Preliminary Approval Motion Sample Clauses

Preliminary Approval Motion. (A) Upon execution of this Agreement, Defendants’ Counsel shall execute a stipulation reflecting the Parties’ agreement that the Amended Complaint, as annexed as Exhibit F, shall be used as the operative complaint for the purposes of Settlement. Upon execution of this Agreement, Plaintiffs shall file the Amended Complaint. To the extent that any application to the Court needs to be made to further amend the complaint during the course of Settlement, Defendants shall work cooperatively with Plaintiffs to achieve the filing. Once the Amended Complaint is filed with the Court, the Parties will make all applications, correspondence, requests, and motions utilizing the caption of the Amended Complaint. (B) Plaintiffs shall file a Motion for an Order Preliminarily Approving the Class and Collective Action Settlement and Conditionally Certifying the FLSA Class for Settlement Purposes Only (“the Preliminary Approval Motion”). The Preliminary Approval Motion will be provided to Defendants for review and approval at least ten (10) days prior to filing with the Court, and Plaintiffs will review and may accept Defendants’ proposed changes. Defendants shall provide proposed changes within five (5) days of receipt. In connection with the Preliminary Approval Motion, Plaintiff will submit to the Court this Agreement, including all exhibits such as the proposed Preliminary Approval Order attached here as Exhibit D. (C) The Preliminary Approval Motion also will seek the setting of date(s) for individuals to opt-out, elect to participate, or provide objections to this Agreement, and for a Fairness Hearing before the Court at the earliest practicable date. (D) In the Preliminary Approval Motion, Class Counsel will inform the Court of the intended process to obtain a “Final Approval Order” and a “Judgment of Dismissal” that will, among other things: (1) approve the settlement as fair, adequate and reasonable; (2) incorporate the terms of the Release, as described herein; (3) dismiss the Litigation with prejudice; (4) award Class Counsel fees and costs; and (5) award Service Awards to the Named Plaintiffs as more fully set forth herein. Provided that the terms of this Agreement are adhered to, and Defendants’ reasonable changes are incorporated into the Preliminary Approval Motion, Defendants may not oppose the Preliminary Approval Motion. (E) The Parties will work together, diligently and in good faith, to obtain expeditiously a Preliminary Approval Order, Final Approval Orde...
Preliminary Approval Motion. “Preliminary Approval Motion” means the motion Plaintiffs file in support of the Court’s preliminary approval of the Settlement.
Preliminary Approval Motion. On or before October 23, 2024, or such other date as agreed upon by the Parties and approved by the Court, Plaintiff will move the Court for entry of the Preliminary Approval Order, which shall specifically include requests that the Court: (a) preliminarily approve the Settlement reflected herein as fair, adequate and reasonable to the Settlement Class, and within the reasonable range of possible final approval; (b) conditionally certify the Settlement Class for settlement purposes only and appoint Class Counsel as counsel for the Settlement Class for settlement purposes only; (c) approve the forms of Class Notice and find that the Notice Program constitutes the best notice practicable under the circumstances, provides due and sufficient notice to the Settlement Class and fully satisfies the requirements of due process and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23; (d) direct that notice be provided to the Settlement Class, in accordance with this Agreement, within forty-five (45) days following entry of the Preliminary Approval Order (the “Notice Deadline”); (e) establish a procedure for Settlement Class Members to object to the Settlement or exclude themselves from the Settlement Class; (f) set a deadline sixty
Preliminary Approval Motion. Plaintiff will move for an order conditionally certifying the Class for settlement purposes only, giving Preliminary Approval of the Settlement, setting a date for the Final Approval hearing, and approving the Class Notice.
