UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO 

WESTERN DIVISION (CINCINNATI) 

SARA HAWES, et al., 

 Plaintiffs, 

v. 

MACY’S WEST STORES, INC., 

 Defendant. 

Civil Action: 1:17-CV-00754 

Judge Douglas R. Cole 

CHIARALUCE, et al., 

 Plaintiffs, 

v. 

MACY’S INC., et al., 

 Defendants. 

Civil Action: 2:20-CV-00081 

Judge Douglas R. Cole

PLAINTIFFS’ RENEWED MOTION FOR AN AWARD OF ATTORNEYS’ FEES, 

REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES, AND AWARD OF CLASS REPRESENTATIVE 

SERVICE AWARDS AND ENTRY OF FINAL JUDGEMENT

Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement in this action, Class Counsel respectfully renews 

their motion to the Court for an order approving payment of (1) $3,500,000 for attorney fees (onethird of common fund); (2) $216,561.44 for reimbursement of costs and expenses; and (3) $6,500 

in service awards for the three Class Representatives, and for the entry of a Final Order and 

Judgement. The legal and factual basis supporting this Motion are fully set forth in the 

Memorandum and Joint Fee Declaration previously filed in support of this motion and are 

accordingly incorporated herein. See Dkt 147. In addition, Class Counsel incorporates into this 

renewed motion the previously filed submissions including the Plaintiffs’ Motion for Final 

Approval of the Class Action Settlement (Dkt 152), Defendants’ Motion for Final Approval of 

Class Action Settlement (Dkt 155), Plaintiffs Renewed Motion for Final Approval of the Class 

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Action Settlement (Dkt 170), and this Courts Orders of December 20, 2023 and April 15, 2024, 

respectively. 

Pursuant to the direction of the Court, Class Counsel will not file duplicates of any of the 

aforementioned submissions or Orders. 

 Dated: April 22, 2024 /s/ Michael McShane 

 

Michael McShane 

Ling Y. Kuang 

AUDET & PARTNERS, LLP 

711 Van Ness Avenue Suite 500 

San Francisco, CA 94102 

Telephone: (415) 568-2555 

Facsimile: (415) 568-2556 

mmcshane@audetlaw.com 

lkuang@audetlaw.com 

 Charles LaDuca 

Brendan Thompson 

CUNEO GILBERT & LADUCA LLP 

4725 Wisconsin Avenue, NW Suite 200 

Washington, DC 20016 

Telephone: (202)789-3960 

Facsimile: (202) 789-1813 

charles@cuneolaw.com 

brendant@cuneolaw.com 

 Charles Schaffer 

LEVIN SEDRAN & BERMAN, LLP 

510 Walnut Street, Suite 500 

Philadelphia, PA 19106 

Telephone: (877) 882-1011 

Facsimile: (215) 592-4663 

cschaffer@lfsblaw.com 

 Drew Legando 

MERRIMAN LEGANDO 

WILLIAMS & KLANG, LLC 

1360 West 9th Street, Suite 200 

Cleveland, OH 44113 

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Telephone: (216) 522-9000 

drew@merrimanlegal.com 

 Stuart Cochran 

COCHRAN LAW PLLC 

8140 Walnut Hill Lane, Suite 250 

Dallas, TX 75231 

Telephone: (469) 333-3405 

stuart@scochranlaw.com 

 Erica Mirabella 

MIRABELLA LAW LLC 

132 Boylston Street, 5th Floor 

Boston, MA 02116 

Telephone: (855) 505-5342 

erica@mirabellallc.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiffs 

 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I hereby certify that on April 22, 2024, I electronically filed the foregoing document using 

the Court’s CM/ECF system, which will provide electronic notification to all counsel of record 

who are ECF-registered filers. 

 /s/ Michael McShane 

Michael McShane 

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