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BIRR v. AMICA MUTUAL INSURANCE CO

United States District Court, S.D. Ohio, Western Division
Apr 14, 2011
Case No. 1:08cv124 (S.D. Ohio Apr. 14, 2011)

Summary

adopting magistrate's Report and Recommendation approving incentive payment to the Class Representative of $5,000

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Opinion

Case No. 1:08cv124.

April 14, 2011


ORDER


This matter is before the Court on the Report and Recommendation ("Report") filed by Magistrate Judge Stephanie K. Bowman on March 24, 2011 (Doc. 37). Proper notice has been given to the parties under 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C), including notice that the parties would waive further appeal if they failed to file objections to the Report in a timely manner. See United States v. Walters, 638 F.2d 947, 949-50 (6th Cir. 1981). No objection to the Report has been filed.

Notice was attached to the Report regarding objections. (Doc. 37, 13.)

Having reviewed this matter de novo pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636, this Court finds the Report to be correct. Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the Report is hereby ADOPTED. As the Report recommends (Doc. 37, 11), the Report's findings are ADOPTED, and Plaintiff's Motion for Final Approval of Class Action Settlement and Award of Attorneys' fees (Doc 34) is GRANTED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.


Summaries of

BIRR v. AMICA MUTUAL INSURANCE CO

United States District Court, S.D. Ohio, Western Division
Apr 14, 2011
Case No. 1:08cv124 (S.D. Ohio Apr. 14, 2011)

adopting magistrate's Report and Recommendation approving incentive payment to the Class Representative of $5,000

Summary of this case from Adams v. Eagle Fin. Servs., Inc.

adopting Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation approving incentive payment to the Class Representative of $5,000

Summary of this case from Bower v. MetLife, Inc.
Case details for

BIRR v. AMICA MUTUAL INSURANCE CO

Case Details

Full title:Bonnie Jean Birr, on behalf of herself and others similarly situated…

Court:United States District Court, S.D. Ohio, Western Division

Date published: Apr 14, 2011

Citations

Case No. 1:08cv124 (S.D. Ohio Apr. 14, 2011)

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