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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS 

EASTERN DIVISION 

DENNIS ADKINS, et al., for themselves and 

others similarly situated, 

Plaintiffs, 

vs. 

NESTLE PURINA PETCARE COMPANY,

et al., 

Defendants.

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Case No. 12CV2871 

CLASS ACTION 

Judge Robert W. Gettleman 

CONSOLIDATED WITH: 

3:12CV880 (D. Conn.) 

4:12CV4774 (N.D. Cal.) 

4:12CV4785 (N.D. Cal.) 

FARIS MATIN, for himself and others 

similarly situated, 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

NESTLE PURINA PETCARE COMPANY, et 

al., 

Defendants. 

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Case No. 1:13CV01512 

CLASS ACTION 

Judge Robert W. Gettleman 

ROSALINDA M. GANDARA, for herself and 

others similarly situated, 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

NESTLE PURINA PETCARE COMPANY,

et al., 

Defendants. 

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Case No. 1:13CV4159 

CLASS ACTION 

Judge Robert W. Gettleman 

JOINT MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF CLASS ACTION 

SETTLEMENT, APPROVAL OF PROPOSED FORM OF NOTICE, AND 

PRELIMINARY CERTIFICATION OF SETTLEMENT CLASS 

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Plaintiffs and Defendants Nestle Purina PetCare Company and Waggin’ Train, LLC 

(collectively, the “Parties”) hereby jointly move the Court for entry of an Order: (1) preliminarily 

approving the terms of the settlement as set forth in the Stipulation of Class Action Settlement 

(“Agreement”); (2) conditionally certifying the Class for settlement purposes; (3) approving the form 

and method for providing notice of the settlement to the Settlement Class; and (4) scheduling a Final 

Approval Hearing. 

This motion is based upon the Agreement and all exhibits attached thereto; the Memorandum 

of Law in Support of Joint Motion for Preliminary Approval of Class Action Settlement, Approval 

of Proposed Form of Notice, and Preliminary Certification of Settlement Class; the [Proposed] 

Preliminary Approval Order, all other pleadings and matters of record, and such additional evidence 

or argument as may be presented. 

Accordingly, the Parties request that the Court enter the Preliminary Approval Order, a copy 

of which is attached hereto. 

Dated: May 30, 2014 

Respectfully submitted, 

By: s/ E. Desmond Hogan 

E. DESMOND HOGAN 

Craig A. Hoover 

E. Desmond Hogan 

Miranda L. Berge 

HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP 

Columbia Square 

555 Thirteenth Street, NW 

Washington, District of Columbia 20004 

Telephone: (202) 637-5600 

Facsimile: (202) 637-5910 

craig.hoover@hoganlovells.com 

desmond.hogan@hoganlovells.com 

miranda.berge@hoganlovells.com 

Respectfully submitted, 

By: s/ Thomas E. Soule 

THOMAS E. SOULE 

James O. Latturner 

Thomas E. Soule 

Daniel A. Edelman 

Cathleen M. Combs 

Tara Leigh Goodwin 

Catherine Anne Ceko 

Edelman Combs Latturner & Goodwin LLC 

120 S. LaSalle Street, Suite 1800 

Chicago, Illinois 60603 

Telephone: (312) 739-4200 

Facsimile: (312) 419-0379 

courtecl@edcombs.com 

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Stephen Novack 

Richard G. Douglass 

NOVACK AND MACEY LLP 

Chicago, Illinois 60606 

Telephone: (312) 419-6900 

Facsimile: (312) 419-6928 

snovack@novackmacey.com 

rdouglass@novackmacey.com 

Attorneys for Defendants

Bruce E. Newman 

Brown Paindiris & Scott LLP 

747 Stafford Avenue 

Bristol, Connecticut 06010 

Telephone: (860) 583-5200 

Facsimile: (860) 589-5780 

bnewman@bpslawyers.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs in Adkins, 

