Menagerie Productions v. IAC/InteractiveCorp, No. 2:2008cv04263 - Document 151 (C.D. Cal. 2011)
Court Description: ORDER AND JUDGMENT by Judge Christina A. Snyder: Accordingly, Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 23, and the Court's prior certification order, the Court hereby finally certifies this action as a class action. Furthermore, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 2 3, the Court hereby finally certifies Plaintiffs Menagerie Productions and Redwolf, LLC ("Plaintiffs"), together with Cohen IP Law Group PC ("Cohen"), the named plaintiff in the related action also pending in the United States Dis trict Court for the Central District of California, Case No. 2:10-cv-05994 CAS-FMO (the "Cohen Action"), as Class Representatives for the Class and Kabateck Brown Kellner, LLP as Counsel for the Class ("Class Counsel"). The operat ive complaint in the Action, the Second AmendedComplaint, is hereby dismissed with prejudice as against Defendants. Plaintiffs and all Class Members on behalf of themselves, their heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, hereby, with respect to each andevery Released Claim (as defined in the Stipulation), release and forever discharge, and shall forever be enjoined from prosecuting, any Released Claims against any of the Released Parties, whether or not such Plaintiffs and/or Cl ass Members execute and deliver a Claim Form. Class Counsel are hereby awarded the following attorneys' fees and costs: (i) attorneys fees $381,444.72; and (ii) costs - $39,055.28, which sum the Court finds to be fair and reasonable, w hich shall be paid to Plaintiffs' Counsel directly by Defendants. The Court also awards an incentive award directly to the ClassRepresentatives, to be paid directly by Defendants, as follows: $3,500.00 forMenagerie Productions; $3,500. 00 for Redwolf, LLC; and $2,500.00 for Cohen IPLaw Group. This Court retains jurisdiction over the parties and the Class Members for all matters relating to this Action, including the administration,interpretation, effectuation or enforcement of the Stipulation and this Order and Final Judgment. (MD JS-6, Case Terminated). (ir)
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Menagerie Productions v. IAC/InteractiveCorp Doc. 151 1 JS-6 2 NOTE: CHANGES MADE BY THE COURT 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 MENAGERIE PRODUCTIONS, an Oregon general partnership and REDWOLF, LLC, a South Carolina 11 limited liability company, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly 12 situated, 10 13 14 Plaintiffs, v. Case No. CV 08-04263 CAS (FMOx) HON. CHRISTINA A. SNYDER ORDER AND FINAL JUDGMENT Hearing Date: Hearing Time: Courtroom: July 18, 2011 10:00 a.m. 5 IAC/INTERACTIVECORP., a Delaware Corporation; CITYSEARCH, LLC, a Delaware 16 limited liability company; and DOES 1 through 20, inclusive, 15 17 Defendants. 18 19 ORDER AND FINAL JUDGMENT 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 On the 18th day of July, 2011, a hearing pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(e) was held before this Court for the following purposes: a. to finally determine whether the Class satisfies the applicable prerequisites for certification for settlement purposes under Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(a) and (b); b. to determine whether the proposed settlement, as reflected in 27 28 –1 – [PROPOSED] ORDER AND FINAL JUDGMENT (CV 08-04263 CAS) Dockets.Justia.com 1 the Stipulation and Settlement Agreement (the “Stipulation”) attached to the 2 motion for preliminary approval [Dkt. No. 138], is fair, reasonable, and adequate, 3 and should be finally approved by the Court; c. 4 to determine whether the proposed Order and Final Judgment 5 should be entered, and to determine whether the release by the Class, as set forth in 6 the Stipulation, should be provided; d. 7 8 attorneys’ fees and reimbursement of expenses; and e. 9 10 11 to consider Class Counsel’s application for an award of to rule upon such other matters as the Court may deem appropriate. NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, this 18th day of 12 July 2011, that: 13 1. The Court finds that the prerequisites under Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(a) and 14 (b)(3) have been satisfied in that: (a) the number of Class Members is 15 so numerous that joinder of all members thereof is impracticable; (b) there are 16 questions of law and fact common to the Class; (c) the claims of the 17 Plaintiffs are typical of the claims of the Class Members that they 18 represent; (d) the Plaintiffs have represented, and will fairly and adequately 19 represent, the interests of Class Members; (e) questions of law and fact 20 common to Class Members predominate over any questions 21 affecting only individual members of the Class; and (f) a class action is 22 superior to other available methods for the fair and efficient adjudication of the 23 controversy. 