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Nature of Suit Code: 710
Nature of Suit: Fair Labor Standards Act
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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Case No. C 05 00519 CRB 1 [PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING 

PRELIMINARY APPROVAL 

M. KIRBY C. WILCOX (SB# 78576) 

STEPHEN P. SONNENBERG (SB#164881) 

ANNETTE RITTMULLER (SB# 211882) 

SAIDAH GRAYSON (SB# 221713) 

PAUL, HASTINGS, JANOFSKY & WALKER LLP 

55 Second Street 

Twenty-Fourth Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94105-3441 

Telephone: (415) 856-7000 

Facsimile: (415) 856-7100 

Attorneys for Defendant 

Bank of America, N.A. 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

TIMOTHY L. FRANKLIN, individually, 

and on behalf of all others similarly 

situated, 

Plaintiffs,

vs.

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. and DOES 1 

through 50, inclusive, 

Defendants.

CASE NO. C 05 00519 CRB 

[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING 

PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF CLASS 

ACTION SETTLEMENT AND SETTING 

FINAL APPROVAL HEARING 

Date: December 9, 2005 

Time: 10:00 a.m. 

Place: Courtroom 8, 19th Floor 

Judge: Honorable Charles Breyer

 The joint motion of the Settling Parties for an order preliminarily approving a class action 

settlement and setting a settlement hearing, came on for hearing on December 9, 2005. The Court 

has considered the Joint Stipulation of Settlement and Release of Class Action (and its exhibits), 

the submissions of counsel, and all other papers filed in this action. The matter having been 

submitted and good cause appearing therefor: 

 The Court finds as follows: 

1. All defined terms contained herein shall have the same meanings as set forth in 

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the Joint Stipulation of Settlement and Release executed by the Settling Parties and filed with this 

Court (the “Joint Stipulation”); 

2. The Class Representative and Bank of America, N. A., through their counsel of 

record in the Action, have reached an agreement to settle all claims in the Action.; 

3. The Court conditionally finds that, for the purposes of approving this settlement 

only and for no other purpose and with no other effect on the Action, including no effect on the 

Action should the Court not approve the Joint Stipulation or should the Settlement Effective Date 

not occur, the proposed Class meets the requirements for certification under Rule 23 of the 

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: (a) the proposed Class is ascertainable and so numerous that 

joinder of all members of the class is impracticable; (b) there are questions of law or fact common 

to the proposed Class, and there is a well-defined community of interest among members of the 

proposed Class with respect to the subject matter of the Litigation; (c) the claims of the Class 

Representative Timothy L. Franklin are typical of the claims of the members of the proposed 

Class; (d) Class Representative Timothy L. Franklin will fairly and adequately protect the 

interests of the Members of the Class; (e) a class action is superior to other available methods for 

an efficient adjudication of this controversy; and (f) the counsel of record for the Class 

Representative is qualified to serve as counsel for the Class Representative in his individual 

capacity as well as his representative capacity for the class; 

4. The moving parties also have presented to the Court for review the Joint 

Stipulation. The Joint Stipulation is within the range of reasonableness and meets the 

requirements for preliminary approval; and 

5. The moving parties have also presented to the Court for review a plan to provide 

notice to the proposed Class of the nature of the action, the terms of the settlement and the options 

facing the Class including, inter alia: to opt out of the class action, to remain in the Settlement 

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Class, to object to the terms of the settlement, with counsel if desired, and/or to participate as a 

Claimant. The revised notice will be mailed to all Class Members at their Last Known 

Addresses. The notice plan proposed by the Parties is the best practical under the circumstances. 

 Good cause appearing therefor, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 

1. Pursuant to Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Joint Stipulation 

is preliminarily approved and the Class is provisionally certified; 

2. The Class Counsel may move for no more than $50,000 in costs and 25% of the 

Settlement Amount, after subtracting costs, in attorneys’ fees. 

3. The Court appoints Rust Consulting, Inc. as the Settlement Administrator and 

preliminarily approves deduction of costs of administration from the Maximum Payment 

Amount. 

4. Notice of the proposed settlement, and the rights of Class Members to opt out of 

the settlement or become a participating claimant, shall be given by mailing of the Second 

Amended Notice of Proposed Class Action Settlement for Unpaid Overtime Premiums proposed 

by the Parties. The Notice will be sent by first class mail, postage prepaid, to all Class Members 

pursuant to the applicable provisions in the Joint Stipulation and mailed no later than February 

22, 2006. Defendant shall provide the Claims Administrator with the information necessary to 

conduct this mailing as set forth in the Joint Stipulation. The Court hereby approves the content 

and form of the proposed Second Amended Notice, Claim Form and Exclusion Form; 

5. A hearing shall be held before this Court on June 16, 2006, at 10:00 a.m. to 

consider whether the Court should grant final approval of the settlement: 

(a) Written objections by Class members to the proposed settlement will be 

considered if received by the Court, on or before April 24, 2006; 

(b) At the Settlement Hearing, Class Members may be heard orally in support 

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of the settlement, or in opposition to the settlement, provided they submitted a 

timely written objection on or before April 24, 2006; 

(c) Class Counsel and counsel for Bank of America, N. A. should be prepared 

at the hearing to respond to objections filed by Class Members and to provide 

other information as appropriate, bearing on whether or not the settlement should 

be approved; and 

6. In the event that the Settlement Effective Date occurs, all Settlement Class 

Members will be deemed to have forever released and discharged the Released Claims. In the 

event that the Settlement is not approved for any reason whatsoever, the Joint Stipulation shall be 

deemed null and void and shall have no effect whatsoever. 

7. No later than May 8, 2006, the parties shall file a joint motion for final approval of 

the settlement, and the Class Representative and Class Counsel shall file their motion for attorney 

fees and for approval of an enhancement payment to the Class Representative. 

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: ____________________ __________________________________ 

 The Honorable Charles R. Breyer 

Approved as to form and content. 

DATED: December 8, 2005 _____/s/ Arthur W. Lazear_____________

ARTHUR W. LAZEAR 

Attorneys for Plaintiff TIMOTHY L. FRANKLIN

LEGAL_US_W # 53047706.2

December 09, 2005

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

APPROVED

Judge Charles R. Breyer

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