all 7 exhibits thereto, and the Amendment to the Settlement Agreement. 8 2. Final Settlement Approval. The Court approves the Settlement Agreement 9 and the Amendment to the Settlement Agreement reached by Named Plaintiffs and 10 Defendant TASC (the “Settlement”). The Court finds that the Settlement Agreement, the 11 Settlement set forth therein, the Amendment to the Settlement Agreement, all exhibits 12 attached to the Settlement Agreement, the Unopposed Motion for Final Approval of Class 13 Action Settlement, and the Supplemental Motion for Final Approval are fair, reasonable, 14 and adequate, entered into in good faith, free of collusion to the detriment of the Settlement 15 Class, and consistent and in compliance with all requirements of due process and applicable 16 law, as to and in the best interests of all Parties. The Court directs the Parties and their 17 counsel to implement and consummate the Settlement in accordance with its terms and 18 provisions. 19 3. Class. For purposes of this Judgment (and for settlement purposes only), the 20 Court certifies the following class: 21 All individuals who, at any time between August 23, 2016, and August 15, 2020, (1) were enrolled in the marijuana diversion program (POM) operated 22 by Defendants TASC and the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office (MCAO); 23 and (2) at some point in time during their enrollment, satisfied all program requirements for successful completion other than payment of program fees; 24 and (3) after that point in time, were required to remain on the program solely 25 because they had not paid the required fees, without any determination that their nonpayment was willful. 26 27 4. Named Plaintiffs. For purposes of this Judgment (and for settlement 28 purposes only), the Court appoints Deshawn Briggs, Lucia Soria, and Antonio Pascale (as 1 the duly appointed representative of the Estate of Mark Pascale) as representatives of the 2 Settlement Class. 3 5. Class Counsel. For settlement purposes only, the Court appoints the 4 following attorneys to act as Class Counsel for the Settlement Class: 5 Sumayya Saleh CIVIL RIGHTS CORPS 6 1601 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 800 7 Washington, D.C. 20009 8 9 Stanley Young COVINGTON & BURLING LLP 10 3000 El Camino Real, 5 Palo Alto Square, 10th Floor 11 Palo Alto, California 94306 12 13 Timothy Eckstein, 018321 OSBORN MALEDON, P.A. 14 2929 N. Central Ave., Suite 2100 15 Phoenix, Arizona 85012-2793 16 17 6. Adequate Representation. The Court finds that Class Counsel and the 18 Named Plaintiffs adequately represented the Settlement Class for purposes of entering into 19 and implementing the Settlement and Settlement Agreement. 20 7. Res judicata. The Court declares this Settlement Agreement and Final 21 Order and Judgment to be binding on and have res judicata and preclusive effect in all 22 pending and future lawsuits or other proceedings encompassed by the Release Provisions 23 maintained by or on behalf of the Named Plaintiffs and all Settlement Class Members, as 24 well as their respective present, former, and future administrators, agents, assigns, 25 attorneys, executors, heirs, partners, predecessors-in-interest, and successors. 26 8. Settlement Administrator. The Court previously appointed the Settlement 27 Administrator designated by the Parties, Atticus Administration, LLC, in accordance with 28 1 the Settlement Agreement. (Doc. 419 at 3.1) The Settlement Administrator shall be an 2 agent of the Court and subject to the Court’s supervision and direction as circumstances 3 may require. 4 9. CAFA Notice. Defendant TASC properly and timely notified the 5 appropriate government officials of the Settlement pursuant to the Class Action Fairness 6 Act of 2005 (“CAFA”), 28 U.S.C. § 1715. The Court has reviewed the substance of 7 Defendant’s notice and finds that it complied with all applicable CAFA requirements. 8 Further, Defendant’s CAFA notice preceded the Fairness Hearing by more than ninety (90) 9 days. (See Doc. 424.) 