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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Other Contract

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

HERBERT ANTHONY ADDERLEY, on

behalf of himself and all others similarly

situated,

Plaintiffs,

 v.

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

PLAYERS ASSOCIATION, a Virginia

corporation, and NATIONAL FOOTBALL

LEAGUE PLAYERS INCORPORATED

d/b/a PLAYERS INC., a Virginia

corporation

Defendants. /

No. C 07-00943 WHA

CLASS ACTION

ORDER REGARDING

UNDELIVERABLE 

CLAIM FORMS

The undersigned has reviewed the supplemental declarations provided by class counsel

and the claims administrator regarding “undeliverable” settlement notices and claim forms. 

Based upon these declarations, 202 class members — or roughly ten percent of the class — did

not receive either the first or second round of mailings informing them that they were entitled to

participate in this settlement. This is troubling. The undersigned is especially concerned that

defendants will argue that the release in the settlement agreement will bar any and all claims by

these 202 retired NFL players, despite the fact that they never received notice of the settlement in

the mail, never received their claim forms, and will not receive any payments from the settlement

fund (especially if their share of the settlement is allocated and disbursed to other class members).

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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The parties shall meet and confer, and address BY NOON ON MONDAY, JULY 19, 2010,

how these 202 class members should be treated under the settlement agreement and distribution

plan. Please cite authority in your filings.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 12, 2010. WILLIAM ALSUP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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