UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS

EASTERN DIVISION

NICK PEARSON, FRANCISCO PADILLA, Case No.: 11 CV 07972

CECILIA LINARES, AUGUSTINA BLANCO,

ABEL GONZALEZ, and RICHARD JENNINGS, CLASS ACTION

On Behalf of Themselves and All Others

Similarly Situated, Judge James B. Zagel

Plaintiffs, PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION

FOR FINAL APPROVAL OF CLASS

v. ACTION SETTLEMENT AND AWARD

OF ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND

NBTY, INC., a Delaware corporation; and EXPENSE AND INCENTIVE AWARDS

REXALL SUNDOWN, INC., a Florida

Corporation; and TARGET CORPORATION, a

Minnesota Corporation,

Defendants.

TO: All Parties and Their Attorneys of Record:

Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 23, Plaintiffs, Nick Pearson, Francisco Padilla, Cecilia 

Linares, Augustina Blanco, and Abel Gonzalez, by their counsel Bonnet, Fairbourn, 

Friedman & Balint, P.C. and Stewart M. Weltman, LLC (Of Counsel Levin Fishbein 

Sedran & Berman), and Richard Jennings, by his counsel Denlea & Carton LLP,

(collectively, “Plaintiffs”), respectfully move the Court for Final Approval of the classaction settlement reached in this matter, more fully set forth and described in detail in 

the accompanying Memorandum in Support of Motion for Final Approval of Class Action 

Settlement, and the entry of a Final Judgment: (1) providing Final Approval of the 

Settlement Agreement as fair, reasonable, adequate, and in the best interests of the 

Class; (2) certifying, for all purposes, under Rule 23(b)(3), a class as defined in the 

Settlement Agreement, and appointing Plaintiffs’ counsel as Class Counsel for the 

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Class; (3) awarding attorneys’ fees and expenses to Class Counsel as provided for in 

the Settlement Agreement; (4) awarding Plaintiffs incentive awards as provided for in 

the Settlement Agreement; and (5) granting such other and further relief as is stated in 

the proposed Final Judgment and Order submitted by Plaintiffs in connection with this 

motion.

Dated: September 4, 2013

By: /s/ Stewart M. Weltman

STEWART M. WELTMAN, LLC

53 W. Jackson, Suite 364

Chicago, Illinois 60604

Telephone: 312-588-5033

(Of Counsel: Levin Fishbein Sedran & Berman)

Of Counsel:

Elaine A. Ryan (admitted pro hac vice)

Patricia N. Syverson (admitted pro hac vice)

BONNETT, FAIRBOURN, FRIEDMAN & 

BALINT, P.C.

2325 E. Camelback Rd., Suite 300 

Phoenix, Arizona 85016

Telephone: 602-274-1100

Attorneys for Plaintiffs Nick Pearson, Francisco 

Padilla, Cecilia Linares, Augustina Blanco, and 

Abel Gonzalez 

By: /s/ Peter N. Freiberg______________ 

Peter N. Freiberg (admitted pro hac vice)

Jeffrey I. Carton (admitted pro hac vice)

DENLEA & CARTON LLP 

One North Broadway, Suite 509

White Plains, New York 10601 

Telephone: (914) 920-7400

Attorneys for Plaintiff Richard Jennings

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on September 4, 2013, a true and correct copy of the 

following document was electronically filed and served on all counsel of record in this 

action who are deemed to have consented to electronic service via the Court’s CM/ECF 

system: Plaintiffs’ Motion for Final Approval of Class Action Settlement and Award 

of Attorneys’ Fee and Expenses and Incentive Awards.

I also certify that the foregoing document is being served by U.S. Mail this day on 

all counsel of record or pro se parties identified below who are not authorized to receive 

electronically Notices of Electronic Filing.

C. Jane Radlinski 

309 E. Church Street

Jacksonville, FL 32202-2725

(904) 633-2699

Pro se Objector

John Michael Buckley 

370 Canyon Spring Dr.

Rio Vista, CA 94571

(707) 374-3853

Pro se Objector

Peggy Thomas 

2109 N.W. 12th Avenue

Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33311

(954) 761-1589

Pro se Objector

Simone Thomas 

2109 N.W. 12th Avenue

Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33311

(305) 903-6935

Pro se Objector

Rhonda L. Paulson 

13383 E. Marie Creek Road

Couer d’Alene, ID 83814

Pro se Objector

Donald Charles Koneval 

8314 Manorford Drive

Parma, OH 44129-5309

(440) 842-6232

Pro se Objector

Anthony Leardi 

1813 Renwick Street

Bethlehem, PA 18017

(610) 865-7821

Pro se Objector

Joseph Darrell Palmer 

Law Office of Darrell Palmer PC

603 N. Highway 101, Suite A

Solana Beach, CA 92075

(858) 792-5600

Attorney for Objectors Kathleen McNeal 

and Alison Paul

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Melissa A. Holyoak 

Center for Class Action Fairness

1718 M Street NW, No. 236

Washington, DC 20036

(573) 823-5377

Attorney for Objector Ted Frank

Jonathan E. Fortman #40319 

250 Saint Catherine Street

Florissant, Missouri 63031

(314) 522-2312

Attorney for Objector Pamela Easton

Steve A. Miller 

Steve A. Miller, PC

1625 Larimer Street, No. 2905

Denver, CO 80202

(303) 892-9933

Attorney for Objector Pamela Easton

Maureen Connors (0074094OH) 

6625 Pearl Road

Parma Heights, OH 44130

(216) 640-9860

Attorney for Objector Pamela Easton

John C. Kress (53396MO) 

The Kress Law Firm, LLC

4247 S. Grand Blvd.

St. Louis, MO 63111

(314) 631-3883

Attorney for Objector Pamela Easton

/s/ Peter N. Freiberg

One of Plaintiffs’ Attorneys

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