10 10. Notice Program. The Court finds that the Settlement Class Notice Program 11 constituted the best practicable notice, and constituted notice that was reasonably 12 calculated, under the circumstances, to apprise the Settlement Class: (a) of the pendency 13 of the Litigation and the essential terms of the Settlement; (b) of the procedures for 14 allocating the Settlement Fund; (c) of any requested amounts for Attorneys’ Fee Awards 15 and/or Service Payments; (d) of the right of members of the Settlement Class to exclude 16 themselves from the Settlement Class and the proposed Settlement; (e) of the right of 17 members of the Settlement Class to seek monetary and other relief; (f) that any judgment, 18 whether favorable or not, will bind all members of the Settlement Class who do not request 19 exclusion; (g) that any member of the Settlement Class who does not request exclusion 20 may object to the Settlement, the request for Attorneys’ Fee Awards and/or Service 21 Payments and, if he or she desires, enter an appearance personally or through counsel; (h) 22 of the time and place of the Final Fairness Hearing and of their right to appear at the Final 23 Fairness Hearing; and (i) of the name and address of Class Counsel and the Settlement 24 Administrator as well as the procedure for making inquiries. The Court finds that the 25 Settlement Class Notice Program constituted reasonable, due, adequate, and sufficient 26 notice to all Persons entitled to receive notice and meets all requirements of due process 27 and any other applicable law. The Court further finds that the notices are written in plain 28 1 Page citations refer to the CM/ECF page number for ease of reference. 1 English and are readily understandable by members of the Settlement Class. 2 11. Name and/or Address Update Form. The Court approves the Name and/or 3 Address Update Form that was distributed to the Settlement Class, the content of which as 4 without material alteration from Exhibit 7 to the Settlement Agreement. (See Doc. 423-1 5 at 9.) Any member of the Settlement Class who wished to change their name, address, or 6 form of payment (from check to electronic payment form) had the opportunity to submit 7 the form no later than ninety (90) days after the Notice Date.2 8 12. Notice. The Court approves the form and content of the Class Notice, the 9 content of which is without material alteration from Exhibits 2 and 3 to this Settlement 10 Agreement, and finds they were fair, reasonable, and adequate. (See Doc. 423-1 at 10–15.) 11 Notice was disseminated to the Settlement Class in accordance with the Settlement Class 12 Notice Program and the Settlement Agreement and as due process and Rule 23 of the 13 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure require. 14 13. Opt-Out and Objection Deadline. The “Opt-Out and Objection Deadline,” 15 that is, the final date by which any member of the Settlement Class must file any request 16 for exclusion or objection to this Settlement, was November 27, 2023 (90 days after the 17 Notice Date). No member of the Settlement Class filed any request for exclusion or 18 objection to this Settlement. (See Doc. 423-1 at 4 ¶ 11.) Accordingly, there are no 19 members of the Settlement Class who have timely requested exclusion from the Settlement 20 Class and who shall neither share in nor be bound by the Final Order and Judgment. 21 14. As such, all members of the Settlement Class are bound by this Final 22 Approval Order, even if they previously initiated or subsequently initiate individual 23 litigation or other proceedings encompassed by the Release. 24 15. Any Settlement Class Member who did not file a timely written objection to 25 the Settlement or who failed to otherwise comply with the requirements of Section IX of 26
27 2 The “Notice Date” means the first day on which the Settlement Administrator and/or 28 other parties begin disseminating the Class Notice, and was designated to be no later than thirty (30) days after the Preliminary Approval Date. (Doc. 419 ¶ 10 n.1). 1 the Settlement Agreement is foreclosed from seeking any adjudication or review of the 2 Settlement by appeal or otherwise. 3 16. Permanent Injunction. The Court enjoins all members of the Settlement 4 Class who did not exclude themselves from the Settlement Class from: (i) filing, 5 commencing, prosecuting, intervening in or participating as plaintiff, claimant, or class 6 member in any other lawsuit or administrative, regulatory, arbitration, or other proceeding 7 in any jurisdiction based on, relating to, or arising out of the claims and causes of action or 8 the facts and circumstances giving rise to the Litigation and/or the Released Claims;3 (ii) 9 filing, commencing, participating in, or prosecuting a lawsuit or administrative, regulatory, 10 arbitration, or other proceeding as a class action on behalf of any member of the Settlement 11 Class who has not timely excluded himself or herself (including by seeking to amend a 12 pending complaint to include class allegations or seeking class certification in a pending 13 action), based on, relating