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Nature of Suit Code: 480
Nature of Suit: Consumer Credit
Cause of Action: 15:1692 Fair Debt Collection Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

IN RE: MIDLAND CREDIT 

MANAGEMENT, INC. TELEPHONE 

CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT 

LITIGATION 

 MDL No. 2286-MMA (MDD) 

ORDER RE: SUBMISSION OF 

APPLICATIONS FOR 

APPOINTMENT OF NEW LEAD 

AND LIAISON COUNSEL 

 A Status Hearing was held in this multi-district litigation on Friday, March 10, 

2017. After reviewing the status of various member cases, the Court and the parties 

conferred regarding the appointment of new Lead and Liaison Counsel, in light of the 

class action settlement and resulting resolution of current Lead and Liaison Counsel’s 

clients’ claims. For the reasons discussed, the Court finds it appropriate to appoint new 

Lead and Liaison Counsel in this litigation. To that end, the Court now solicits 

applications from current counsel of record for plaintiffs in the member cases. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:

1. Counsel who desire to be appointed as Lead or Liaison Counsel, to assist with 

the tasks to be completed going forward, including but not limited to common 

issue discovery, must submit notices and briefs in support of their separate or 

joint applications to be appointed Lead and/or Liaison Counsel or, in the 

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alternative, to be appointed to, or to establish, an executive committee to serve 

in the role as Lead or Liaison Counsel. 

2. Notices and briefs in support of such applications must include proposals for 

compensating such new Lead and Liaison Counsel and/or executive 

committees for services rendered on behalf of and for the benefit of the 

remaining member cases, whether that be a proposed percentage of all later 

settlements or judgments to be received as fees, or a more general proposal to 

establish a procedure for achieving a fair rate of compensation. See In re Diet 

Drugs Prod. Liab. Litig., No. 1203, 1999 WL 124414, at *2 (E.D.Pa. Feb. 10, 

1999); In re Linerboard Antitrust Litig., 292 F.Supp.2d 644, 668-69 (E.D.Pa. 

2003); In re MGM Grand Hotel Fire Litig., 660 F.Supp. 522, 525 (D.Nev. 

1987). The Court reserves the right to treat such proposals as interim 

proposals, to modify any common benefit fees and costs that are set aside, and 

to award them in the interests of justice. In re Diet Drugs Prod. Liab. 

Litig.,No. 1203, 2010 WL 3292787, at *2-5 (E.D.Pa. Aug. 19, 2010). 

3. Notices and briefs in support of such applications must be submitted no later 

than June 5, 2017. 

4. Any briefs in opposition to any or all such applications must be filed no later 

than June 19, 2017. 

5. Any reply briefs in support of such applications must be filed no later than 

June 26, 2017. 

6. Upon review of such applications, oppositions, and reply briefs, the Court will 

schedule a hearing on the appointment of new Lead and Liaison Counsel if 

necessary. 

7. Interested counsel may direct their questions or comments regarding this 

procedure through current Liaison Counsel, David P. Schafer, Law Offices of 

David P. Schafer PLLC, 2139 NW Military Highway, Suite 200, San Antonio, 

TX 78213, (210) 348-0500, David@helpingtexas.com. 

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Within three (3) court days of entry of this Order, Liaison Counsel must serve a 

copy of this Order on any plaintiffs who, as reflected on the master docket, are not 

currently receiving the Notices of Electronic Filing generated by the CM/ECF system. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATE: March 22, 2017 _______________________________________ 

 HON. MICHAEL M. ANELLO 

 United States District Judge 

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