24 2. Accordingly, Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 23, and the Court’s prior 25 certification order, the Court hereby finally certifies this action as a class action 26 with the class defined as follows: 27 28 All persons or entities in the United States who purchased PPC Advertising from Citysearch from May 27, 2004 to March 21, 2011. –2 – [PROPOSED] ORDER AND FINAL JUDGMENT (CV 08-04263 CAS) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 3. Furthermore, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 23, the Court hereby finally certifies Plaintiffs Menagerie Productions and Redwolf, LLC (“Plaintiffs”), together with Cohen IP Law Group PC (“Cohen”), the named plaintiff in the related action also pending in the United States District Court for the Central District of California, Case No. 2:10-cv-05994 CAS-FMO (the “Cohen Action”), as Class Representatives for the Class and Kabateck Brown Kellner, LLP as Counsel for the Class (“Class Counsel”). 4. Notice of the pendency of this action (the “Action”) as a class action and of the Stipulation was given to all Class Members who could be identified with reasonable effort. The form and method of notifying the Class of the pendency of the Action as a class action and of the terms and conditions of the proposed settlement embodied in the Stipulation met the requirements of Fed. R. Civ. P. 23, due process, and any other applicable law, constituted the best notice practicable under the circumstances, and constituted due and sufficient notice to all persons and entities entitled thereto. 5. The Stipulation and the settlement embodied therein is approved as fair, reasonable, and adequate. 6. The obligations incurred pursuant to the Stipulation are in full and final disposition of the Action and any and all Released Claims as against all Released Parties, as defined in the Stipulation. 7. The operative complaint in the Action, the Second Amended Complaint, is hereby dismissed with prejudice as against Defendants. 8. Plaintiffs and all Class Members on behalf of themselves, their heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, hereby, with respect to each and every Released Claim (as defined in the Stipulation), release and forever discharge, and shall forever be enjoined from prosecuting, any Released Claims against any of the Released Parties, whether or not such Plaintiffs and/or Class Members execute and deliver a Claim Form. –3 – [PROPOSED] ORDER AND FINAL JUDGMENT (CV 08-04263 CAS) 1 9. The Court finds that all parties and their counsel have complied with 2 each requirement of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure as to all proceedings 3 herein. 4 10. The Court further finds that the response of the Class to the 5 proposed settlement embodied in the Stipulation supports final settlement 6 approval. No Class Member has filed an objection to the proposed settlement and 7 five Class Members requested exclusion from the settlement. 8 9 11. Class Counsel are hereby awarded the following attorneys’ fees and costs: (i) attorneys fees -- $ 381,444.72; and (ii) costs - $39,055.28, which sum the 10 Court finds to be fair and reasonable, which shall be paid to Plaintiffs’ Counsel 11 directly by Defendants. 12 12. The Court also awards an incentive award directly to the Class 13 Representatives, to be paid directly by Defendants, as follows: $3,500.00 for 14 Menagerie Productions; $3,500.00 for Redwolf, LLC; and $2,500.00 for Cohen IP 15 Law Group. 16 13. This Court retains jurisdiction over the parties and the 17 Class Members for all matters relating to this Action, including the administration, 18 interpretation, effectuation or enforcement of the Stipulation and this Order and 19 Final Judgment. 20 21 IT IS SO ORDERED. 22 23 24 25 Dated: July 18, 2011 By: ______________________________ The Honorable Christina A. Snyder United States District Court Judge 26 27 28 –4 – [PROPOSED] ORDER AND FINAL JUDGMENT (CV 08-04263 CAS)
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