UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN 

SOUTHERN DIVISION 

NOTICE OF SIXTH CIRCUIT ORDER FOR LIMITED REMAND REGARDING THE 

MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF THE DIRECT PURCHASER 

SETTLEMENT WITH THE MITSUBA DEFENDANTS AND FOR PROVISIONAL 

CERTIFICATION OF A DIRECT PURCHASER SETTLEMENT CLASS 

Direct Purchaser Plaintiff All European Auto Supply, Inc. (“Plaintiff”) hereby notifies the 

Court that the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has entered an “Order for Limited Remand” 

in this case regarding the direct purchaser settlement with the MITSUBA Defendants. 

After the Court dismissed the case Plaintiff filed a notice of appeal. Plaintiff and the 

MITSUBA Defendants had agreed to settle the matter. Because the case was then on appeal to the 

Sixth Circuit, the Plaintiff moved this Court for an indicative ruling, pursuant to Federal Rule of 

Civil Procedure 62.1, that the Court would either grant the “Direct Purchaser Plaintiff’s Motion 

for Preliminary Approval of Proposed Settlement with the MITSUBA Defendants, and for 

Provisional Certification of a Direct Purchaser MITSUBA Settlement Class” if the Court of 

Appeals remanded for that purpose, or that the preliminary approval motion raised a substantial 

issue. The preliminary approval motion, supporting brief, and proposed order were attached to the 

motion as Exhibit 1, and the Settlement Agreement was attached as Exhibit 1 to Exhibit 1. 

IN RE: AUTOMOTIVE PARTS 

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Honorable Marianne O. Battani 

Case No. 2:13-cv-02301-MOB-MKM 

Case No. 2:15-cv-11829-MOB-MKM 

IN RE: POWER WINDOW MOTORS 

THIS DOCUMENT RELATES TO: 

DIRECT PURCHASER ACTION 

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On August 30, 2018, the Court granted the motion and “conclude[d] that, if the matter were 

remanded for consideration of the preliminary approval of the direct purchaser settlement with 

Mitsuba and for provisional certification of the direct settlement class, the motion would be 

granted.” 

Thereafter, the parties filed a “Joint Motion for Limited Remand” with the Sixth Circuit. 

On September 11, 2018, the Sixth Circuit granted the motion, the order is attached as Exhibit A, 

and remanded the case to this Court for further proceedings with respect to the MITSUBA class 

settlement. 

Dated: September 12, 2018 Respectfully submitted, 

Steven A. Kanner 

William H. London 

Michael E. Moskovitz 

FREED KANNER LONDON 

 & MILLEN LLC 

2201 Waukegan Road, Suite 130 

Bannockburn, IL 60015 

Telephone: (224) 632-4500

 

 /s/David H. Fink 

David H. Fink (P28235) 

Darryl Bressack (P67820) 

Nathan J. Fink (P75185) 

FINK + ASSOCIATES LAW 

38500 Woodward Ave; Suite 350 

Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304 

Telephone: (248) 971-2500 

Interim Liaison Counsel for the Direct 

Purchaser Plaintiff 

Joseph C. Kohn 

William E. Hoese 

Douglas A. Abrahams 

KOHN, SWIFT & GRAF, P.C. 

1600 Market Street, Suite 2500 

Philadelphia, PA 19103 

Telephone: (215) 238-1700

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Gregory P. Hansel 

Randall B. Weill 

Michael S. Smith 

PRETI, FLAHERTY, BELIVEAU 

 & PACHIOS LLP 

One City Center, P.O. Box 9546 

Portland, ME 04112-9546 

Telephone: (207) 791-3000 

Eugene A. Spector 

William G. Caldes 

Jonathan M. Jagher 

Jeffrey L. Spector 

SPECTOR ROSEMAN & KODROFF, P.C. 

1818 Market Street, Suite 2500 

Philadelphia, PA 19103 

Telephone: (215) 496-0300 

Interim Co-Lead Counsel for the Direct Purchaser Plaintiff 

 M. John Dominguez 

 COHEN MILSTEIN SELLERS 

 & TOLL PLLC 

 2925 PGA Boulevard, Suite 204 

 Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410 

 Telephone: (561) 515-1400 

 

 Direct Purchaser Plaintiff’s Counsel 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I hereby certify that on September 12, 2018, I electronically filed the foregoing paper 

with the Clerk of the court using the ECF system which will send notification of such filing to all 

counsel of record registered for electronic filing. 

FINK + ASSOCIATES LAW 

By: /s/Nathan J. Fink 

David H. Fink (P28235) 

Darryl Bressack (P67820) 

Nathan J. Fink (P75185) 

38500 Woodward Ave; Suite 350 

Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304 

Telephone: (248) 971-2500 

nfink@finkandassociateslaw.com 

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