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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: Civil Miscellaneous Case

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

AIMEE LAMBERT, an individual, on 

behalf of himself and all others similarly 

situated

Plaintiff,

v.

BUTH-NA-BODHAIGE, INC., a Delaware

corporation; 

RAZE MEDIA, INC. a Texas corporation; 

and DOES 1-50, inclusive,

Defendants.

Case No. 2:14-cv-00514-MCE-KJN

FINAL JUDGMENT

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The Court has (1) reviewed and considered the terms and conditions of the 

proposed Settlement as set forth in the Settlement Agreement, which is attached hereto 

and incorporated herein by reference; (2) reviewed and considered the application of 

Class Counsel for an award of attorneys’ fees, costs, expenses, and incentive award; 

(3) held a Final Approval Hearing on November 12, 2015 after being satisfied that notice 

to the Class has been provided in accordance with the Court’s Order Granting 

Preliminary Approval to Proposed Class Settlement entered on July 29, 2015 (the 

“Preliminary Approval Order”); (4) taken into account the presentations and other 

proceedings at the Final Approval Hearing; and (5) considered the Settlement in the 

context of all prior proceedings had in this litigation. Accordingly, the Court enters the 

following FINDINGS and CONCLUSIONS:

A. The Court finds and concludes that it has subject-matter jurisdiction over 

this Action and all claims within this Action, and personal jurisdiction over all the parties 

to this Action, including all members of the Class.

B. The Court finds and concludes that the Class provisionally certified in the 

Preliminary Approval Order has been appropriately certified for settlement purposes. 

Class Counsel and the Class Representative have fairly and adequately represented 

the Class for purposes of entering into and implementing the Settlement.

C. The notice to putative Class Members was comprised of individual mailed 

and emailed notice to all Class Members for whom Defendant Buth-Na-Bodhaige, Inc., 

d/b/a The Body Shop, has an email or postal address. The Court finds and concludes 

that this notice (i) constituted the best notice practicable under the circumstances, (ii) 

constituted notice that was reasonably calculated, under the circumstances, to apprise 

the putative Class Members of the pendency of the Action, and of their right to object 

and to appear at the Final Approval Hearing or to exclude themselves from the 

Settlement, (iii) was reasonable and constituted due, adequate, and sufficient notice to 

all persons entitled to be provided with notice, and (iv) fully complied with due process 

principles and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23.

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D. The Court has held a Final Approval Hearing to consider the fairness, 

reasonableness, and adequacy of the Settlement and has been advised that there have 

been no objections to the Settlement and that no class member has elected to opt out of 

the Settlement.

E. The Court finds and concludes that the Settlement is the product of good 

faith, arm’s-length negotiations between the Class Representative and Class Counsel, 

on the one hand, and Defendant and its counsel, on the other hand.

F. The Court finds and concludes that the Settlement, as provided for in the 

Settlement Agreement, is in all respects fair, reasonable, adequate, and proper, and in 

the best interest of the Class. In reaching this conclusion, the Court considered a 

number of factors, including: (i) the strength of Plaintiff’s case; (ii) the risk, expense, 

complexity, and likely duration of further litigation; (iii) the risk of maintaining class action 

status throughout the trial; (iv) the amount offered in settlement; (v) the extent of 

discovery completed, and the stage of the proceedings; (vi) the experience and views of 

counsel; (vii) the presence of a governmental participant; and (viii) the reaction of the 

class members to the proposed settlement. See Torrisi v. Tucson Elec. Power Co., 8 

F.3d 1370, 1375 (9th Cir. 1993).

G. The Court finds and concludes that all Class Members (as permanently 

certified below) shall be subject to all of the provisions of the Settlement, the Settlement 

Agreement, and this final Judgment.

On the basis of the foregoing findings and conclusions, as well as the 

submissions and proceedings referred to above, NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY 

ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED:

Certification of Class and Approval of Settlement

1. The Settlement and the Settlement Agreement are hereby approved as 

fair, reasonable, adequate, and in the best interests of the Class, and the requirements 

of due process and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23 have been satisfied. The parties 

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are ordered and directed to comply with the terms and provisions of the Settlement 

Agreement. 

