Opinion
C22-1081JLR
10-30-2023
STEPHEN J. TUTTLE, et al., Plaintiffs, v. AUDIOPHILE MUSIC DIRECT INC., et al., Defendants.
MINUTE ORDER
The following minute order is made by the direction of the court, the Honorable James L. Robart:
On October 30, 2023, the court held a hearing regarding the motions for final approval of the class action settlement and for attorneys' fees in this matter. (10/30/23 Min. Entry (Dkt. # 64); see also Approval Mot. (Dkt. # 56); Fees Mot. (Dkt. # 49.) During the hearing, the court requested additional information from Plaintiffs' counsel. The court ORDERS Plaintiffs to file, by no later than November 13, 2023, a response to this minute order that includes the following:
1. Citations to case law approving class action settlements where the percentage of class members filing claims was similar to the percentage of class members who filed claims in this case;
2. An updated calculation of the lodestar for Plaintiffs' attorneys' fees;
3. An updated calculation of the estimated monetary value of the settlement based on the actual claims made (see Report (Dkt. # 63));
4. The estimated percentages of claimants who were direct purchasers and indirect purchasers of Applicable Records; and
5. The approximate amount paid to date to the Settlement Administrator for administration of the settlement program.
During the hearing, the court requested these citations by no later than Thursday, November 2, 2023. Counsel may instead file these citations with the other requested information no later than November 13, 2023.
The Clerk is DIRECTED to renote Plaintiffs' motion for approval of the parties' class action settlement (Dkt. # 56) and for an award of attorneys' fees and costs (Dkt. # 49) for November 13, 2023.