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Nature of Suit Code: 370
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Fraud

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GUTRIDE SAFIER LLP

ADAM J. GUTRIDE (State Bar No. 181446)

SETH A. SAFIER (State Bar No. 197427) 

KRISTEN G. SIMPLICIO (State Bar No. 263291)

100 Pine Street, Suite 1250

San Francisco, California 94111

Telephone: (415) 639-9090

Facsimile: (415) 449-6469

Attorneys for Plaintiff, SCOTT KOLLER

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SCOTT KOLLER, an individual, on behalf 

of himself, the general public and those 

similarly situated,

 Plaintiff,

v.

DEOLEO USA, INC.; and MED FOODS, 

INC.,

 Defendants.

CASE NO. 3:14-cv-02400-RS

STIPULATION REGARDING DISTRIBUTION 

OF ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS FROM 

SETTLEMENT FUND; ORDER 

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WHEREAS, on August 29, 2018, the Court issued an Order Granting Final Approval of 

Settlement and Judgment (“Order”) in which it ordered, inter alia, that attorneys’ fees and costs in 

the total amount of $2,250,319.73 (“Attorney Award”) be paid from the Settlement Fund to Class 

Counsel and stated that “Such amounts shall be paid according to the terms of the Settlement 

Agreement”;

WHEREAS, pursuant to section 3.1 of the Settlement Agreement, the $7 million 

Settlement Fund has been maintained since its inception in an interest-bearing account;

WHEREAS, pursuant to section 6.4 of the Settlement Agreement, Class Counsel had the 

right to receive payment of the Attorney Award within seven days of the Order upon providing 

certain documentation to the Claim Administrator, as well as the obligation, in the event of 

reversal of the Order, to repay the Attorney Award to the Settlement Fund plus interest that would 

have been earned on the Attorney Award had it not been withdrawn from the Settlement Fund;

WHEREAS, Class Counsel elected not to withdraw the Attorney Award while appeals 

from the Order were pending;

WHEREAS, the mandate of the Court of Appeals dismissing all appeals became effective 

March 8, 2019;

WHEREAS, the $7 million principal deposited into the Settlement Fund had as of 

March 5, 2019, earned approximately $60,226.54 in interest; and

WHEREAS, the Attorney Award represents 32.15% of total principal value of the 

Settlement Fund, so 32.15% of the earned interest is properly attributable to the amount of the 

Atttorney Award;

NOW THEREFORE, the Parties agree that in addition to the Attorney Award, the Claim 

Administrator should pay Class Counsel 32.15% of the interest earned by the Settlement Fund 

through the date upon which the Claim Administrator pays the Attorney Award to Class Counsel, 

and that all remaining interest shall be distributed to Class Members and Court-approved cy pres 

recipients pursuant to the terms of the Settlement Agreement.

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STIPULATED AND AGREED:

Dated: March 13, 2019

_/s/ Kristen G. Simplicio_____________________

Adam J. Gutride

Seth A. Safier

Kristen G. Simplicio

GUTRIDE SAFIER LLP

100 Pine Street, Suite 1250

San Francisco, California 94111

Attorneys for Plaintiff

Dated: March 13, 2019

_/s/ Jeffrey Margulies____________________

Jeffrey Margulies

NORTON ROSE & FULBRIGHT LLP

555 South Flower Street, Forty-First Floor 

Los Angeles, California 90071

Attorneys for Defendant

Deoleo USA, Inc.

GOOD CAUSE APPEARING THEREFOR, IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: 

THE HONORABLE RICHARD SEEBORG

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

3/14/19

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