IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS

EASTERN DIVISION

GARCIA, et al., )

) Case No. 12-CV-03687

Plaintiffs, ) 

) 

v. ) Judge: Hon. Joan B. Gottschall 

) 

J.C. PENNEY CORPORATION, INC., )

) 

Defendant. ) 

INDEX OF EXHIBITS TO MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES

IN SUPPORT OF NAMED PLAINTIFFS’ UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR FINAL 

APPROVAL OF CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT, SERVICE AWARDS,

AND ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS

Declaration of James C. Kostas In Support Of Named Plaintiffs’ Unopposed Motion for Final

Approval of Class Action Settlement, Service Awards, and Attorneys’ Fees and Costs...Exhibit 1

A) List of Kostas’ Past and Present Class Actions

B) Class Action Settlement Agreement

1) Proposed Order Preliminarily Approving Settlement, Scheduling 

Hearing for Final Approval and Approving Proposed Class Notice.

2) Proposed Class Notice.

3) Proposed Order Granting Final Approval of Class Settlement.

4) Implementation Schedule.

Declaration of Jeffrey L. Pirrung

(American Legal Claim Services, LLC Settlement Administration)..................................Exhibit 2

Declaration of Douglas M. Werman...................................................................................Exhibit 3

Declaration of Sheldon A. Ostroff In Support Of Named Plaintiffs’ Unopposed Motion for Final

Approval of Class Action Settlement, Service Awards, and Attorneys’ Fees and Costs...Exhibit 4

A) Curriculum Vitae

Declaration of Laura Progo f/k/a Laura Garcia in Support of Plaintiffs’ Unopposed Motion

for Final Approval of Class Action Settlement, Service Awards, and Attorneys’

Fees and Costs ....................................................................................................................Exhibit 5

Declaration of Lore Rednour in Support of Plaintiffs’ Unopposed Motion for Final Approval of 

Class Action Settlement, Service Awards, and Attorneys’ Fees and Costs........................Exhibit 6

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS 

EASTERN DISTRICT 

GARCIA et al., ) 

 ) 

 ) Case No. 12-CV-03687 

 ) 

 Plaintiffs, ) Judge: Hon. Joan B. Gottschall 

 ) 

v. ) 

 ) 

J.C. Penney Corporation, Inc. ) 

 ) 

) 

Defendant. ) 

 

DECLARATION OF AMERICAN LEGAL CLAIM SERVICES, LLC 

SETTLEMENT ADMINISTRATION 

I, Jeffrey L. Pirrung, declare as follows: 

1. I am a competent adult, over the age of eighteen, and this declaration is based on my personal 

knowledge. 

2. I am an employee of American Legal Claim Services, LLC (“ALCS”). ALCS was appointed 

by the Court to serve as the Settlement Administrator to administer the terms of the Settlement 

Agreement. I was principally responsible for overseeing the dissemination of notice to the 

Class; establishing and maintaining a telephone and email assistance program; and processing 

requests for inclusion and exclusion. 

Noticing 

3. On March 22, 2017, the proposed settlement was filed with the Court. ECF, No. 208-1. On 

March 29, 2017, ALCS mailed Notice of Proposed Class Action Settlement Under 28 U.S.C. § 

1715 (“CAFA Notice”) to the attorneys general of 48 states plus the District of Columbia, the 

US Virgin Islands and the Attorney General of the United States via certified mail through the 

US Postal Service. A list of recipients is attached hereto as Exhibit A. The CAFA Notice 

package contained a copy of the letter attached hereto as Exhibit B as well as a CD-Rom that 

included the following: 1) the Complaint, First Amended Class Action Complaint, Second 

Amended Class Action Complaint, and Third Amended Class Action Complaint, along with all 

materials filed therein; 2) a copy of the proposed Notice to Class Members of Proposed 

Settlement of Class Action that was attached as Exhibit 2 to the Settlement Agreement; 3) 

Motion for Preliminary Approval and Settlement Agreement and Release (with exhibits); and 

4) an order from the related case Tschudy v. J.C. Penney Corporation, Inc., Case No. 11cv1011 

JM (KSC) (S.D. Cal.) granting JCPenney’s motion to sever the Illinois Plaintiffs and transfer 

venue of their claims to Illinois, along with a letter from the Southern District of California’s 

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Clerk of Court effecting the same; and a list of states in which Class Members reside along with 

estimated share of the settlement by state. 

