Pursuant to Fed. R. CIV. P. 23(e), the Court finds that the Settlement embodied in the Settlement Agreement is fair, reasonable, and adequate to the Plan and the Settlement Class, and more particularly finds that:
Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 23, the Court hereby approves and confirms the settlement embodied in the Settlement Agreement as being a fair, reasonable and adequate settlement and compromise of the Action, adopts the Settlement Agreement as its judgment, and orders that the Settlement Agreement shall be herewith effective, binding, and enforced according to its terms and conditions.
Pursuant to Fed. X. Xxxx. P. 11(c)(1)(C), the United States and the defendant agree that the appropriate disposition of this case is, and agree to recommend jointly that the Court impose, a sentence requiring the defendant to pay to the United States a criminal fine between $150,000 and $250,000, to be determined at the time of sentencing (“the recommended sentence”). Such fine will be payable in two installments as set forth below with interest accruing under 18 U.S.C. § 3612(f)(1)-(2).
Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(e)(1)(B), based on “the parties’ showing that the court will likely be able to (i) approve the proposal[s] under Rule 23(e)(2); and (ii) certify the 2 For the avoidance of doubt, the Columbia University “Officers” excluded from the Class are members of the Senior Administration of Columbia University, and do not include exempt employees of Columbia University who are referred to as officers. class for purposes of judgment on the proposal[s],” the Court hereby preliminarily approves the Settlements, as embodied in the Settlement Agreements between Plaintiffs and the Settling Universities.
Pursuant to Fed. X. Xxxx. P. 11(c)(1)(C) and subject to the full, truthful, and continuing cooperation of the defendant and its related entities, as defined in Paragraph 13 of this Plea Agreement, the United States and the defendant agree that the appropriate disposition of this case is, and agree to recommend jointly that the Court impose, a sentence requiring the defendant to pay to the United States a criminal fine of $107,923,572, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3571(d), payable in full before the fifteenth (15th) day after the date of judgment (“the recommended sentence”). The parties agree that there exists no aggravating or mitigating circumstance of a kind, or to a degree, not adequately taken into consideration by the U.S. Sentencing Commission in formulating the Sentencing Guidelines justifying a departure pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 5K2.0. The parties agree not to seek at the sentencing hearing any sentence outside of the Guidelines range nor any Guidelines adjustment for any reason that is not set forth in this Plea Agreement. The parties further agree that the recommended sentence set forth in this Plea Agreement is reasonable.
Pursuant to Fed. X. Xxxx. P. 11(c)(1)(B OR C) and subject to the full, truthful, and continuing cooperation of the defendant, as defined in Paragraph 13 of this Plea Agreement, [if a Fed. X.
Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(e)(1)(B), based on “the parties’ showing that the court will likely be able to (i) approve the proposal[s] under Rule 23(e)(2); and (ii) certify the class for purposes of judgment on the proposal[s],” the Court hereby preliminarily approves the Settlements, as embodied in the Third Tranche Settlement Agreements between Plaintiffs and the Settling Universities.
Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 23, the Parties agree to jointly recommend the following procedure to the Court for approval of the terms of this Settlement Agreement:
Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(e), the terms of the Agreement (and the Settlement provided for therein) are preliminarily approved and likely to be approved at the Final Approval Hearing because:
Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(e), the terms of the Settlement Agreement (and the Settlement provided for therein) are preliminarily approved as (a) fair, reasonable, and adequate in light of the relevant factual, legal, practical, and procedural considerations of the Action, (b) free of collusion, and (c) within the range of possible final judicial approval, subject to further consideration at the Final Approval Hearing.
