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Nature of Suit Code: 480
Nature of Suit: Consumer Credit
Cause of Action: 15:1681 Fair Credit Reporting Act

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

PATRICK J. MCGEE, ET AL.,

Plaintiffs,

 v.

ROSS STORES,

Defendant. /

No. C 06-07496 CRB

ORDER

The Court GRANTS the motion for preliminary approval of a class action settlement,

and adopts the terms set forth in the Proposed Order Granting Motion for Preliminary

Approval with the following amendments and modifications:

1. The Court confirms CPT Group, Inc. as Settlement Administrator.

2. The Court directs Plaintiffs to cause the “Published Notice” to be published in

USA Today on three occasions, in a size no less than a 1/8 page ad. The ads

shall be published to appear for three successive weeks, on three different days

of the week. One ad shall be published in USA Today’s Friday edition. The

first ad shall be published no more than ten days after the date of this order.

3. Beginning no more than ten days after the date of this order, and lasting until

the claims period ends, Defendant shall post at least one notice at each series of

exits of each of Defendant’s retail store locations.

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4. The parties shall revise the paragraph entitled “How Do I tell the Court That I

Don’t Like the Settlement?” of the Long Form Notice to provide that a Class

Member may object by sending the information set forth in that paragraph to

the Court, Defense Counsel and one Class Counsel. Class counsel shall confer

and select one attorney to collect objections.

5. The parties shall revise the paragraph entitled “May I Speak at the Hearing?” of

the Long Form Notice to provide that a Class Member may request permission

to appear by sending the information set forth in that paragraph to the three

parties listed under the heading “How Do I tell the Court That I Don’t Like the

Settlement?”

6. The Court will hold a Final Settlement Approval Hearing on January 9, 2009 at

10:00a.m.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 11, 2008 

CHARLES R. BREYER

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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