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1 KAZEROUNI LAW GROUP, APC 2 Abbas Kazerounian, Esq. (SBN 249203)
ak@ 3 Jason A. Ibey, Esq. (SBN: 284607) 4 jason@
245 Fischer Avenue, Suite D1 5 Costa Mesa, California 92626 6 Telephone: (800) 400-6808
Facsimile: (800) 520-5523
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9 Attorneys for the Plaintiff and Proposed 10 Settlement Class
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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14 PAUL STEMPLE, Individually And On Behalf of All Others
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PLAINTIFF,
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QC HOLDINGS, INC.,
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DEFENDANT.
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Case No.: 12-cv-01997-BAS-WVG
PLAINTIFF'S MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES IN SUPPORT OF MOTION FOR FINAL APPROVAL OF CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT
Date: November 7, 2016 Time: 10:30 a.m. Place: Courtroom 4B Judge: Hon. Cynthia Bashant
[Declaration of Abbas Kazerounian; Declaration of Joshua B. Swigart; Declaration of Todd M. Friedman; Declaration of Paul Stemple; Declaration of Marc Wall]
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
2 TABLE OF AUTHORTIES.................................................................................. iii
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5 II.
INTRODUCTION .................................................................................. 1 PROCEDURAL HISTORY ................................................................... 3
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IV. 8
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THE TCPA AND THE CLASS ALLEGATIONS ............................... 4 SETTLEMENT ....................................................................................... 5 A. The Fairness Hearing .................................................................... 6
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B. Attorneys' Fees, Costs Application, and Service Award............ 6
11 C. Class Action Settlement Terms .................................................... 6
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1. Certification of a Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(b)(3) Settlement Class .. 6
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V. 16 17 18 19
2. Settlement Fund......................................................................... 7
ACTIVITY IN THE CASE AFTER PRELIMINARY APPROVAL............................................................................................. 7
A. CAFA Notice .................................................................................. 7
B. Direct Mail Notice Provided ......................................................... 7
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C. Publication Notice ......................................................................... 8
21 D. Formal Notice Posted On The Settlement Website .................... 9
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E. Claims Procedure, Including Expenses, And Claims Filed ....... 9
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1. Zero Objections and Only 1 Request For Exclusion.......... 11
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3. Class Representative's Service Award ................................ 12
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4. Attorneys' Fees and Costs .................................................... 12
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1 5. Administrator's Expenses For Notice And Administration12
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3 VI. THE PROPOSED SETTLEMENT IS FUNDAMENTALLY FAIR, REASONABLE, AND ADEQUATE, AND SHOULD BE FINALLY
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APPROVED........................................................................................... 13
5 A. The Settlement Satisfies The Requirements of
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Fed. R. Civ. P. 23......................................................................... 13
7 B. The Settlement Should Be Finally Approved By The Court... 13
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1. The Strength of the Lawsuit And The Risk, Expense,
Complexity, And Likely Duration of Further Litigation .. 15
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2. The Amount Offered In Settlement .................................... 17
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3. Class Members were provided with the best notice
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possible, which afforded them an opportunity to choose
whether to participate in the Settlement ............................ 19
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4. The Extent of Discovery Completed ................................... 21
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5. The Experience And Views of Class Counsel..................... 22
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TABLE OF AUTHORITIES
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Cases
3 Alea London Ltd. v. Am. Home Servs.,
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638 F.3d 768 (11th Cir. Ga. 2011).................................................................... 4
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6 Arthur v. Sallie Mae, Inc., C10-0198-JLR (W.D. Wash.) ................................................................... 17, 18
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8 Barrett v. Wesley Financial Group, LLC, 13-cv-00554-LAB-KSC (S.D. Cal. Mar. 30, 2015).......................................... 2
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10 Bayat v. Bank of the West, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 50416 (N.D. Cal. Apr. 15, 2015) .............................. 16
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12 Beecher v. Able, 441 F. Supp. 426 (S.D.N.Y. 1977) ................................................................. 21
