Common use of Objection Requirements Clause in Contracts

Objection Requirements. In order to object, a Settlement Class Member must file with the Court, and provide a copy to Class Counsel and the GEICO COMPANIES’ Counsel, a document that: a) includes the name, address, telephone number, and, if available, the email address of the Settlement Class Member objecting, and if represented by counsel, of his/her/its counsel; b) states all objections specifically and in writing; c) states whether he/she intends to appear at the Fairness Hearing, either with or without counsel; d) includes a statement of his/her/its membership in the Settlement Class, including all information required by the Claim Form; and e) includes a detailed list of any other objections submitted by the Settlement Class Member, or his/her/its counsel, to any class actions submitted in any court, whether state or otherwise, in the United States in the previous five (5) years. If the Settlement Class Member or his/her/its counsel has not objected to any other class action settlement in any court in the United States in the previous five (5) years, he/she/it shall affirmatively state so in the written materials provided in connection with the objection to this Settlement. Any Settlement Class Member who fails to file and serve timely a written objection and notice of his/her/its intent to appear at the Fairness Hearing pursuant to this Section shall not be permitted to object to the Settlement and shall be foreclosed from seeking any review of the Settlement or the terms of the Agreement by any means, including but not limited to an appeal. Any Settlement Class Member who submits a timely written objection shall consent to deposition by Class Counsel prior to the Fairness Hearing.