2. The Court having found that each of the elements of Federal Rules of Civil 

Procedure 23(a) and 23(b)(3) are satisfied, for purposes of settlement only, the Class is 

permanently certified pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23, on behalf of the 

following persons: all individuals in the United States who received a text message sent 

by or on behalf of Buth-Na-Bodhaige, Inc., d/b/a The Body Shop (“TBS”) during the 

period of time from February 20, 2010 to February 20, 2014, as reflected by the 

combined records of Defendants Raze Media, LLC and TBS.

The Court readopts and incorporates herein by reference its preliminary 

conclusions as to the satisfaction of Rules 23(a) and (b)(3) set forth in the Preliminary 

Approval Order and Final Approval Order and notes again that because this certification 

of the Class is in connection with the Settlement rather than litigation, the Court need 

not address any issues of manageability that may be presented by certification of the 

class proposed in the Settlement.

3. For purposes of Settlement only, the named Plaintiff is certified as 

representative of the Class and Class Counsel is appointed counsel to the Class. The 

Court concludes that Class Counsel and the Class Representative have fairly and 

adequately represented the Class with respect to the Settlement and the Settlement 

Agreement. 

Release and Injunctions Against Released Claims

4. As of the date of entry of Judgment, Plaintiff and all Class Members fully, 

finally, and forever release, relinquish, and discharge any and all actual, potential, filed, 

known or unknown, fixed or contingent, claimed or unclaimed, suspected or 

unsuspected, claims, demands, liabilities, rights, causes of action, contracts or 

agreements, extracontractual claims, damages, punitive, exemplary or multiplied 

damages, expenses, costs, attorneys’ fees and/or obligations (including “Unknown 

Claims” as defined in the Settlement Agreement), whether in law or in equity, accrued or 

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unaccrued, direct, individual or representative, of every nature and description 

whatsoever, whether based on the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, 47 U.S.C. 

Section 227, or other federal, state, local, statutory or common law or any other law, 

rule or regulation, including the law of any jurisdiction outside the United States, against 

the Released Parties (as defined in the Settlement Agreement), or any of them, arising 

out of the facts, transactions, events, matters, occurrences, acts, disclosures, 

statements, representations, omissions or failures to act regarding the alleged receipt of 

text messages sent by or on behalf of TBS during the period of time from February 20, 

2010 to February 20, 2014, including all claims that were brought or could have been 

brought in the Action, belonging to any and all Releasing Parties (as defined in the 

Settlement Agreement).

5. Any rights of the Class Representative and each and every one of the 

Class Members to the protections afforded under Section 1542 of the California Civil 

Code and/or any other similar, comparable, or equivalent laws, are terminated.

6. Plaintiff and all Class Members are hereby permanently barred and 

enjoined from filing, commencing, prosecuting, intervening in, or participating (as class 

members or otherwise) in, any lawsuit or other action in any jurisdiction based on the 

Released Claims (as enumerated above and defined in the Settlement Agreement).

Other Provisions

7. The Court approves a fee award to Class Counsel of $1,600,000, which 

the Court finds to be fair and reasonable for the reasons set forth in the Final Approval 

Order. TBS shall pay the fee award pursuant to and in the manner provided by the 

terms of the Settlement Agreement.

8. The Court approves the payment of an incentive award to the Class 

Representative in the amount of $5,000 for the reasons set forth in the Final Approval 

Order. TBS shall pay the incentive award pursuant to and in the manner provided by 

the terms of the Settlement Agreement.

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9. The parties are authorized to agree to and adopt such amendments, 

modifications and expansions of the Settlement Agreement and its implementing 

documents (including all Exhibits to the Agreement) that (1) shall be consistent in all 

material respects with this Final Judgment, and (2) do not limit the rights of Class 

Members.

Dismissal and Continuing Jurisdiction

10. The Action and the claims alleged therein are hereby ordered dismissed 

with prejudice.

11. Without in any way affecting the finality of this Judgment, this Court 

hereby retains jurisdiction as to all matters relating to the interpretation, administration, 

consummation, and enforcement of the Settlement Agreement and this Judgment.

The Court hereby enters judgment in this case, pursuant to Federal Rule of 

Procedure 58. The Clerk of Court is hereby directed to close the case. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 18, 2015

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