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Francis J. Balint, Jr. (Az. Bar No. 007669) 

William F. King (Az. Bar No. 023941) 

BONNETT, FAIRBOURN, 

 FRIEDMAN & BALINT, P.C. 

2325 E. Camelback Rd., Suite 300 

Phoenix, AZ 85016 

(602) 274-1100 

fbalint@bffb.com 

bking@bffb.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

J. Steven Sparks (Az. Bar No. 015561) 

SANDERS & PARKS, P.C. 

3030 North Third Street, Suite 1300 

Phoenix, AZ 85012-3099 

(602) 532-5769 

Steve.Sparks@SandersParks.com

[Additional Counsel on Signature Page] 

Attorneys for Defendant ADT LLC 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA 

Janet Cheatham, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

ADT Corporation, and ADT LLC, 

Defendants.

Case No.: 2:15-CV-02137-DGC

JOINT STATUS REPORT 

REGARDING NOTICE OF 

SETTLEMENT 

 

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On January 23, 2017, the parties to the above-captioned action (the “Arizona 

Action”) notified the Court pursuant to LRCiv 40.2(d) [Doc. 133 (the “Joint Notice of 

Settlement”)] that they had reached an agreement to settle through certification of a 

nationwide settlement class the claims alleged in the Arizona Action and those alleged in 

the following related actions:  

 Dale Baker and Stephanie Dillard v. The ADT Corporation and ADT, LLC 

d/b/a ADT Security Services, Case No. 15-cv-02038-CSB-EIL (USDC CD 

Illinois); 

 Michael Edenborough v. ADT, LLC d/b/a ADT Security Services, Inc., Case 

No. 16-cv-02233-JST (USDC ND California); 

 Santiago L. Hernandez v. ADT, LLC d/b/a ADT Security Services, Case No. 

50-2016-CA-002944XXXXMB (Cir. Ct. 15th Jud. Cir. Florida); and 

 Patricia Wilson v. The ADT Corporation and ADT, LLC d/b/a ADT Security 

Services, Case No. 50-2016-CA-004410XXXXMB (Cir. Ct. 15th Jud. Cir. 

Florida) 

(collectively, the “Actions”). The Edenborough Court is overseeing the certification and 

approval process for that settlement. This Court on January 30, 2017 agreed to stay the 

Arizona Action, while directing that a joint report be filed addressing several matters not 

explained in the Joint Notice of Settlement, and that a joint status report be filed every 30 

days thereafter. [Doc. 134 (the “Stay Order”)] 

The Edenborough Court held a Fairness Hearing regarding the settlement on 

February 1, 2018, and Judge Tigar took the matter under advisement. On February 5, 2018, 

Judge Tigar requested supplemental briefing on the impact of In re Hyundai & Kia Fuel 

Econ. Litig., No. 15-56014, 2018 WL 505343, at *3 (9th Cir. Jan. 23, 2018). On February 

26, 2018, both Plaintiffs and ADT filed submissions regarding Hyundai to the 

Edenborough Court for Judge Tigar’s consideration. On March 29, 2018, Judge Tigar 

issued an order (i) overruling the sole objection to the proposed class settlement, but (ii) 

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staying the matter pending resolution of the petition for en banc review (and any 

subsequent Ninth Circuit proceedings) in Hyundai. 

On July 27, 2018, the Ninth Circuit accepted the petition for en banc review. In re 

Hyundai And Kia Fuel Econ. Litig., 897 F.3d 1003, 1007 (9th Cir. 2018). On June 6, 2019, 

an en banc panel of the Ninth Circuit issued a decision affirming the district court’s orders 

and judgment certifying a nationwide settlement class. In re Hyundai and Kia Fuel 

Economy Litigation, No. 15-56014. A copy of the Ninth Circuit’s en banc decision was 

previously provided to this Court in the parties’ June 6, 2019 report. 

On July 8, 2019, Plaintiffs filed a “Notice of Completion of Claims Process and 

Exclusion Requests” with the Edenborough Court, which provided a summary of the claim 

administrator’s review and analysis of the claims and exclusion requests along with a 

supporting declaration from the Settlement Administrator, Kimberly K. Ness, regarding 

claim filing activity. 

On July 22, 2019, Judge Tigar granted final approval of the settlement and the full 

amount of Plaintiffs’ requested attorneys’ fees and costs, noting Plaintiffs achieved a 

“strong result of $16 million in the face of significant defenses mounted by ADT.” 

Edenborough Doc. 160 (copy attached as Exhibit A), at ECF 6:13-15. The Court 

simultaneously entered a final judgment in Edenborough on July 22, 2019 [Edenborough 

Doc. 161], which was amended to correct the caption on July 29, 2019 [Edenborough Doc. 

162] (copy attached as Exhibit B). 

Respectfully submitted this 7th day of August, 2019. 

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BONNETT, FAIRBOURN, 

 FRIEDMAN & BALINT, P.C. 

By s/ Francis J. Balint, Jr. 

 Francis J. Balint, Jr. (007669) 

 William F. King (023941) 

 2325 E. Camelback Road, Suite 300 

 Phoenix, AZ 85016 

 (602) 274-1100 

fbalint@bffb.com 

bking@bffb.com 

Attorneys for Plaintiff

SANDERS & PARKS, P.C. 

By s/ J. Steven Sparks 

 J. Steven Sparks (015561) 

 3030 North Third Street, Suite 1300 

 Phoenix, AZ 85012-3099 

 (602) 532-5769 

Steve.Sparks@SandersParks.com 

 C. Sanders McNew (Pro Hac Vice) 

 McNEW P.A. 

 2385 NW Executive Center Dr., #100 

 Boca Raton, FL 33431 

 (561)299-0257 

mcnew@mcnew.net

 

 Mark L. Levine (Pro Hac Vice) 

 Mark S. Ouweleen (Pro Hac Vice) 

 Daniel R. McElroy (Pro Hac Vice) 

 BARTLIT BECK HERMAN 

 PALENCHAR & SCOTT LLP 

 54 West Hubbard Street, Suite 300 

 Chicago, IL 60654 

 (312) 494-4400 

Mark.Levine@bartlit-beck.com

Mark.Ouweleen@bartlit-beck.com

Daniel.McElroy@bartlit-beck.com

Attorneys for Defendant 

 

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Certificate of Service 

I hereby certify that on August 7th, 2019, I electronically transmitted the attached 

document to the Clerk’s Office using the CM/ECF System for filing thereby transmitting 

a Notice of Electronic Filing to all CM/ECF registrants. 

By: /s/ Karen Vanderbilt 

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