4. Class Counsel provided ALCS with a list of Class Members and their respective distribution 

amounts. Subsequently, counsel for the Defendant provided a list of the class members along 

with their mailing addresses and social security numbers. From these two lists, ALCS prepared 

the final mailing list that was used to send the Class Notice. The preparation for mailing by 

ALCS included running the list against multiple commercially reasonable means available to 

assist in locating current addresses, standardizing addresses, etc. 

5. The Class List was specifically processed using the United States Postal Service (“USPS”) 

National Change of Address database. Names and addresses were also processed using skip 

trace methodologies and other search engine databases. Addresses were finally processed using 

USPS approved software, which standardizes the addresses and enhances opportunities for 

delivery through the use of an intelligent mail barcode. 

6. Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, on April 5, 2017 ALCS mailed the Class Notice, 

substantially in the form attached to the Settlement Agreement as Exhibit 2, via USPS firstclass mail postage prepaid, to all 38,465 Class Members. 

7. ALCS processed all mail returned by the USPS. Any Class Notice returned to the Administrator 

as non-delivered was re-mailed to the forwarding address affixed thereto. If no forwarding 

information was provided by the USPS, ALCS utilized commercially reasonable means to 

obtain a current address and promptly re-mailed Class Notices where updated current addresses 

were found. If an updated address was not found or if the re-mailed package was returned by 

the USPS a second time it was not re-mailed a third time and was deemed undeliverable. 

8. Of the 38,465 Notice Packages initially mailed, 3,284 were returned by the USPS and processed 

by ALCS, as of June 7, 2017. 3,232 had forwarding information attached or an updated address 

was found using commercially reasonable means. ALCS re-mailed the Notice Packages to the 

forwarding address. 953 Class Notices were deemed undeliverable per ¶ 6.2 of the Settlement 

Agreement. Although ALCS continues to receive undeliverable Class Notices and anticipates 

that the total number deemed undeliverable to increase, for purposes of distribution, any 

claimant whose Class Notice is deemed undeliverable after June 7, 2017 will not be excluded 

from the distribution process. 

9. The following is a summary of the noticing associated with this Class, as of June 7, 2017:

 Number initially mailed: 38,465 

 Number re-mailed: 3,284 

 Total number of Class Notices deemed undeliverable (including re-mailed Class 

Notices): 9531

 Percentage of Class Notices deemed undeliverable: 2.5%1

Request for Exclusion 

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 ALCS continues to receive and process mail, for which no forwarding address is available. 

The number of pieces of this type of mail will likely increase and the presumed delivery rate will be 

reduced as processing continues. 

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10. Per ¶ 7.2 of the Settlement Agreement, the Class Notice informed Class Members that they 

may exclude themselves from the Agreement. It further stated that Class Members who wish 

to exclude themselves must submit a written statement requesting exclusion, the request must 

be signed and include name, address, telephone number, and the last 4 digits of the Social 

Security number or employee identification number. The postmark deadline for valid Requests 

for Exclusion was June 5, 2017. As of June 7, 2017, 11 valid Requests for Exclusion were 

received and processed by ALCS. 

Request for Inclusion in Class 

11. As of June 7, 2017, ALCS did not receive any requests from individuals, who were not included 

in the class list, to be included in the settlement. 

Telephone and Email Assistance Program 

12. ALCS established a dedicated toll-free phone number to provide answers to Class Member 

questions. The toll-free number provided a voice response unit listing of questions and answers 

to frequently asked questions and the option to leave a message for follow up by a live agent. 

As of June 7, 2017, ALCS received 261 calls regarding the Settlement. 