to, or arising out of the claims and causes of action or the facts 14 and circumstances giving rise to the Litigation and/or the Released Claims; and (iii) 15 attempting to effect Opt-Outs of a class of individuals in any lawsuit or administrative, 16 regulatory, arbitration, or other proceeding based on, relating to, or arising out of the claims 17 and causes of action or the facts and circumstances giving rise to the Litigation and/or the 18 Released Claims. Any person who knowingly violates such injunction shall pay the 19 attorneys’ fees and costs incurred by counsel for the Parties as a result of the violation. This 20 Order is not intended to prevent members of the Settlement Class from participating in any 21 action or investigation initiated by a local, state, or federal agency. 22 17. Dismissal. The Court DISMISSES the Litigation against Defendant TASC 23 on the merits and with prejudice and with the Parties to bear their own fees or costs, excepts 24 as specifically provided in the Settlement Agreement and in accordance with the terms of 25 the Final Order and Judgment, and any later approved motions or petitions for additional 26 Attorneys’ Fees. 27 28 3 “Litigation” and “Released Claims” shall have the same meanings as set forth in the Settlement Agreement, Section II.P. and GG respectively. (Doc. 416-2 at 6, 8.) 1 18. Release. The Court adjudges that the Named Plaintiffs and the Settlement 2 Class have conclusively settled, dismissed, and released any and all Released Claims 3 against the Released TASC Persons, as defined in the Settlement Agreement. (See Doc. 4 416-2 at 8 §§ GG, HH.) Upon the Effective Date of this Order as defined in the Settlement 5 Agreement (Doc. 416-2 at 30 § XIII), the Named Plaintiffs and all Settlement Class 6 Members have released and shall be barred from asserting any and all Released Claims 7 against the Released TASC Persons. 8 19. Administration Costs. The Court approves the payment of Notice and 9 Administration Costs to Atticus Administration LLC, for an approximate amount of 10 $73,010.00. 11 20. Service Payments. The Court approves the payment of $40,000.00 Service 12 Payments to each Named Plaintiff, for a total of $120,000.00. 13 21. Attorneys’ Fees and Costs. The Court GRANTS Plaintiffs’ Unopposed 14 Motion for Attorneys’ Fees (Doc. 428) and awards Class Counsel initial attorneys’ fees in 15 the amount of $250,000.00 and additional attorneys’ fees in the amount of $530,000.00. 16 The total award is $780,000.00 and shall be disbursed from the Settlement Fund. The 17 Court finds these amounts to be reasonable upon consideration of how the fee award 18 compares to the total recovery in favor of the class (“percentage method”). See Hanlon v. 19 Chrysler Corp., 150 F.3d 1011, 1029 (9th Cir. 1998), overruled in part on other grounds 20 by Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes, 564 U.S. 338 (2011) (“The percentage method means 21 that the court simply awards the attorneys a percentage of the fund sufficient to provide 22 class counsel with a reasonable fee.”); see also Lowery v. Rhapsody Internat’l, Inc., 75 23 F.4th 985, 990 (9th Cir. 2023). In “common fund” cases, district courts have “discretion 24 to use either a percentage or lodestar method.” Hanlon, 150 F.3d at 1029 (citations 25 omitted); see also In re Hyundai & Kia Fuel Econ. Litig., 926 F.3d 539, 570 (9th Cir. 2019) 26 (en banc) (there is no presumption in favor of either the percentage or the lodestar method). 27 (a) Rule 23(h), Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, authorizes this Court to grant 28 a Rule 54(d) motion for reasonable attorneys’ fees “that are authorized by 1 the parties’ agreement.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(h). Additionally, Class Counsel 2 are entitled to fees pursuant to Section 1988(b), Title 42, United States Code. 3 (b) The parties have agreed that Class Counsel may be compensated in the 4 amount of $250,000.00 in initial attorneys’ fees and $530,000.00 in 5 additional attorneys’ fees for a total of $780,000.00. This compensation is 6 for the hours worked by Class Counsel, as well as expenses they incurred 7 during this litigation. 