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CALIFORNIA SUPPLEMENTAL SETTLEMENT * * * * * * * IMPORTANT NOTICE JUDGE HAMILTON ESTABLISHES OCTOBER 29, 2007 On May 10, 2007, upon joint motion of Class Counsel and counsel for AT&T, Judge David F. Hamilton entered an order approving the Certain California "Telecommunication Cable"/Railroad Corridor Class Settlement Court Notice which establishes October 29, 2007 as the deadline for the filing claims for Current Landowner Benefits and Prior Landowner Benefits. Claim Forms must be postmarked by October 29, 2007, in order to be deemed to be within this deadline. CERTAIN SUPPLEMENTAL CALIFORNIA On April 6, 2005, in Spanish Springs, L.L.C. (f/k/a La Bahia Court, L.L.C.) v. AT&T Corp. (No. 1:03-cv-7012-DFH-TAB), United States District Judge David F. Hamilton (the "Court") conditionally approved a California "telecommunication cable"/railroad corridor settlement class, consisting, generally speaking, of the current (and certain past) owners of land underlying or adjacent to five (5) railroad corridors in California. On November 4, 2005, the Court entered a Final Order and Judgment finally approving the California Settlement. After the Court entered its Final Order and Judgment, the parties determined that Class Member claims involving one (1) additional railroad corridor in California should also be settled, and agreed that the California Settlement Agreement must be supplemented to add this additional railroad corridor, that the parties must seek preliminary approval of this supplemental settlement, that supplemental notice would need to be sent to Class Members owning land adjoining or underlying the additional railroad corridor, and that the Court must finally approve this proposed supplemental settlement agreement. On May 9, 2007, the parties filed the California Supplemental "Telecommunication Cable"/Railroad Corridor Class Settlement ("Supplemental Settlement Agreement"), and on May 10, 2007, the Court conditionally approved this Supplemental Settlement Agreement consisting, generally speaking of the current (and certain past) owners of land underlying or adjacent to one railroad corridor in California. The corridor is or was used to provide railway service between Reno to Sacramento. The Court has preliminarily approved the settlement as fair, adequate, and reasonable for the Settlement Class, but the Court will conduct a hearing to make a final determination whether the Supplemental Settlement is fair, adequate, and reasonable and should be finally approved. This home page provides some basic settlement information and copies of important documents for persons who know they are, or think they might be, members of this Settlement Class. The settlement terms and the options a potential class member and claimant has are explained in the Supplemental Court Notice. Please Note the Following Important Dates: Deadline to Comment, Object, or Opt Out: August 13, 2007 Fairness Hearing: United States District Court for the Eastern District of California If NO objections or requests to appear and be heard have been received from any Class Members by August 13, 2007, the Court will instead hold the fairness hearing at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 18, 2007 at the following location: Courtroom of Judge David F. Hamilton Claims Deadline: October 29, 2007. Official Court Notice Packet The official notice packet of materials concerning the proposed settlement, may be accessed or downloaded below: * Documents require the Adobe Acrobat Reader. To download the free PDF reader click here.
Settlement Agreement/Orders
FOR PRELIMINARY INFORMATION ABOUT Class Members desiring specific preliminary information about the benefits for which they may be eligible, may contact the Claims Office, at the Supplemental California Case TeleCable Settlement Center,
Class Members who have legal questions about the Settlement or any questions about the Corridor Enterprise may contact Class Counsel
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