13. ALCS also established a case specific email account to provide Class Members a means of 

submitting questions in writing. As of June 7, 2017, 83 emails were received by Class 

Members. ALCS agents reviewed the emails and responded to each within a reasonable amount 

of time. 

Objections 

14. The Class Notice informed Class Members that if they wish to object to the Agreement they 

must provide a written statement to the Court and serve it upon Counsel for the Parties before 

the deadline of June 5, 2017. As of the date of this declaration there have been no known 

Objections filed with the Court or served upon Counsel to the Parties. 

Distribution Model 

15. The following model shows the mechanics of the distribution of settlement funds. The prorata percentage allotted to each Class Member has been adjusted to reallocate the amounts 

originally allocated to 1) Class Members whose Class Notices were deemed undeliverable per 

¶ 6.2 of the Settlement Agreement as of June 7, 2017, which amounted to $54,342.07 and 2) 

Class Members who requested to be excluded from the settlement, which amounted to $771.51. 

In total, $55,113.58 was reallocated due to undeliverable Class Notice or voluntary exclusion 

from the settlement. 

PRELIMINARY DISTRIBUTION MODEL

Payee Amount

Maximum Settlement Fund: $5,000,000.00  

Class Counsel Attorney Fees: ($1,750,000.00)

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RECIPIENTS OF THE CAFA NOTICE

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United States

JEFF SESSIONS US ATTORNEY GENERAL

Territories of the United States

CLAUDE E WALKER ATTORNEY GENERAL OF US VIRGIN ISLANDS

KARL A RACINE OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

States

STEVE MARSHALL ATTORNEY GENERAL OF ALABAMA

JAHNA LINDEMUTH ATTORNEY GENERAL OF ALASKA

MARK BRNOVICH ATTORNEY GENERAL OF ARIZONA

LESLIE RUTLEDGE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF ARKANSAS

XAVIER BECERRA ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CALIFORNIA

CYNTHIA H COFFMAN ATTORNEY GENERAL OF COLORADO

GEORGE JEPSEN ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CONNECTICUT

MATTHEW DENN ATTORNEY GENERAL OF DELAWARE

PAM BONDI ATTORNEY GENERAL OF FLORIDA

CHRIS CARR ATTORNEY GENERAL OF GEORGIA

LAWRENCE WASDEN ATTORNEY GENERAL OF IDAHO

LISA MADIGAN ATTORNEY GENERAL OF ILLINOIS

CURTIS T HILL JR ATTORNEY GENERAL OF INDIANA

THOMAS MILLER ATTORNEY GENERAL OF IOWA

DEREK SCHMIDT ATTORNEY GENERAL OF KANSAS

ANDY BESHEAR ATTORNEY GENERAL OF KENTUCKY

JEFF LANDRY ATTORNEY GENERAL OF LOUISIANA

BRIAN FROSH ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MARYLAND

MAURA HEALEY ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MASSACHUSETTS

BILL SCHUETTE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MICHIGAN

LORI SWANSON ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MINNESOTA

JIM HOOD ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MISSISSIPPI

JOSHUA D HAWLEY ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MISSOURI

TIM FOX ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MONTANA

DOUG PETERSON ATTORNEY GENERAL OF NEBRASKA

ADAM PAUL LAXALT ATTORNEY GENERAL OF NEVADA

JOSEPH A FOSTER ATTORNEY GENERAL OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

