Careathers v. Red Bull GmBh et alMOTION final approval of class action settlement . DocumentS.D.N.Y.April 8, 2015UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - BENJAMIN CAREATHERS, individually, and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, - against - RED BULL NORTH AMERICA, INC., a California corporation, Defendant. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - DAVID WOLF and MIGUEL ALMARAZ, individually and on behalf of others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. RED BULL GMBH, a foreign company; RED BULL NORTH AMERICA, INC., a California corporation; and RED BULL DISTRIBUTION COMPANY, INC., a Delaware corporation, Defendants. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - X : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : X 1:13-CV-0369 (KPF) ECF Case Electronically Filed 1:13-cv-08008 (KPF) PLAINTIFFS’ NOTICE OF MOTION FOR FINAL APPROVAL OF CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT Laurence D. King Linda M. Fong KAPLAN FOX & KILSHEIMER LLP 350 Sansome Street, Suite 400 San Francisco, CA 94104 Telephone: (415) 772-4700 Facsimile: (415) 772-4707 lking@kaplanfox.com lfong@kaplanfox.com ii Frederic S. Fox KAPLAN FOX & KILSHEIMER LLP 850 Third Avenue, 14th Floor New York, New York 10022 Telephone: (212) 687-1980 ffox@kaplanfox.com Justin B. Farar KAPLAN FOX & KILSHEIMER LLP 11111 Santa Monica Blvd, Suite 620 Los Angeles, CA 90025 Telephone: (310) 575-8670 Facsimile: (310) 575-8697 jfarar@kaplanfox.com Attorneys for Plaintiffs David Wolf and Miguel Almaraz Benedict P. Morelli bmorelli@morellilalters.com David S. Ratner dratner@morellialters.com Adam Deutsch adeutsch@morellialters.com MORELLI ALTERS RATNER, LLP 777 Third Avenue, 31st Floor New York, NY 10017 Jeremy W. Alters jalters@morellialters.com Matthew T. Moore mmoore@morellialters.com MORELLI ALTERS RATNER, LLP 2675 Northeast 188th Street Miami, Florida 33180 Attorneys for Plaintiff Benjamin Careathers 1 Named Plaintiffs Benjamin Careathers, David Wolf, and Miguel Almaraz, the Class representatives, hereby give notice of moving the Court for entry of an Order of Final Settlement Approval pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(e).The motion shall be called up for hearing on May 1, 2015 at 10:00 am before this Court and the Honorable Katherine Polk Failla, Courtroom 618, 40 Foley Square, New York, New York 10007. In support of this motion, Plaintiffs rely upon: (a) the record herein; (b) the Stipulation of Settlement and Exhibits thereto; and (c) the accompanying Memorandum of Law in Support of the Motion for Final Approval of Class Action Settlement. WHEREFORE, for the reasons stated in the instant Motion and accompanying Memorandum of Law in Support, Plaintiffs respectfully request that the Court enter their [Proposed] Order and Final Judgment attached as Exhibit G to the Joint Declaration of Benedict P. Morelli and Laurence D. King in Support of: 1) Plaintiffs’ Motion for Final Approval of Class Action Settlement; and 2) Plaintiffs’ Motion for Approval of Attorneys’ Fees, Service Fees, and Reimbursement of Expenses. Respectfully submitted this 8th day of April, 2015. Dated: San Francisco, CA April 8, 2015 Respectfully submitted, KAPLAN FOX & KILSHEIMER LLP By: /s/ Laurence D. King Laurence D. King Laurence D. King Linda M. Fong 350 Sansome Street, Suite 400 San Francisco, CA 94104 Telephone: (415) 772-4700 Facsimile: (415) 772-4707 lking@kaplanfox.com lfong@kaplanfox.com 2 KAPLAN FOX & KILSHEIMER LLP Frederic S. Fox 850 Third Avenue, 14th Floor New York, New York 10022 Telephone: (212) 687-1980 ffox@kaplanfox.com KAPLAN FOX & KILSHEIMER LLP Justin B. Farar 11111 Santa Monica Blvd, Suite 620 Los Angeles, CA 90025 Telephone: (310) 575-8670 Facsimile: (310) 575-8697 jfarar@kaplanfox.com Attorneys for Plaintiffs David Wolf & Miguel Almaraz MORELLI ALTERS RATNER, LLP Benedict P. Morelli David S. Ratner Adam Deutsch 777 Third Avenue, 31st Floor New York, NY 10017 bmorelli@morellilalters.com dratner@morellialters.com adeutsch@morellialters.com MORELLI ALTERS RATNER, LLP Jeremy W. Alters Matthew T. Moore Miami Design District 2675 N.E. 188th Street Miami, Florida 33180 jalters@morellialters.com mmoore@morellialters.com Attorneys for Plaintiff Benjamin Careathers 3 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE The undersigned, an attorney admitted to practice law before this Court, hereby certifies under penalty of perjury that on April 8, 2015, I caused to be served a true and correct copy of the foregoing PLAINTIFFS’ NOTICE OF MOTION FOR FINAL APPROVAL OF CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT, by electronic filing with the Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF System, which will send a Notice of Electronic Filing to all parties with an e-mail address of record, who have appeared and consent to electronic service in this action, and by U.S. Mail on the following, addressed as indicated below: Benedict P. Morelli Morelli Ratner PC 950 Third Avenue New York, NY 10022 I am readily familiar with my firm’s practice of collection and processing correspondence for mailing and that practice is that the documents are enclosed in sealed envelopes, with postage prepaid thereon, and deposited with the U.S. Postal Service on that same date as this Certificate of Service. /s/ Laurence D. King Laurence D. King