et al. v. Nestle Purina Petcare Company, 

et al., Case No. 1:12-cv-02871 

By: s/ Stuart A. Davidson 

STUART A. DAVIDSON 

Stuart A. Davidson 

Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP 

120 E. Palmetto Park Road, Suite 500 

Boca Raton, Florida 33432 

Telephone: (561) 750-3000 

Facsimile: (561) 750-3364 

sdavidson@rgrdlaw.com 

Rachel J. Jensen 

Phong L. Tran 

Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP 

655 West Broadway, Suite 1900 

San Diego, California 92101 

Telephone: (619) 231-1058 

Facsimile: (619) 231-7423 

rachelj@rgrdlaw.com 

ptran@rgrdlaw.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiff in Matin v. Nestle 

Purina PetCare Company, et al., Case No. 

1:13-cv-01512

By: s/ James Treglio 

JAMES TREGLIO 

James Treglio 

Robert Craig Clark 

The Clark Law Firm 

600 B Street, Suite 2130 

San Diego, California 92101 

Telephone: (619) 239-1321 

Facsimile: (619) 239-5888 

jtreglio@clarklawyers.com 

cclark@clarklawyers.com 

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Patrick W. Morrissey 

Thomas G. Morrissey, Ltd. 

10249 S. Western Avenue 

Chicago, Illinois 60643 

Telephone: (773) 233-7900 

patrickmorrissey1920@gmail.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiff in Gandara v. Nestle 

Purina PetCare Company, et al., Case No. 

1:13-cv-04159

ECF CERTIFICATION 

The filing attorney attests that he has obtained concurrence regarding the filing of this 

document from the signatories to this document. 

Dated: May 30, 2014 By: s/ Thomas E. Soule 

THOMAS E. SOULE 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I hereby certify that on May 30, 2014, I authorized the electronic filing of the foregoing with 

the Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF system which will send notification of such filing to the 

e-mail addresses denoted on the attached Electronic Mail Notice List, and I hereby certify that I 

caused to be mailed the foregoing document or paper via the United States Postal Service to the nonCM/ECF participants indicated on the attached Manual Notice List. 

I certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the 

foregoing is true and correct. Executed on May 30, 2014. 

 s/ Thomas E. Soule

 THOMAS E. SOULE 

Edelman Combs Latturner & Goodwin LLC 

120 S. LaSalle Street, Suite 1800 

Chicago, Illinois 60603 

Telephone: (312) 739-4200 

Facsimile: (312) 419-0379 

courtecl@edcombs.com

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Mailing Information for a Case 1:12-cv-02871 Adkins v. Nestle 

Purina Petcare Company et al

Electronic Mail Notice List

The following are those who are currently on the list to receive e-mail notices for this case. 

z Miranda L Berge 

miranda.berge@hoganlovells.com 

z Catherine Anne Ceko 

cceko@edcombs.com 

z Cathleen M. Combs 

ccombs@edcombs.com,courtecl@edcombs.com 

z Richard George Douglass 

rdouglass@novackandmacey.com,ntendy@novackandmacey.com 

z Daniel A. Edelman 

courtecl@edcombs.com,dedelman@edcombs.com 

z Tara Leigh Goodwin 

tgoodwin@edcombs.com,jpendleton@edcombs.com 

z Jeffrey W. Gunn 

jeffrey.gunn@morrisandstella.com 

z Edward Desmond Hogan 

desmond.hogan@hoganlovells.com 

z Craig A. Hoover 

craig.hoover@hoganlovells.com 

z James O. Latturner 

jlatturner@edcombs.com 

z Bruce Edward Newman 

bnewman@bpslawyers.com 

z Stephen Novack 

sn@novackandmacey.com,kathyz@novackandmacey.com 

z Thomas Everett Soule 

tsoule@edcombs.com,courtecl@edcombs.com 

z Reginald Terrell 

reggiet2@aol.com

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