CHRISTOPHER S PORRINO ATTORNEY GENERAL OF NEW JERSEY

HECTOR BALDERAS ATTORNEY GENERAL OF NEW MEXICO

ERIC SCHNEIDERMAN ATTORNEY GENERAL OF NEW YORK

JOSH STEIN ATTORNEY GENERAL OF NORTH CAROLINA

WAYNE STENEHJEM ATTORNEY GENERAL OF NORTH DAKOTA

MIKE DEWINE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF OHIO

MIKE HUNTER ATTORNEY GENERAL OF OKLAHOMA

ELLEN F ROSENBLUM ATTORNEY GENERAL OF OREGON

JOSH SHAPIRO ATTORNEY GENERAL OF PENNSYLVANIA

PETER KILMARTIN ATTORNEY GENERAL OF RHODE ISLAND

ALAN WILSON ATTORNEY GENERAL OF SOUTH CAROLINA

MARTY J JACKLEY ATTORNEY GENERAL OF SOUTH DAKOTA

HERBERT H SLATERY ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TENNESSEE

KEN PAXTON ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS

SEAN REYES ATTORNEY GENERAL OF UTAH

TJ DONOVAN ATTORNEY GENERAL OF VERMONT

MARK HERRING ATTORNEY GENERAL OF VIRGINIA

BOB FERGUSON ATTORNEY GENERAL OF WASHINGTON

PATRICK MORRISEY ATTORNEY GENERAL OF WEST VIRGINIA

BRAD SCHIMEL ATTORNEY GENERAL OF WISCONSIN

PETER K MICHAEL ATTORNEY GENERAL OF WYOMING

Exhibit A‐ CAFA Recipients

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COVER LETTER INCLUDED IN CAFA NOTICE PACKET

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Catherine A. Conway

Direct: +1 213.229.7822 

Fax: +1 213.229.6822 

CConway@gibsondunn.com 

 

March 29, 2017 

VIA CERTIFIED MAIL 

To: All “Appropriate” Federal and State Officials Per 28 U.S.C. 

Section 1715 (see attached distribution list) 

Re: Notice of Proposed Class Action Settlement Under 28 U.S.C. § 1715: Garcia, et al. v. 

J.C. Penney Corporation, Inc., Case No. 12-CV-03687 (N.D. Ill.) 

Dear Sir or Madam: 

As counsel for and on behalf of J.C. Penney Corporation, Inc. (“JCPenney” or “Defendant”), 

I write to provide notice under the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (“CAFA”), 28 U.S.C. § 

1711 et seq., of a proposed class action settlement between Defendant and Plaintiffs 

(collectively, the “Parties”) in the above-referenced matter pending in the United States 

District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. A settlement agreement that, if approved, 

would resolve all pending claims in Garcia, et al. v. J.C. Penney Corporation, Inc., Case No. 

12-CV-03687 (N.D. Ill.) was filed on March 22, 2017. 

The Garcia class action lawsuit alleges that Defendant’s “My Time Off” vacation policy 

violates the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act. JCPenney has denied and continues 

to deny any wrongdoing whatsoever and asserts that its policies and practices complied with 

Illinois law. The parties’ Class Action Settlement and Release (the “Settlement Agreement”) 

provides that it is not an admission of wrongdoing, and JCPenney is not altering any of its 

policies or procedures as a condition of the settlement. 

On July 29, 2016, counsel for Plaintiffs and counsel for Defendant engaged in a mediation 

with David Rotman. Following the mediation, the parties continued settlement negotiations. 

On September 9, 2016, the parties filed a Joint Notice of Settlement and Stipulation to Stay 

with the Court after the parties reached an agreement in principle to settle the case. Since 

then, the parties continued negotiating the terms of the Settlement Agreement, which the 

parties finalized on March 1, 2017. On March 22, 2017, Plaintiffs filed a Motion for 

Preliminary Approval of the finalized Settlement Agreement with the Court. 

28 U.S.C. § 1715(b) lists eight items that must be provided to you in connection with any 

proposed class action settlement. Each of these items is addressed below: 

 

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1. 28 U.S.C. § 1715 (b)(l): A copy of the complaint and any materials filed with the 

complaint and any amended complaints. 

The Complaint, First Amended Class Action Complaint, Second Amended Class 

Action Complaint, and Third Amended Class Action Complaint, along with all 

materials filed therein, are provided in electronic form on the enclosed CD as Exhibit 

A.1

2. 28 U.S.C. § 1715 (b)(2): Notice of any scheduled judicial hearing in the class action. 

