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Nature of Suit Code: 443
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Accommodations
Cause of Action: 42:405 Fair Housing Act

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RONALD MURBERGER, et. al., )

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Plaintiff, )

v. )

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WILLIAM M. MORRIS, et, al., )

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Defendants. )

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CV F 01-6068 AWI LJO

ORDER APPROVING FINAL

DISTRIBUTION OF

REMAINING CLASS FUNDS

On December 22, 2005, Class Counsel filed her Final Report and Application for

Distribution of Remaining Class Funds pursuant to this Court’s Final Order Approving Class

Action Settlement. In the final report, Class Counsel describes the efforts to locate class member

households and administration and distribution of the class fund. Class Counsel indicates that

132 claims were paid, which represented 450 absent class members, 5 claims were denied for

failure to meet the class criteria, and each class member’s household pro-rata share was

$3,861.16. However, Class Counsel indicates that five class households submitted late claims. 

Class Counsel proposes making a payment of $1,000.00 for each of these late claims. 

Additionally, Class Counsel has submitted a declaration and billing records indicating that Class

Counsel has incurred $27,380.85 in fees and costs in administering and distributing the class

fund. Class Counsel, however, seeks $23,853.12 for administration and distribution of the class

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fund, which is under the $25,000.00 cap set by this Court’s Final Order Approving Class Action

Settlement. Class Counsel indicates that paying the late filed claims $1,000.00 each and paying

Class Counsel $23,853.12 will result in $0.00 remaining in the class fund. No opposition has

been filed to Class Counsel’s Final Report and Application.

Having thus considered Class Counsel’s Final Report and Application for Distribution of

Remaining Class Funds, as well as the declaration of class counsel and exhibits filed in support

thereof, the Court finds Class Counsel’s Final Report and Application to be reasonable and

appropriate.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Class Counsel is authorized to make a payment of $1,000.00 to each of the five

class households who submitted late claims, namely the households of: (a)

Enrique Cervantes, (b) Juan Rodriguez, (c) Naomi Vigil, (d) Rosa Ramirez, and

(e) Jose Canas; the $1,000.00 payments satisfies the claims of those households to

any portion of the class fund; and

2. Class counsel’s application for a payment of $23,853.12 in attorney’s fees and

costs for administration and disbursement of the class fund is approved.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 9, 2006 /s/ Anthony W. Ishii 

0m8i78 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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