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Nature of Suit Code: 310
Nature of Suit: Airplane Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question: Airline Crash

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LAW OFFICES

COTCHETT.PlTRE

& McCarthy, LLP

FRANK M. PITRE (SBN 100077)

fpitre@cpmlegal.com

CHRISTOPHER LAVORATO (SBN 221034)

clavorato@cpmlegal.com

STEWART R. POLLOCK (SBN 301356)

spollock@cpmlegal.com

COTCHETT, PITRE & McCARTHY, LLP

San Francisco Airport Office Center

840 Malcolm Road, Suite 200

Burlingame, CA 94010

Telephone: (650) 697-6000

Facsimile: (650) 697-0577

Plaintiffs' Liaison Counsel

CONDON & FORSYTH LLP

Lead Counselfor Defendants

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IN RE: AIR CRASH AT SAN FRANCISCO,

CALIFORNIA ON JULY 6,2013

THIS DOCUMENT RELATES TO:

ALL CASES

Case No. 13-MD-2497-YGR

MDLNo. 2497

PLAINTIFFS' JOINT PROPOSED COVER

LETTER REGARDING PROTOCOL FOR

SETTLEMENT OF CURRENTLY

UNFILED MINOR'S CASES

PLAINTIFFS' JOINT PROPOSED COVER LETTER REGARDING PROTOCOL FOR SETTLEMENT

OF CURRENTLY UNFILED MINOR'S CASES

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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A

IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers

Case 4:13-md-02497-YGR Document 251 Filed 05/26/15 Page 1 of 2
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LAW OFFICES

COTCHE'rr, PITRE

& McCarthy, LLP

On May 1,2015, a Case ManagementConference call was held with this Court. The

Court requestedthat the Parties submit a proposed cover letter regardingthe protocolfor

settlement ofminor's cases which have yet to be filed with the United States District Court

Northern District ofCalifornia, in MDL No. 2497.

Accordingly, the parties hereby attach as EXHIBIT 1. a true and correct copy ofthe

Plaintiffs' Proposed Cover Letter Regarding Protocol for Settlement ofCurrently Unfiled

Minor's Cases.

Pursuant to this protocol, a minor Plaintiffwho has not previously filed their case with

this Court, and who has reached a settlement with Defendants, shall review and follow the

"Order Following May 30,2014 Case Management Conference, Including Process For New

Complaints," dated June 13,2014, (hereafter, "Order Regarding Process for New Complaints")

(Court Docket #148).

Once the Plaintiffhas complied with the June 13,2014 Order, the Plaintiffmust provide

the Court's chambers courtesy copies of all filings that demonstrate compliance with the Order

Regarding Process for New Complaints. In addition, counsel for Plaintiff will submit a cover

letter in the form attached hereto as EXHIBIT 1. together with courtesy copies of all pleadings

referenced therein.

Dated: May 15, 2015 Respectfully submitted,

COTCHETT, PITRE & McCARTHY, LLP

By: /Sf FRANK M. PURE

FRANK M. PITRE

CHRISTOPHER LAVORATO

STEWART R. POLLOCK

COTCHETT, PITRE & McCARTHY, LLP

San Francisco Airport Office Center

840 Malcolm Road, Suite 200

Burlingame, CA 94010

Telephone: (650) 697-6000

Facsimile: (650) 697-0577

Liaison Counsel

PLAINTIFFS' JOINT PROPOSED COVER LETTER REGARDING PROTOCOL FOR SETTLEMENT 1

OF CURRENTLY UNFILED MINOR'S CASES

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