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Parties Involved:
AM Retail Group, Inc. individually and dba, G.H. Bass & Co.
Defendant
Barbara Ruch
Plaintiff

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BARBARA RUCH,

Plaintiff,

v.

AM RETAIL GROUP, INC. 

INDIVIDUALLY AND DBA, G.H. BASS 

& CO.,

Defendant.

Case No. 14-cv-05352-MEJ 

ORDER APPROVING CLASS NOTICE 

FORM AND SETTING NOTICE AND 

RELATED DEADLINES

Re: Dkt. No. 23, 28

On March 24, 2016, the Court granted preliminary approval of the parties’ class action 

settlement but requested they make certain changes to the proposed class notice before mailing to 

all potential class members. Dkt. No. 28. Having received and reviewed the revised notice (Dkt. 

No. 29), the Court hereby APPROVES the revised form and ORDERS as follows:

1) AM Retail Group shall provide the Settlement Administrator with all information 

necessary for the Administrator to be able to mail Notices to members of the Settlement Class by 

April 21, 2016. 

2) The Administrator shall mail out the Class Notice to members of the Settlement 

Class via U.S. Mail by May 5, 2016. Class Counsel shall file a declaration by May 12, 2016

confirming whether this mailing has occurred. No chambers copy is required.

3) Class Counsel shall file its Motion for Attorneys’ Fees and Costs by May 5, 2016.

4) Any request for exclusion by members of the Settlement Class to the proposed 

Settlement Agreement must be postmarked by July 5, 2016. Any objection by members of the 

Settlement Class must be filed with the Court by July 5, 2016.

5) Class Counsel shall file a motion for final approval of the settlement agreement by 

July 28, 2016. 

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6) A Final Fairness Hearing shall be held before this Court on September 1, 2016, at 

10:00 a.m. in Courtroom B, 15th Floor, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, California to 

determine all necessary matters concerning the Settlement Agreement, including: whether the 

proposed Settlement Agreement’s terms and conditions are fair, adequate, and reasonable; whether 

Class Counsel’s attorneys’ fees and reimbursement of expenses should be approved; and whether 

an order approving the Settlement Agreement and dismissing the action on the merits, subject to 

the Court retaining jurisdiction to administer and enforce the Settlement Agreement, should be 

entered. 

7) The Final Fairness Hearing may be continued or adjourned by order of the Court

and without further notice to members of the Settlement Class, except for those class members

who have filed timely objections or entered appearances.

8) Counsel for the parties are hereby authorized to utilize all reasonable procedures in 

connection with the administration of the Settlement Agreement which are not materially 

inconsistent with either this Order or the terms of the Settlement Agreement.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 6, 2016

______________________________________

MARIA-ELENA JAMES

United States Magistrate Judge

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