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Nature of Suit Code: 791
Nature of Suit: Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
Cause of Action: 29:1145 E.R.I.S.A.

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I CL5::I. U.3. DISTRICT CO: -;. I EJSTERN DISTRICT OF CALIF;. .:'A 

BY DEPUTYCLEaK 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

ART~JROAGUILAR, individually and on 

behalf of all others similarly situated, 

II Plaintiff, 

VS. 

MELKONIAN ENTERPRISES, INC., and 

MARK MELKONIAN, 

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1 Case No. I: 05-CV-00032-OWW-LJO I CLASS ACTION 

FlKAL JUDGMEYT AND ORDER OF 

DISMISSAL WITH PREJL'DICE 

I Judge: Hon. Oliver W. Wanger 

Date: January 22,2007 

Time: 10:OO a.m. 

Dept: Courtroom 3 

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I Action Filed: January 6,2005 
 1 Trial Date: None Set 

20 The Final Settlement Hearing came on regdarly for hearing in Courtroom 3 of the 11 

21 1 above-referenced Court, the Honorable Oliver W. hanger, presiding; Daniel Feinberg of Lewis, 

1) I 22 Feinberg, Renaker & Jackson appeared as Counsel for the Representative Plaintiff and the Class; 

23 I1William C. Hahesy of the law firm of Sagaser, Jon& & Hahesy appeared on behalf of Defendant: 

24 11 Melkonian Enterprises, Inc. and Mark Melkonian (;'Defendantsu); the Court having reviewed the 

25 11 moving papers and all pleadings, records and otherdocumentation on file in this caw and good 

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[PROPOSED]FINAL JUDGMENT AND ORDEROF DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE 

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cause appearing therefore: ~ 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED AS FOLLOWS: 

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I. This Order incorporates by referencp the definitions in the Joint Stipulation of 

Settlement ("Joint Stipulation"), and all terms defihed therein shall have the same meaning in this 

I. Order. The Joint Stipulation is on file with the Court and 1s attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and 

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incorporated herein. I 2. The Joint Stipulation shall be and hereby is fully and finally approved. 

3. The Court hereby finally and unco!ditionally certifies the Class pursuant to Rule 

23(b)(l) and (b)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil P!ocedure In the event this Final Judgment is 

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overturned, reversed or not affirmed in its entirety or never becomes final, the Effective Date of 

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the Joint Stipulation does not occur or the Joint ~tibulation is nullified or invalidated for any 

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reason, the Court acknowledges that the fact that $e Parties were willing to stipulate to class 

certification only as part of the Joint Stipulation shill have no bearing on, nor be admissible in 

connection with, any issue in this Action or in any bther action. 

4. The Court finds that all required notice, including the Notice of the Final 

Settlement Hearing, was given properly to Class Members and in accordance with the Joint 

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Stipulation and orders and that the Notice, given bi first class mail, was the best notice under the 

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circumstances and satisfies all requirements of due process and federal law. 

5. The Court finds that the Joint stipulation and the terms and conditions set forth in 

the Joint Stipulation are fair, reasonable and adequlte to the Class and each Class Member and 

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that the Joint Stipulation and its terms and conditions fully satisfy all requirements of applicable 

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6. The Court hereby permanently enjoi,ns, bars and forever precludes any and all 

Releasors, including the Class, the Representative plaintiff and all Class Members, fiom 

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initiating, pursuing, prosecuting in any forum (or atlowing to be initiated, pursued or prosecuted 

in their own right or on their own behalf) any of thl Claims released in Section 13 of the Joint 

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I Stipulation and as set forth below in paragraph 12. I 

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7. The Court finally approves the amoint of attorneys' fees and costs requested by 

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[PROPOSED] FINAL JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE 

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