Preliminary Approval Motion. As soon as practical, Plaintiffs will move the Court for entry of the Preliminary Approval Order, attached hereto as Exhibit B. The Preliminary Approval Order shall provide, inter alia, that: 4.2.1 The settlement proposed in the Agreement has been negotiated at arm’s-length and is preliminarily determined to be fair, 4.2.2 The Notice fully complies with the requirements of Rule 23 and due process, constitutes the best notice practicable under the circumstances, and is due and sufficient notice to all persons entitled to notice of this Agreement; 4.2.3 The Settlement Class is conditionally certified, with the Plaintiffs serving as class representatives, and the Class Counsel serving as Settlement Class counsel, on the condition that the certification and designations shall be automatically vacated if the Settlement is terminated or is disapproved in whole or in part by the Court, any appellate court, or any of the Parties; 4.2.4 A final hearing on the settlement proposed in this Agreement shall be held before the Court to determine whether the proposed settlement is fair, reasonable, and adequate, and whether it should be approved by the Court (“Fairness Hearing”); 4.2.5 In further aid of the Court’s jurisdiction to review, consider, implement and enforce the settlement, Plaintiffs and members of the Settlement Class, and all persons acting or purporting to act directly or derivatively on behalf if a person in the Settlement Class, are preliminarily enjoined and barred from commencing, prosecuting, or otherwise litigating, in whole or
Preliminary Approval Motion. Promptly following execution of this Settlement Agreement, but no later than thirty (30) days following the execution of this Settlement Agreement, Plaintiff will move the Court for entry of the Preliminary Approval Order, which shall specifically include provisions that: (1) preliminarily approve the settlement reflected herein as fair, adequate, reasonable, and within the reasonable range of possible final approval; (2) conditionally certify the Settlement Class for settlement purposes only and appoint Class Counsel as counsel for the Settlement Class and Plaintiff as Class Representative; (3) approve the form of Class Notice and find that the Notice Plan set forth herein is appropriate and constitutes the best notice reasonable and practicable under the circumstances, is due and sufficient notice to the Settlement Class, and fully satisfies the requirements of due process and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23; (4) establish a procedure for putative Settlement Class Members to object to the settlement or exclude themselves from the Settlement Class, and set a date following entry of the Preliminary Approval Order, after which no one shall be allowed to object to the settlement or opt- out/exclude himself or herself from the Settlement Class or seek to intervene in the Action; (5) approve the Claim Form and the claims submission process described herein; (6) finally certify the Settlement Class; (7) pending final determination of whether the settlement should be approved, bar all persons in the Settlement Class, directly, on a representative basis, or in any other capacity from commencing or prosecuting against any of the Released Parties any action, arbitration, or proceeding in any court, arbitration forum, or tribunal asserting any of the Released Claims; (8) authorize the Parties, without further approval from the Court, to agree to and adopt such conforming amendments, modifications, and expansions of the Settlement Agreement and its implementing documents (including all exhibits to this Settlement Agreement) so long as they are consistent in all material respects with the terms of the Final Approval Order and Judgment; (9) pending final determination of whether the settlement should be approved, stay all proceedings in the Action, except those related to the effectuation of the settlement; and (10) schedule a Final Approval Hearing no earlier than 100 days after entry of the Preliminary Approval Order, or such other time as the Court shall set. Def...
Preliminary Approval Motion. The Preliminary Approval Motion shall include (1) the proposed Notice and Claim Form, attached hereto as Exhibit A; (2) a proposed Preliminary Approval Order; (3) an executed version of this Agreement; and (4) the necessary documents, memorandum, affidavits, and other exhibits for purposes of certifying the Class for settlement purposes only and preliminarily approving the Agreement. The Preliminary Approval Motion will seek the setting of a Fairness Hearing for final approval of the Settlement before the Court at the earliest practicable date.
Preliminary Approval Motion. Not later than ten (10) court days after execution of this Agreement, Plaintiff shall file a motion seeking preliminary approval of this Settlement Agreement (the “Preliminary Approval Motion”), which shall include: (1) the proposed Notice;
Preliminary Approval Motion. As soon as practicable after the execution of this Agreement, Plaintiffs’ Counsel shall move the Court for an order substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto, which shall specifically include provisions that: (a) preliminarily approve the Settlement memorialized in this Agreement as fair, reasonable and adequate; (b) certify the Settlement Classes as defined herein for settlement purposes only; (c) set a date for a Final Approval Hearing; (d) approve the proposed Class Notice that is attached as Exhibit A, and authorize its dissemination to Settlement Class Members; (e) set deadlines consistent with this Agreement for mailing of the Class Notice, opting out of or objecting to the Settlement, and filing papers in connection with the Final Approval Hearing; (f) appoint Settlement Class Representatives as class representatives and Class Counsel as counsel for the Settlement Classes; and (g) approve the appointment of the Settlement Administrator.
Preliminary Approval Motion. At the earliest practicable time, Plaintiff shall file with the Court a Motion for Order Granting Preliminary Approval and supporting papers, which shall include this Settlement Agreement. Any dispute regarding forms of notices and other documents necessary to implement the Settlement contained in the Stipulation, if not timely resolved among the Parties, shall be referred to the Court. The Parties shall seek a prompt hearing date to obtain preliminary approval of the Settlement.