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Parties Involved:
Buth-Na-Bodhaige, Inc.
Defendant
Aimee Lambert
Plaintiff
Raze Media, LLC
Defendant

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

AIMEE LAMBERT, an individual, on 

behalf of himself and all others similarly 

situated 

 Plaintiff, 

 v. 

BUTH-NA-BODHAIGE, INC., a Delaware 

corporation; 

RAZE MEDIA, INC. a Texas corporation; 

and DOES 1-50, inclusive, 

 Defendants.

Case No. 2:14-cv-00514-MCE-KJN

ORDER GRANTING FINAL 

APPROVAL OF CLASS ACTION 

SETTLEMENT 

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 Plaintiff’s Unopposed Motion for Final Approval of Class Action Settlement came 

on for hearing before this Court on November 12, 2015, the Honorable Morrison C. 

England presiding. Having considered the Notice of Motion, the supporting 

Memorandum of Points and Authorities, the Declarations of Nicholas Hornberger and 

Heffler Claims Group, and the arguments of counsel, as well as all other matters 

presented to the Court, and based on the findings below and for good cause shown, IT 

IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT the Motion is GRANTED in its entirety. 

 The Court has (1) reviewed and considered the terms and conditions of the 

proposed Settlement as set forth in the Settlement Agreement; (2) reviewed and 

considered the application of Class Counsel for an award of attorneys’ fees, costs, 

expenses, and incentive award; (3) held a Final Approval Hearing after being satisfied 

that notice to the Class has been provided in accordance with the Court’s Order 

Granting Preliminary Approval to Proposed Class Settlement entered on July 29, 2015 

(the “Preliminary Approval Order”); (4) taken into account the presentations and other 

proceedings at the Final Approval Hearing; and (5) considered the Settlement in the 

context of all prior proceedings had in this litigation. Accordingly, the Court enters the 

following FINDINGS and CONCLUSIONS: 

A. The Court finds and concludes that it has subject-matter jurisdiction over 

this Action and all claims within this Action, and personal jurisdiction over all the parties 

to this Action, including all members of the Class. 

B. The Court finds and concludes that the Class provisionally certified in the 

Preliminary Approval Order has been appropriately certified for settlement purposes. 

Class Counsel and the Class Representative have fairly and adequately represented 

the Class for purposes of entering into and implementing the Settlement. 

C. The notice to putative Class Members was comprised of individual mailed 

and emailed notice to all Class Members for whom Defendant has an email or postal 

address. The Court finds and concludes that this notice (i) constituted the best notice 

practicable under the circumstances, (ii) constituted notice that was reasonably 

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calculated, under the circumstances, to apprise the putative Class Members of the 

pendency of the Action, and of their right to object and to appear at the Final Approval 

Hearing or to exclude themselves from the Settlement, (iii) was reasonable and 

constituted due, adequate, and sufficient notice to all persons entitled to be provided 

with notice, and (iv) fully complied with due process principles and Federal Rule of Civil 

Procedure 23. 

D. The Court has held a Final Approval Hearing to consider the fairness, 

reasonableness, and adequacy of the Settlement and has been advised that there have 

been no objections to the Settlement and that no class member has elected to opt out of 

the Settlement. 

E. The Court finds and concludes that the Settlement is the product of good 

faith, arm’s-length negotiations between the Class Representative and Class Counsel, 

on the one hand, and Defendant and its counsel, on the other hand. 

F. The Court finds and concludes that the Settlement, as provided for in the 

Settlement Agreement, is in all respects fair, reasonable, adequate, and proper, and in 

the best interest of the Class. In reaching this conclusion, the Court considered a 

number of factors, including: (i) the strength of Plaintiff’ case; (ii) the risk, expense, 

complexity, and likely duration of further litigation; (iii) the risk of maintaining class action 

status throughout the trial; (iv) the amount offered in settlement; (v) the extent of 

discovery completed, and the stage of the proceedings; (vi) the experience and views of 

counsel; (vii) the presence of a governmental participant; and (viii) the reaction of the 

class members to the proposed settlement. See Torrisi v. Tucson Elec. Power Co., 8 

F.3d 1370, 1375 (9th Cir. 1993). 

G. The Court finds and concludes that all Class Members (as permanently 

certified below) shall be subject to all of the provisions of the Settlement, the Settlement 

Agreement, this Order, and final Judgment to be entered by the Clerk of the Court. 

H. The Court finds and concludes that the requirements of Federal Rules of 

Civil Procedure 23(a) and (b)(3) have been satisfied for settlement purposes, for the 

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reasons set forth herein and in the Preliminary Approval Order.1 The Court finds and 

concludes that the number of Class Members is so numerous that joinder of all 

members is impracticable; that there are questions of law or fact common to the class; 

that the claims of the Class Representatives are typical of the claims of the Class; that 

the Class Representatives will fairly and adequately protect the interests of the class; 

that the questions of law or fact common to Class Members predominate over any 

questions affecting only individual members; and that a class action is superior to other 

available methods for fairly and efficiently adjudicating the controversy. The Court 

notes that because this certification of the Class is in connection with the Settlement 

rather than litigation, the Court need not address any issues of manageability that may 

be presented by certification of the class proposed in the Settlement. See Amchem 

Products, Inc. v. Windsor, 521 U.S. 591, 520 (1997). 

 The Court having found and concluded that each of the elements of Federal 

Rules of Civil Procedure 23(a) and 23(b)(3) are satisfied, for purposes of settlement 

only, the Class is permanently certified pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23, 

on behalf of the following persons: all individuals in the United States who received a 

text message sent by or on behalf of Buth-Na-Bodhaige, Inc., d/b/a The Body Shop 

(“TBS”) during the period of time from February 20, 2010 to February 20, 2014, as 

reflected by the combined records of Raze Media, LLC and TBS. 

For purposes of Settlement only, the named Plaintiff is certified as representative 

of the Class and Class Counsel is appointed counsel to the Class. The Court concludes 

that Class Counsel and the Class Representative have fairly and adequately 

represented the Class with respect to the Settlement and the Settlement Agreement. 

 The Court has reviewed the application for an award of fees, costs, and 

expenses submitted by Class Counsel and the exhibits, memoranda of law, and other 

materials submitted in support of that application. The Court recognizes that Defendant 

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 All further references to “Rule” or Rules” shall be to the Federal Rules of Civil 

Procedure unless otherwise noted. 

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has not opposed the application for an incentive award of $5,000.00 to be paid by 

Defendant to Plaintiff and an award of attorneys’ fees and costs of $1,600,000.00 to be 

paid by Defendant. The Court finds that Class Counsel’s request for attorneys’ fees and 

expenses is fair, reasonable, and appropriate and hereby awards fees and expenses to 

Class Counsel in the aggregate amount of $1,600,000.00 and an incentive award to 

named Plaintiff in the amount of $5,000.00, to be paid by Defendant in accordance with 

the terms of the Settlement Agreement. 

 Having finally approved the Settlement Agreement, the Action and the claims 

alleged therein are hereby ordered dismissed with prejudice. The Court will enter a final 

judgment consistent with this Order. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: November 19, 2015 

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