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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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DAVID M. FRIEDMAN et al, 

On behalf of all others

similarly situated,

Plaintiffs,

 v.

CALIFORNIA STATE EMPLOYEES

ASSOCIATION, et al., 

Defendants. /

NO. CIV. 2:00-101 WBS DAD

ORDER

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The court has received and considered the parties’

stipulation and proposed order regarding plaintiff’s motion for

approval of class notice of motion for award of attorneys’ fees,

together with defendants’ Notices of Non-Opposition (Docket Nos.

278, 284-86). The court has the following concerns: 

1. The proposed class notice (Docket No. 278) states

that objections to the motion for attorneys’ fees

should be “postmarked no later than July 2, 2010” (Id.

3:24) and that the objections must also be “received by

Class Counsel on or before July 2, 2010.” (Id. 4:2.) 

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The identical “postmarked by” and “received by”

requirements create ambiguity as to what an objecting

class member’s responsibility is with respect to timely

objection. 

2. Page 2, line 22 of the proposed class notice

should be corrected to “Federal Rule of Civil

Procedure.”

3. The court would like to have a supporting

declaration by a competent official that states the

date by which the class notice and disbursement of

nominal damages will be mailed to class members.

 Accordingly, within twenty days from the date of

this Order, the parties shall submit proposed class notice

and supporting declaration modified to address the above

concerns. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: April 20, 2010

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