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Nature of Suit Code: 790
Nature of Suit: Other Labor Litigation
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Petition for Removal

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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

VICTORIA A. MOORE, individually,

and on behalf of all others similarly

situated,

Plaintiffs,

v.

ALBERTSON’S, INC.,

Defendant.

NO. C04-3731 TEH 

ORDER RE: MOTION FOR

PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF

CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT

The Court is in receipt of Plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary approval of class action

settlement, provisional certification of a settlement class, approval of the class notice claim

form and form of request for exclusion from settlement, and setting a hearing date for final

approval of the settlement (hereinafter “the motion for preliminary approval of the

settlement”). The Court is also in receipt of Plaintiffs’ application for an order shortening

time, which Defendant has not opposed.

Because the settlement agreement and class notice were negotiated between the

parties, it appears that Defendant also will not oppose Plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary

approval of the settlement. Thus, good cause appears to GRANT Plaintiffs’ request for an

order shortening time. As Plaintiffs observe in their motion, the Court may, but need not,

hold a hearing before granting preliminary approval of a class action settlement and

provisional class certification. 

After carefully reviewing the settlement papers submitted with the declaration of

Matthew R. Bainer, the Court generally finds the agreement to be fair, reasonable, and

adequate. The only question in the Court’s mind concerns the fees paid to the Claims

Administrator and related administrative expenses to be deducted from the maximum payable

amount prior to calculating the amounts to be awarded to individual class members. To

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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address the Court’s concerns, the parties shall meet and confer and file a joint statement that

sets forth a reasonable estimate of the amount of such administrative fees. This statement

shall be filed no later than Monday, October 31, 2005. 

The parties shall also file by that date a proposed order granting the motion for

preliminary approval of the settlement. The hearing on the final approval of the settlement

shall be scheduled for a Monday morning at 10:00 AM. Provided that the parties’ response

to the Court’s question regarding administrative fees is satisfactory, the Court will grant the

motion for preliminary approval of the settlement without oral argument. The Court shall

notify the parties if it deems a hearing on the motion to be necessary.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED 10/25/05 

THELTON E. HENDERSON, JUDGE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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