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Nature of Suit Code: 790
Nature of Suit: Other Labor Litigation
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Negotiable Instrument

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DEAN ALEXANDER, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

FEDEX GROUND PACKAGE SYSTEM,

INC.,

Defendant.

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No. C-05-0038 EMC

ORDER RE FURTHER

SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEFING RE

PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR

PRELIMINARY APPROVAL

(Docket No. 119)

The Court hereby orders further supplemental briefing regarding Plaintiffs’ motion for

preliminary approval.

1. Lodestar. Under the settlement, a portion of the total settlement award will be used to

compensate Plaintiffs’ attorneys. To assess the fee request, even for purposes of preliminary

approval only, the Court is in need of information as to fees would be under the lodestar method of

calculation.

2. Meal and Rest Break Claim. It appears that, under the proposed settlement, the

settlement class members will be releasing their meal and rest break claims, see Sett. Agreement ¶

I.R (release), but that, unlike the named Plaintiffs, they will not be specially compensated for that

release. See Sett. Agreement ¶ III.A (providing, inter alia, that he named Plaintiffs will be paid $1

million “in satisfaction of their individual meal and rest break claims”). If the Court’s understanding

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is correct, then the parties shall address why only the named Plaintiffs are being compensated for the

release of the meal and rest break claims.

Supplemental briefing shall be filed no later than August 5, 2015, at 12:00 p.m.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 3, 2015

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EDWARD M. CHEN

United States District Judge

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