8 (c) Class Counsel obtained a settlement of $2.6 million. Class Counsel’s 9 requested fee award is thirty (30) percent of the Settlement’s maximum cash 10 value. This is within the range approved by the Ninth Circuit. See Lowery 11 v. Rhapsody Internat’l Inc., 75 F.4th 985, 990 (9th Cir. 2023) (citing In re 12 Hyundai & Kia Fuel Econ. Litig., 926 F.3d 539, 570 (9th Cir. 2019) (en 13 banc)) (“The typical benchmark for the percentage-of-recovery approach is 14 25%, but a court can—as in the lodestar method—adjust that benchmark up 15 or down.”); see also Vizcaino v. Microsoft Corp., 290 F.3d 1043, 1047–50 16 (9th Cir. 2002) (upholding a percentage fee award of 28% and noting “20– 17 30% as the usual range.”). The Court finds that the percentage method favors 18 approval of the requested fee award. 19 (d) The Court further finds that Class Counsel directed notice of their request for 20 attorneys’ fees to settlement class members in a reasonable manner, and no 21 class members objected. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(h)(1)–(2). 22 (e) The Court also finds that counsel “achieved exceptional results for the class.” 23 Vizcaino, 290 F.3d at 1048 (citation omitted). At the Fairness Hearing, 24 Named Plaintiff Deshawn Briggs expressed his appreciation for the efforts 25 of his counsel and the result of this litigation, highlighting the positive impact 26 that this settlement will have on the class members. 27 (f) Upon review of the affidavit submitted by Class Counsel and the docket, the 28 Court finds that this case has been pending for more than five (5) years; Class 1 Counsel succeeded in withstanding summary judgment; Class Counsel has 2 worked in excess of 9,000 hours on this litigation; the litigation included, 3 inter alia, depositions, client meetings, document review and disclosure, 4 motion practice, and extensive settlement negotiations; Class Counsel 5 advanced approximately $180,000.00 in costs; and the investment in this 6 case presented a large risk to Class Counsel. 7 (g) The Court has performed a cross-check using the lodestar method. “Under 8 the lodestar method, the court multiplies the number of hours reasonably 9 spent on the case by a reasonable hourly rate.” Lowery, 75 F.4th at 990 10 (citing In re Hyundai & Kia Fuel Econ. Litig., 926 F.3d at 570). The Court 11 does not have precise billing records before it; however, it finds Class 12 Counsel’s approximation of greater than 9,000 person hours valued at 13 approximately $5 million sufficient to affirm the reasonableness of the 14 percentage method award. See Vizcaino, 290 F.3d at 1050–51 (affirming a 15 risk multiplier of 3.65). Here, the Court would have to apply a 0.156 16 multiplier to reach Class Counsel’s requested fees. This is a significant 17 downward departure. Accordingly, the Court finds Class Counsel’s 18 requested fees reasonable. 19 22. Payment. The Court approves the payment of Cash Awards to Settlement 20 Class Members who submitted a Valid Claim, in accordance with the terms of the 21 Settlement. The Settlement Administrator has identified 150 Settlement Class Members 22 who are eligible for a Cash Award, for an approximate total amount of $1,522,125.00. 23 23. Cy pres. The Court approves the payment of any additional funds (including 24 any interest that has accrued, or unclaimed check payments to Settlement Class Members 25 which are voided as more than ninety (90) calendar days from the date issued), remaining 26 in the Settlement Fund to the two (2) cy pres organizations identified in the Settlement: 27 Shot in the Dark and Mass Liberation Arizona. (See Doc. 416-2 at 16 § VI.E.3.) 28 24. Retention of Jurisdiction. Without affecting the finality of this Final Order and Judgment, the Court reserves jurisdiction over the Settlement Administrator, TASC, 2|| the Named Plaintiffs, and the Settlement Class Members as to all matters relating to the □□ administration, consummation, enforcement, and interpretation of the terms of the 4|| Settlement, the Settlement Agreement, and this Order and Judgment. 5 25. Modification of Settlement Agreement. The Court authorizes the Parties, || without further approval from the Court to agree to and adopt such amendments, || modifications, and expansions of the Settlement Agreement and all exhibits hereto as: (1) 8 || shall be consistent in all material respects with this Final Order and Judgment; and (2) do 9|| not limit the rights of the Parties or Settlement Class Members. 10 26. Entry of Judgment. There is no just reason to delay the entry of this Order 11 || and Final Judgment, and immediate entry by the Clerk of the Court is expressly directed 12 || pursuant to Rule 54(b), Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 13 Dated this 30th day of May, 2024. Soe [0 Blab C_ 15 Gui ff Hla Eric J. M&fkovich 16 United States Magistrate Judge 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
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