The Parties have proposed March 29, 2017 as the date for the Court to hold a hearing 

for preliminary approval of the Settlement Agreement. A copy of the Motion for 

Preliminary Approval, which includes the Settlement Agreement and Release (with 

Exhibits) requesting this hearing is provided on the enclosed CD as Exhibit B. 

3. 28 U.S.C. § 1715(b)(3): Any proposed or final notification to class members. 

A copy of the proposed Notice to Class Members of Proposed Settlement of Class 

Action that will be provided to class members by first-class mail is provided on the 

enclosed CD as Exhibit 2 to the Motion for Preliminary Approval (Exhibit B on the 

enclosed CD). This Notice describes the class members’ right to exclude themselves 

from the class. 

4. 28 U.S.C. § 1715(b)(4): Any proposed or final class action settlement. 

The proposed class action settlement is set forth in the Motion for Preliminary 

Approval and Settlement Agreement and Release (with exhibits), a copy of which is 

provided on the enclosed CD as Exhibit B. 

5. 28 U.S.C. § 1715(b)(5): Any settlement or other agreement contemporaneously made 

between class counsel and counsel for defendants. 

Class counsel and counsel for J.C. Penney Corporation, Inc. are currently in the 

process of finalizing a settlement in a related case pending in the Southern District of 

California, Tschudy v. J.C. Penney Corporation, Inc., Case No. 11cv1011 JM (KSC) 

(S.D. Cal.). As that settlement agreement has not yet been filed with the court, there 

are no documents currently available. 

6. 28 U.S.C. § 1715(b)(6): Any final judgment or notice of dismissal. 

There has been no final judgment or notice of dismissal. Accordingly, no such 

document is currently available. A copy of a Proposed Order Granting Final 

 

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 This action was severed from a related case, Tschudy v. J.C. Penney Corporation, Inc., Case No. 11cv1011 

JM (KSC), which was brought in the Southern District of California. See Exhibit D on the enclosed CD. 

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Approval of Class Action Settlement and Judgment of Dismissal has been tendered to 

the Court, and is provided on the enclosed CD as Exhibit 3 to the Motion for 

Preliminary Approval and Settlement Agreement (Exhibit B on the enclosed CD). 

7. 28 U.S.C. § 1715(b)(7): (a) If feasible, the names of class members who reside in 

each State and the estimated proportionate share of the claims of such members to the 

entire settlement to that State’s appropriate State official; or (b) if the provision of the 

information under subparagraph (a) is not feasible, a reasonable estimate of the 

number of class members residing in each State and the estimated proportionate share 

of the claims of such members to the entire settlement. 

The names of class members who reside in each state and the estimated proportionate 

share of the claims of such members to the entire settlement are provided on the 

enclosed CD as Exhibit C. 

8. 28 U.S.C. § 1715(b)(8): Any written judicial opinion relating to the materials 

described in 28 U.S.C. § 1715(b), subparagraphs (3) through (6). 

An order from the related case Tschudy v. J.C. Penney Corporation, Inc., Case No. 

11cv1011 JM (KSC) (S.D. Cal.) granting JCPenney’s motion to sever the Illinois 

Plaintiffs and transfer venue of their claims to Illinois, along with a letter from the 

Southern District of California’s Clerk of Court effecting the same, is provided on the 

enclosed CD as Exhibit D. There are no other written judicial opinions relating to the 

materials described in 28 U.S.C. § 1715(b) subparagraphs (3) through (6) at this time. 

Any materials relating to the proposed settlement that are filed after the service of this notice 

can be found by visiting the “CM/ECF” online docket for the above-captioned case at 

https://ecf.ilnd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/ShowIndex.pl. These materials will also be made 

available at the settlement website, which the Parties are in the process of creating. If you 

have any questions or requests about this notice, the Garcia class action lawsuit, or the 

enclosed materials, please do not hesitate to contact me. 

Sincerely, 

Catherine A. Conway 

CAC/bm 

Attachment and Enclosure 

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