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Nature of Suit Code: 410
Nature of Suit: Antitrust
Cause of Action: 15:1 Antitrust Litigation

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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

IL FORNAIO (AMERICA) CORPORATION,

OLIVETO PARTNERS, LTD. and THE FAMOUS

ENTERPRISE FISH COMPANY OF SANTA

MONICA, INC., on behalf of themselves and all others

similarly situated,

Plaintiffs,

 v.

LAZZARI FUEL COMPANY, LLC, 

CALIFORNIA CHARCOAL AND FIREWOOD, INC.,

CHEF’S CHOICE MESQUITE CHARCOAL,

RICHARD MORGEN, ROBERT COLBERT,

MARVIN RING, and WILLIAM W. LORD,

Defendants. /

No. C 13-05197 WHA

ORDER RE CLAIM FORMS

AND RE ATTORNEY’S 

FEES AND EXPENSES

1. CLAIM FORM.

Last year, the parties in this class action reached a $4.575 million proposed class

settlement. To qualify for a portion of the settlement fund, each class member had to timely

submit a claim form. Accordingly, the class administrator mailed notice of the class settlement

(with the claim form attached) to 1,191 class members and thrice published a banner-shaped ad

(with a hyperlink to the class website) on a trade website. Now, the deadline has elapsed and no

one has objected to the settlement. According to the class administrator, 138 claim forms were

submitted but 41 were “deficient.” (The class administrator sent deficiency letters so those

class members could cure the “deficiencies.”)

In light of these circumstances, this order would like the class administrator to please try

again to elicit more claim forms. By APRIL 14, 2015, the class administrator shall please send a

letter (with the claim form attached) to all class members who have not yet filed a claim form. 

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United States District Court

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The letter shall state:

PLEASE PROMPTLY COMPLETE THE ATTACHED CLAIM FORM.

Now pending is a civil antitrust class action against Lazzari Fuel

Company, LLC, California Charcoal and Firewood, Inc., Chef’s

Choice Mesquite Charcoal, Richard Morgen, Robert Colbert,

Marvin Ring, and William Lord regarding mesquite lump

charcoal. Il Fornaio Corporation, et al. v. Lazzari Fuel

Company, LLC, et al., No. 13-05197-WHA (N.D. Cal.). 

In exchange for a release of claims, defendants have agreed to

provide a $4.575 million settlement fund.

To be eligible for a share of the settlement money, you were

required to submit the attached claim form by March 31. Our

records indicate that you did not timely submit a claim form. 

Nevertheless, the judge has agreed to extend the deadline to

APRIL 30, 2015.

Please promptly complete the attached claim form and mail it to

Dahl Administration, PO Box 3614, Minneapolis, MN 55403. 

Your claim form must be postmarked by APRIL 30, 2015. You will be bound by the release even if you do not timely submit

a completed claim form.

Class counsel shall please promptly provide the class administrator with a copy of this order. 

The cost of providing this additional procedure shall come from the class settlement fund. 

A status report is due by MAY 7 AT NOON.

2. ATTORNEY’S FEES AND EXPENSES.

Class counsel seek $1.1 million in fees and $221,278 in expenses. Class counsel, however,

did not append to their motion any timesheets or invoices. They only submitted summary time and

expense reports (Pritzker Exhs. B, C). By APRIL 9 AT NOON, class counsel shall please file

timesheets supporting the “$1.62 million lodestar” and invoices for all expenses sought.

3. HEARING.

Currently, both pending motions are set to be heard on WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22 AT 

3:00 P.M. The undersigned judge is tentatively inclined to proceed with that hearing but it may

become necessary to hold the pending motions in abeyance to see whether additional claim forms

are timely filed. All objections to this order must be filed by APRIL 6 AT NOON.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 3, 2015. WILLIAM ALSUP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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