Common use of Final Approval Order and Judgment Clause in Contracts

Final Approval Order and Judgment. 66. Plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary approval of the Settlement will include a request to the Court for a scheduled date on which the Final Approval Hearing will occur. The Final Approval Hearing shall be scheduled no earlier than 90 days after the CAFA notices are mailed to ensure compliance with 28 U.S.C § 1715. By no later than 21 days prior to the Objection Deadline, Plaintiffs shall file a motion for final approval of the Settlement and an application for attorneys’ fees, costs, and expenses and for Service Awards. By no later than 14 days prior to the Final Approval Hearing, the Parties shall file any responses to any objections, and any replies in support of final approval of the Settlement and/or Class Counsel’s application for attorneys’ fees, costs, and expenses and for Service Awards. At the Final Approval Hearing, the Court will consider Plaintiffs’ motion for final approval of the Settlement, and Class Counsel’s application for attorneys’ fees, costs, and expenses and for Service Awards. In the Court’s discretion, the Court also will hear argument at the Final Approval Hearing from any Settlement Class Members (or their counsel) who object to the Settlement or to the fees, costs, expenses, or Service Award application, provided the objectors filed timely objections that meet all of the requirements listed in Paragraphs 56 and 57.