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14 Bellows v. NCO Fin. Sys., 07-cv-1413-W-CAB (S.D. Cal.) ..................................................................... 18
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16 Berkey Photo, Inc. v. Eastman Kodak Co., 603 F.2d 263 (2d Cir. 1979) ........................................................................... 16
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18 Boyd v. Bechtel Corp., 485 F. Supp. 610 (N.D. Cal. 1979) ................................................................. 22
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20 Chan v. Sutter Health Sacramento Sierra Region, No. 15-cv-02004-JAK-AGR (C.D. Cal. June 9, 2016)................................... 23
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22 Clark v. Payless ShoeSource, Inc., Case No. 2:09-cv-00915 (W.D. Wash.) .......................................................... 20
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24 Connelly v. Hilton Grand Vacations Co., LLC, 294 F.R.D. 574 (S.D. Cal. Oct. 29, 2013)....................................................... 16
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26 Couser v. Comenity Bank, 12-cv-02484-MMA-BGS (S.D. Cal. May 27, 2015) ...................................... 18
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1 Detroit v. Grinnel Corp., 495 F.2d 448 (2d Cir. 1974) ........................................................................... 24
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3 Ellis v. Naval Air Rework Facility, 87 F.R.D. 15 (N.D. Cal. 1980).................................................................. 14, 23
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5 Ellis v. Naval Air Rework Facility, 661 F.2d 939 (9th Cir. 1981) .......................................................................... 14
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7 Girsh v. Jepson, 521 F.2d 153 (3d Cir. 1975) ........................................................................... 14
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9 Grant v. Capital Mgmt. Servs., L.P., 449 Fed. Appx. 598 (9th Cir. Cal. 2011) .......................................................... 4
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11 Gutierrez v. Barclays Group, et al.,
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Case No. 3:1-cv-01012 (S.D. Cal.) ................................................................. 20
13 Hanlon v. Chrysler Corp.,
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150 F.3d 1011 (9th Cir. Cal. 2011) ........................................................... 12, 14
15 In re Diamond Foods, Inc.,
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2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3252 (N.D. Cal. Jan. 10, 2014) ................................. 11
17 In re Ferrero Litig.,
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2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 15174 (S.D. Cal. Jan. 23, 2012)................................ 15
19 In re Global Crossing Sec. ERISA Litig.,
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225 F.R.D. 436 (E.D. Pa. 2000)...................................................................... 20
21 In re Mego Fin'l Corp. Sec. Litig.,
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213 F.3d 454 (9th Cir. 2000) .................................................................... 19, 20
23 In re Warner Communications Sec. Litig.,
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618 F. Supp. 735 (S.D.N.Y. 1985) ..................................................... 14, 22, 24
25 Jiffy Lube International, Inc. Text Spam Litigation,
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847 F. Supp. 2d 1253 (S.D. Cal. Mar. 8, 2012) .............................................. 18
27 Jones v. GN Netcom, Inc. (In re Bluetooth Headset Prods. Liab. Litig.),
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654 F.3d 935 (9th Cir. Cal. 2011) ................................................................... 15
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1 Klein v. Vision Lab Telecomms. Inc.,
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399 F. Supp. 2d 528 (S.D.N.Y. 2005) ............................................................ 17
3 Knutson v. Schwan's Home Service, et al.,
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12-cv-00964-GPC-DHB (S.D. Cal. April 1, 2015) ........................................ 18
5 Lemieux v. Schwan's Home Serv.,
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2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 127032 (S.D. Cal. Sept. 5, 2013) ................................ 4
7 Linder v. Thrifty Oil Co.,
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23 Cal. 4th 429 (Cal. 2000)............................................................................. 21
9 Linney v. Cellular Alaska Partnership,
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151 F.3d 1234 (9th Cir. 1998) ........................................................................ 22
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M. Berenson Co. v. Faneuil Hall Marketplace, Inc.,
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671 F. Supp. 819 (D. Mass 1987) ....................................................... 14, 15, 23
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Nat'l Rural Tele. Coop v. DIRECTV, Inc.,
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221 F.R.D. 523 (C.D. Cal. 2004) .................................................................... 20
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Officers for Justice v. Civil Service Com'n of City and County of San Francisco,
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688 F.2d 615 (9th Cir. 1982) ........................................................ 13, 14, 15, 16
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Radcliffe v. Experian Info. Solutions, Inc.,
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2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 9126 (9th Cir. Mar. 4, 2013)..................................... 12
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Rodriguez v. West Publishing Corp.,
