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ORDER AUTHORIZING THE DISSEMINATION OF NOTICE OF 

COOPERATION SETTLEMENT BETWEEN PLAINTIFFS AND 

DEFENDANT GLOBAL MINK CORPORATION 

Case No. C06-0089 RSM 1918 EIGHTH AVENUE, SUITE 3300 • SEATTLE, WA 98101 

(206) 623-7292 • FAX (206) 623-0594 

HONORABLE RICARDO S. MARTINEZ 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT, WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON 

AT SEATTLE 

WANECHEK MINK RANCH, and SMITH 

MINK RANCH CORPORATION, on behalf of 

themselves and all others similarly situated, 

 Plaintiffs, 

 v. 

ALASKA BROKERAGE INTERNATIONAL, 

et al., 

 Defendants. 

 

No. C06-0089 RSM 

ORDER AUTHORIZING THE 

DISSEMINATION OF NOTICE OF 

COOPERATION SETTLEMENT 

BETWEEN PLAINTIFFS AND 

DEFENDANT GLOBAL MINK 

CORPORATION 

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ORDER AUTHORIZING THE DISSEMINATION OF NOTICE OF 

COOPERATION SETTLEMENT BETWEEN PLAINTIFFS AND 

DEFENDANT GLOBAL MINK CORPORATION - 1 

Case No. C06-0089 RSM 

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(206) 623-7292 • FAX (206) 623-0594 

AND NOW, this 15th day of April 2011, upon consideration of the Motion 

for Authorization to Disseminate Notice of Settlement Between Plaintiffs and Defendant Global 

Mink Corporation (“Motion”), it is hereby ORDERED as follows: 

1. Notice shall be provided to the following proposed Settlement Class (the 

“Settlement Class”): 

All sellers of Furs who sold Furs at the American Legend Auction 

in Seattle, Washington, and whose Furs were purchased by any of 

the Defendants or their subsidiaries or affiliates (including all 

predecessors thereof) at any time from and including June 1, 2000 

to and including June 1, 2004. Excluded from the Settlement Class 

are governmental entities and the Defendants, or their subsidiaries 

or affiliates (including all predecessors thereof). 

2. The Court appoints the firms of Kohn, Swift & Graf, P.C., Preti Flaherty, and 

Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP as Class Counsel for the proposed Settlement Class. 

Plaintiffs Wanechek Mink Ranch and Smith Mink Ranch Corporation are appointed as the class 

representatives for the proposed Settlement Class. 

3. The Court approves the form of the Notice (the “Notice”), attached to the Motion 

for Authorization to Disseminate Notice of Settlement Between Plaintiffs and Defendant Global 

Mink Corporation as Exhibit B, upon the condition that the content of the Notice, including all 

dates, times, and addresses, conform to the requirements of this Order. The Court further finds 

that the mailing and publication of the Notice in the manner set forth in ¶ 4 below constitutes the 

best notice practicable under the circumstances as well as valid, due and sufficient notice to all 

persons entitled thereto and complies fully with the requirements of Federal Rule of Civil 

Procedure 23 and the due process requirements of the Constitution of the United States. 

4. Class Counsel are hereby directed to cause the Notice attached to the Motion for 

Authorization to Disseminate Notice of Settlement Between Plaintiffs and Defendant Global 

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ORDER AUTHORIZING THE DISSEMINATION OF NOTICE OF 

COOPERATION SETTLEMENT BETWEEN PLAINTIFFS AND 

DEFENDANT GLOBAL MINK CORPORATION - 2 

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Mink Corporation as Exhibit B to be: (a) mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, within 30 

days of receipt of the last of the seller information from Defendants (the “Notice Date”), to all 

members of the Settlement Class identified by Defendants; and (b) provided to all persons who 

request it. Class Counsel shall also post a copy of the Notice on the Internet at a readily 

accessible web address. Class Counsel shall identify the web address in all Notices that Class 

Counsel caused to be mailed, provided, or distributed pursuant to this paragraph. 

5. The Court will hold a hearing (the “Hearing”) on July 15, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. at 

the United States Courthouse, 700 Stewart Street, Courtroom 13206, Seattle, Washington, 

98101-1271 to determine the fairness, reasonableness and adequacy of the proposed settlement 

with the Defendants and whether the settlement should be finally approved and a final judgment 

entered thereon. Any Settlement Class member who follows the procedure set forth in the 

Notice may appear and be heard at this Hearing. The Hearing may be continued without further 

notice to the Settlement Class. 

6. Class Counsel shall file with the Court their motion for final approval of the 

Settlement Agreement no later than thirty (30) days prior to the Hearing date. 

7. All requests for exclusion from the Settlement Class shall be postmarked no later 

than 20 days prior to the Hearing date, and shall otherwise comply with the requirements set 

forth in the Notices. 

8. Any member of the Settlement Class who wishes to object to the terms of the 

Settlement Agreement or to Class Counsel’s motion for expenses must do so in writing, filed 

with the Clerk and served on Class Counsel and counsel for Defendant no later than 20 days 

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ORDER AUTHORIZING THE DISSEMINATION OF NOTICE OF 

COOPERATION SETTLEMENT BETWEEN PLAINTIFFS AND 

DEFENDANT GLOBAL MINK CORPORATION - 3 

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prior to the Hearing date, and shall otherwise comply with the requirements set forth in the 

Notices. 

9. Ten (10) days before the date fixed by this Court for the Hearing, Class Counsel 

shall cause to be filed with the Clerk of this Court an affidavit or declaration of the person under 

whose general direction the mailing of the Notice were made, showing that mailing and 

publication were made in accordance with this Order. 

10. The litigation against the Defendant is stayed except to the extent necessary to 

effectuate the Settlement Agreement. 

SO ORDERED. 

Dated: April 15, 2011 

A

RICARDO S. MARTINEZ 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

 

 

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