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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 15:1681 Fair Credit Reporting Act

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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*E-filed 8/10/06*

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

CHUCK BROWNING,

Plaintiff,

 v.

YAHOO! INC., CONSUMERINFO.COM,

INC., and EXPERIAN NORTH AMERICA,

INC.,

Defendants. /

Case No. C04-01463 HRL

THIRD INTERIM ORDER ON

JOINT MOTION FOR

CERTIFICATION OF

TENTATIVE SETTLEMENT

CLASS AND PRELIMINARY

APPROVAL OF PROPOSED

SETTLEMENT, ETC.

Re Docket No. 103

On May 8, 2006, following a preliminary approval hearing, the court took under

submission the parties’ Joint Motion for Certification of Tentative Settlement Class,

Preliminary Approval of Proposed Settlement, Approval and Direction of the Notice Plan,

Appointment of Class Counsel, and Appointment of Settlement Administrator ("Joint Motion"). 

Then, the court issued an Interim Order describing its questions and reservations about the

proposed settlement, particularly the breadth of the class definition and the sweeping scope of

the release, and asked the parties to reply. The parties replied and proposed new release

language. After reviewing their new submission, the court issued a Second Interim Order

focusing on its still-lingering concern about the broad scope of the proposed release. It

suggested that the parties try again. They have done so.

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The court is now in receipt of a Joint Memorandum In Response to the Second Interim

Order. In it the parties propose two versions of substitute language for subpart (2) of the

release. Alternative A would release claims based on "any Released Party’s selling, providing

or performing (or representing that such person can or will sell, provide, or perform) the service

of improving a consumer’s credit record, history or rating (including providing advice or

assistance to the consumer with regard to improving the consumer’s credit record, history, or

rating), where the stated basis of the claim is about improvement of a consumer’s credit record,

history, or rating." Alternative B would release claims based on "any Released Party’s selling,

providing or performing (or representing that such person can or will sell, provide, or perform)

any service, advice, or assistance with regard to improving a consumer’s credit record, history,

or rating."

Of the two, Alternative A satisfies the court's current concerns about the scope of the

release, and the court invites a new motion for preliminary approval of a settlement.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 9, 2006 

HOWARD R. LLOYD

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT A COPY OF THIS NOTICE WILL BE SENT TO:

Marc Kirby Callahan mkcallahan@jonesday.com 

Marc Stephen Carlson mscarlson@jonesday.com, tmmead@jonesday.com 

Hanley Chew hanley.chew@usdoj.gov, hanleychew@hotmail.com 

Bryson Reid Cloon bryson@cloonlaw.com, april@cloonlaw.com;

jeaontheroad@hotmail.com 

Jerome R. Doak jrdoak@jonesday.com, cecox@jonesday.com 

John W. Edwards jwedwards@jonesday.com, 

Gordon John Finwall Gordon@Finwalllaw.com, finwall@sbcglobal.net 

Richard Joseph Grabowski rgrabowski@jonesday.com, 

Peter A. Grammas pgrammas@lowegrammas.com, 

Clay Lowe clowe@lowegrammas.com 

David Clark Zucker zuckerlaw@sbcglobal.net, dkzucker@sbcglobal.net 

Counsel are responsible for distributing copies of this document to co-counsel who have

not registered for e-filing under the court's CM/ECF program.

A courtesy copy will be mailed to:

Michael W. Blanton 

Swanson Midgley LLC

Suite 400

2420 Pershing Rd

Kansas City, MO 64108

Dated: 8/9/06 /s/ JMM 

Chambers of Magistrate Judge Howard R. Lloyd

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