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563 F.3d 948 (9th Cir. 2009) .......................................................................... 14
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Rose v. Bank of Am. Corp.,
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2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 121641 (N.D. Cal. 2014) .......................................... 18
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Sabet v. Olde Discount Corp.,
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2001 WL 1246860 (Ariz. Sup. Ct. 2001) ....................................................... 17
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Sherman v. Yahoo! Inc.,
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997 F. Supp. 1129 (S.D. Cal. 2014)................................................................ 22
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Silber v. Mabon,
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18 F.3d 1449 (9th Cir. 1994) .......................................................................... 19
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1 Smith v. Microsoft Corp.,
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2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12799 (S.D. Cal. Jan. 28, 2014)................................ 16
3 Staton v. Boeing Co.,
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327 F.3d 938 (9th Cir. 2003) .......................................................................... 14
5 Steinfeld v. Discover Fin. Servs.,
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2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 44855 (N.D. Cal. Mar. 31, 2014).............................. 24
7 Sylvester v. CIGNA Corp.,
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369 F. Supp. 2d 34 (D. Me. 2005) .................................................................. 19
9 Torrisi v. Tucson Elec. Power Co.,
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8 F.3d 1370 (9th Cir. 1993) ............................................................................ 14
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West Virginia v. Chas. Pfizer & Co.,
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314 F. Supp. 710 (S.D.N.Y. 1970) ................................................................. 16
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West Virginia v. Chas. Pfizer & Co.,
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440 F.2d 1079 (2d Cir. 1971) ......................................................................... 16
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Wilkins v. HSBC Bank,
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No. 14-cv-190 (N.D. Ill.) ................................................................................ 20
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Wilson v. Airborne, Inc.,
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2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 110411 (C.D. Cal. Aug. 13, 2008)............................ 19
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Wojcik v. Buffalo Bills Inc.,
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No. 8:12-cv-02414-SDM-TBM (M.D. Florida August 25, 2014) .................. 18
21 Statutes
22 28 U.S.C. ? 1715(b) .................................................................................................. 7
23 47 U.S.C. ? 227(a)(1)................................................................................................ 4
24 47 U.S.C. ? 227(b)(1)(A) .................................................................................... 4, 22
25 47 U.S.C. ? 227(b)(1)(A)(iii) .................................................................................... 4
26 47 U.S.C. ? 227(b)(3)(B) .............................................................................. 4, 17, 18
27 47 U.S.C. ? 227(b)(3)(C) .......................................................................................... 4
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Rules
2 Fed. R. Civ. P. 23 .............................................................................................. 13, 22
3 Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(a) ............................................................................................... 13
4 Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(b) ............................................................................................... 13
5 Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(b)(3) ...................................................................................... 6, 19
6 Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(c)(2)(B) ..................................................................................... 19
7 Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(e) ................................................................................................. 4
8 Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(e)(1)(C) ..................................................................................... 13
9 Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(f) .................................................................................................. 3
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Other
11 David R. Hodas, Enforcement of Environmental Law in a Trianglular Federal
12 System: Can Three Not Be A Crowd When Enforcement Authority Is Shared
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by the United States, the States, and Their Citizens?, 54 Md. L. Rev. 1552
(1995) .................................................................................................................. 2
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15 Federal Judicial Center's Judges' Class Action Notice and Claims Process Checklist and Plain Language Guide (2010) ................................................... 19
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17 Manual for Complex Litigation, Fourth ? 30.42..................................................... 23
18 2 Newberg on Class Actions ? 11.24 (4th Ed. & Supp. 2002) ............................... 23 19
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