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Nature of Suit Code: 410
Nature of Suit: Antitrust
Cause of Action: 15:1 Antitrust Litigation

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[PROPOSED] AMENDED ORDER GRANTING 

PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF NOTICE 

PROGRAM, NOTICE FORMS & PLAN OF ALLOCATION 

MASTER FILE NO. CV-07-5634-CRB

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Joseph W. Cotchett (36324) 

jcotchett@cpmlegal.com 

Steven N. Williams (175489) 

swilliams@cpmlegal.com 

Adam J. Zapala (245748) 

azapala@cpmlegal.com 

COTCHETT, PITRE & McCARTHY, LLP 

San Francisco Airport Office Center 

840 Malcolm Road, Suite 200 

Burlingame, CA 94010 

Telephone: (650) 697-6000 

Facsimile: (650) 697-0577 

Michael P. Lehmann (77152) 

mlehmann@hausfeldllp.com 

Christopher Lebsock (184546) 

clebsock@hausfeldllp.com 

HAUSFELD LLP 

44 Montgomery Street 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

Telephone: (415) 633-1908 

Facsimile: (415) 358-4980 

Michael D. Hausfeld

mhausfeld@hausfeldllp.com 

Seth R. Gassman 

sgassman@hausfeldllp.com 

HAUSFELD LLP 

1700 K Street, Suite 650 

Washington, D.C. 20006 

Telephone: (202) 540-7200 

Facsimile: (202) 540-7201 

Interim Co-Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

IN RE TRANSPACIFIC PASSENGER

AIR TRANSPORTATION ANTITRUST 

LITIGATION 

Civil Action No. 3:07-CV-05634-CRB

MDL No: 1913 

AMENDED ORDER GRANTING

PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR

APPROVAL OF NOTICE 

PROGRAM, NOTICE FORMS, AND 

PLAN OF ALLOCATION 

This Document Relates To: 

All Actions 

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[PROPOSED] AMENDED ORDER GRANTING 

PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF NOTICE 

PROGRAM, NOTICE FORMS & PLAN OF ALLOCATION 1 

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Plaintiffs have moved the Court for approval of their proposed notice program and forms 

(“Notice Program”) and the Plan of Allocation (“Plan of Allocation”). The Court, having reviewed 

the motion, the accompanying declarations, the pleadings and other papers on file in this action, 

and the statements of counsel and the parties, hereby finds that the motion should be GRANTED. 

 IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: 

1. The Court approves the proposed Notice Program, including the Long Form Notice, 

the Short Form Notice, attached to the Declaration of Dr. Shannon R. Wheatman in support of 

Plaintiffs’ Motion for Approval of Notice Program, Notice Forms, and Plan of Allocation. The 

Court further approves the claim form attached to the Declaration of Christopher L. Lebsock in 

support of Plaintiffs’ Motion for Approval of Notice Program, Notice Forms, and Plan of 

Allocation. The Court also preliminarily approves the proposed Plan of Allocation described in 

Plaintiffs’ Motion for Approval of Notice Program, Notice Forms, and Plan of Allocation. The 

Court finds that the manner of notice proposed constitutes the best practicable notice under the 

circumstances as well as valid, due and sufficient notice to all persons entitled thereto and 

complies fully with the requirements of the Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23 and the due process 

requirements of the United States Constitution. The Court further finds that the Plan of Allocation 

is fair, reasonable, and adequate under the circumstances and fairly compensates class members 

based upon the scope of the releases provided by Settling Defendants. 

2. On or before March 29, 2015 Settlement Class Counsel shall cause the notice, in 

substantially the same form as Exhibits referenced above, to be published in the manner and in and 

through the media outlets and other mediums enumerated in the Notice Program and publication 

schedules attached as Exhibits to the Declaration of Dr. Shannon R. Wheatman. Settlement Class 

Counsel shall also provide a copy of the notice to all persons who request it and shall post a copy 

of the notice on the Internet at the address identified in the notice. Settlement Class Counsel shall 

notify Settling Defendants of all class members who elect to opt out of the settlements or object to 

the settlements within five business days of the deadline for the same. 

3. At least ten (10) days before the date fixed by this Court for the Final Fairness 

Hearing, Settlement Class Counsel shall cause to be filed with the Clerk of this Court a declaration 

by the person under whose general direction the publication of notice was made, showing that 

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publication was made in accordance with this Order. 

4. A hearing (the “Final Fairness Hearing”) shall be held by this Court on Friday, May 

22, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. before the Honorable Charles R. Breyer at the United States District Court 

for the Northern District of California, 450 Golden Gate Ave., Courtroom 6, 17th Floor, San 

Francisco, California, 94102 to make a final determination as to whether the proposed settlements 

are fair, adequate, and reasonable to the settlement classes and should be approved by the Court, 

and whether Settling Defendants should be released from claims as provided in the settlement 

agreements. The Court may adjourn this Final Fairness Hearing without further notice to members 

of the settlement classes. 

5. Any member of a settlement class may request to be excluded from the settlement 

class; such request of exclusion must be made no later than thirty-five days before the date of the 

Final Fairness Hearing, and must otherwise comply with the requirements set forth in the long 

form notice provided on the website established by Kinsella Media (“Settlement Website”). Any 

member of a settlement class who does not timely seek exclusion from said class and who wishes 

to object to the terms of the relevant proposed settlement must do so in writing, must mail or 

deliver copies of such objection to Counsel for the Settling Parties and the Clerk of the Court no 

later than thirty-five days before the Final Fairness Hearing, and must otherwise comply with the 

requirements set forth in the long form notice provided on the Settlement Website. 

6. In the event that one or more of the proposed settlements are approved by the Court 

after the Final Fairness Hearing, the deadline for class members to submit claims will be the later 

of one hundred twenty (120) days after the Effective Date of each of the respective settlements (as 

that term is defined in each of the Settlement Agreements) or the date upon which entry of 

judgment against each respective Settling Defendant is entered by the Court. 

7. Settlement Class Counsel shall file with the Court their motion for final approval of 

the proposed settlement agreements at least fourteen (14) days prior to the date of the Final 

Fairness Hearing. Settlement Class Counsel shall post a copy of any motion and supporting papers 

on the Settlement Website at least ten (10) days prior to the Final Fairness Hearing. 

8. Settlement Class Counsel shall file any motion concerning the payment of and/or 

distribution of attorneys’ fees, costs, and/or incentive awards forty-five (45) days prior to the Final 

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Fairness Hearing. Settlement Class Counsel shall post a copy of any motion for attorneys’ fees and 

supporting papers on the website within twenty-four hours after it is filed with the Court. 

Comments and/or objections to any motion must be made in writing and comply with the 

requirements set forth in the long form notice posted on the Settlement Website, and must be 

received by Settlement Class Counsel, and filed with the Court, at least thirty-five (35) days prior 

to the Final Fairness Hearing. 

9. Settlement Class Counsel are authorized to pay out of the Settlement Fund sums 

actually invoiced by Kinsella Media/Rust for notice and administration. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: December 15, 2014 

 HON. CHARLES R. BREYER 

 United States District Judge 

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