Preliminary Approval 50. Upon execution of this Agreement by all signatories, Class Counsel shall promptly move the Court for an order granting preliminary approval of this Settlement (“Preliminary Approval Order”). The proposed Preliminary Approval Order that will be filed with the motion shall be in a form agreed upon by Class Counsel and SPE, and substantially in the form as that attached as Exhibit 1 to this Agreement. The motion for preliminary approval shall request that the Court: (1) preliminarily approve the terms of the Settlement as within the range of fair, adequate, and reasonable; (2) provisionally certify the Settlement Class pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(b)(3) and (e) for settlement purposes only; (3) approve the Notice Program set forth herein and approve the form and content of the Notice; (4) approve the procedures set forth in Section VII for Settlement Class Members to exclude themselves from the Settlement Class or to object to the Settlement; (5) stay the Action pending Final Approval of the Settlement; (6) stay and/or enjoin, pending Final Approval of the Settlement, any actions brought by Settlement Class Members concerning a Released Claim; and (7) schedule a Final Approval hearing for a time and date mutually convenient for the Court, Class Counsel, and counsel for SPE, at which the Court will conduct an inquiry into the fairness of the Settlement, determine whether it was made in good faith and should be finally approved, and determine whether to approve Class Counsel’s application for attorneys’ fees, costs, and expenses, and for Service Awards (“Final Approval Hearing”). 51. Within 10 days of the filing of the motion for preliminary approval, SPE, at its own expense, shall serve or cause to be served a notice of the proposed Settlement, in conformance with the requirements under the Class Action ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇, ▇▇ ▇.▇.▇. § ▇▇▇▇(▇) (“CAFA”).
Preliminary Approval Order “Preliminary Approval Order” means the order of the Court preliminarily approving this Settlement Agreement.
MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY APPROVAL The Parties agree to jointly prepare and file a motion for preliminary approval (“Motion for Preliminary Approval”) that complies with the Court’s current checklist for Preliminary Approvals.
PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF SETTLEMENT Promptly upon execution of this Stipulation, Lead Plaintiffs will move for preliminary approval of the Settlement, certification of the Settlement Class for settlement purposes only, and the scheduling of a hearing for consideration of final approval of the Settlement, which motion shall be unopposed by Defendants. Concurrently with the motion for preliminary approval, Lead Plaintiffs shall apply to the Court for, and Defendants shall agree to, entry of the Preliminary Approval Order, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.
Approval/Non-Approval We will notify you whether your Application has been approved or denied within 14 days after the date we receive a completed Application. Notification may be in person or by mail or telephone unless you have requested that notification be by mail. You must not assume approval until you receive actual notice of approval. The 14-day time period may be changed only by separate written agreement.