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Nature of Suit Code: 370
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Petition for Removal

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KEMNITZER, BARRON AND KRIEG

BRYAN KEMNITZER Bar No. 066401

NANCY BARRON Bar No. 099278

ELLIOT CONN Bar No. 279920

445 Bush St., 6th Floor

San Francisco, CA 94108

Telephone: (415) 632-1900

Facsimile: (415) 632-1901

Attorneys for BOR PHA, NOU LEE and the putative class

THE COSTA LAW FIRM

DANIEL P. COSTA Bar No. 110919

2489 Sunrise Blvd., Ste. A

Gold River, CA 95670

Telephone: (916) 400-2734

Facsimile: (916) 400-2744

Attorneys for Defendants YIA YANG, YIA YANG dba YIA’S AUTO SALES, YIA YANG dba 

PLATINUM FINANCIAL and YIA’S AUTO SALES, INC.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SACRAMENTO DIVISION

BOR PHA and NOU LEE,

Plaintiffs,

vs.

YIA YANG; YIA YANG dba YIA’S AUTO 

SALES; YIA YANG dba PLANTINUM 

FINANCIAL; YIA’S AUTO SALES, INC.; 

GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE 

COMPANY and DOES 3 through 10, 

inclusive

Defendants.

____________________________________/

Case No. 2:12-cv-01580-TLN-DAD

CLASS ACTION

STIPULATION AND ORDER 

REGARDING DISTRIBUTION OF 

RESIDUAL TO ALTERNATIVE CY PRES

RECIPIENTS

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WHEREAS, the parties to the above matter entered into a Settlement Agreement which was 

preliminarily approved by the Court on January 7, 2015;

WHEREAS, the Court entered a final approval order granting class action settlement on 

August 17, 2015;

WHEREAS, the parties have carried out the terms of the Settlement Agreement and the Court 

Order;

WHEREAS, the checks were sent out by Heffler Claims Group with a letter in Hmong, 

explaining the check as being from a settlement and that it should be cashed;

WHEREAS, the checks have now past their stale date;

WHEREAS, the current balance in the class administrator’s account is 98,902.39;

WHEREAS, there are outstanding invoices for class administration in the amount of 

$15,656.53;

WHEREAS, after deduction for the costs of class administration, there is a remaining 

$83,245.86 for distribution to the cy pres recipient;

WHEREAS, the parties had agreed and the Court had approved as the cy pres recipient the 

Hmong Woman’s Heritage;

WHEREAS, the parties have attempted to locate the Hmong Woman’s Heritage, but have 

determined that the organization is no longer in existence, that its website is no longer up, and the 

phones have been disconnected;

WHEREAS, the parties therefore believe it is appropriate to select alternative recipient for cy 

pres;

WHEREAS, the parties believe the California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation and the 

California Rural Legal Assistance would be appropriate recipients.

THE PARTIES STIPULATE AS FOLLOWS:

Based upon the fact that the Hmong Women’s Heritage Association is no longer in existence, 

its website is down, and the phones have been disconnected, the parties stipulate the appropriate 

alternative recipients of the cy pres after payment of class administration is the California Rural Legal 

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Assistance Foundation and the California Rural Legal Assistance are appropriate recipients and 

should receive cy pres in equal amounts.

IT IS SO STIPULATED.

Dated: November 10, 2016 KEMNITZER, BARRON & KRIEG, LLP

By: /s/ Bryan Kemnitzer 

BRYAN KEMNITZER

Attorneys for Plaintiff

Dated: September___, 2016 THE COSTA LAW FIRM

By: 

DANIEL P. COSTA

Attorneys for Defendants YIA YANG, YIA YANG 

dba YIA’S AUTO SALES and YIA’S AUTO 

SALES, INC.

ORDER

The Court, having reviewed the stipulation of the parties and good cause appearing, it is

ordered as follows:

From the current balance in the account of $98,902.39, Heffler Claims Group is to be paid

$15,656.53 for class administration. 

Heffler Claims Group is to distribute the remaining residual of $83,245.86 divided equally

in the amount of $41,622.93 in checks made out to the California Rural Legal Assistance 

Foundation and the California Rural Legal Assistance.

SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 16, 2016

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