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ILLINOIS * * * * * * * IMPORTANT NOTICE JUDGE HAMILTON ESTABLISHES MARCH 18, 2007 On April 6, 2006, upon joint motion of Class Counsel and counsel for AT&T, Judge David F. Hamilton entered an order approving the Certain Illinois "Telecommunication Cable"/Railroad Corridor Class Settlement Court Notice which establishes March 18, 2007 as the deadline for the filing claims for Current Landowner Benefits and Prior Landowner Benefits. Claim Forms must be postmarked by March 18, 2007, in order to be deemed to be within this deadline. CERTAIN ILLINOIS On April 6, 2006, in Fournie, et al v. AT&T Corp. et al (No. 1:00-cv-1292-DFH-TAB), United States District Judge David F. Hamilton (the "Court") conditionally approved a Illinois "telecommunication cable"/railroad corridor settlement class, consisting, generally speaking, of the current (and certain past) owners of land underlying or adjacent to twenty-three (23) railroad corridors in Illinois. The corridors are or were used to provide railway service along: Glenview to Chicago (Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail)), Glenview to Chicago (Canadian Pacific Railway / Soo Line Railroad Company), Peoria to Springfield, Harrisburg to Chicago, Mishawaka to Chicago 6 (National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)), Springfield to Newburn, Rockford to Dekalb, Bloomington to Peoria, Decatur to Springfield, Collinsville to St. Louis (Terminal Railroad Company of St. Louis), Collinsville to St. Louis (Union Pacific Railroad Company), Champaign to Bloomington, Rolling Meadows to Rockford, Glenview to Rolling Meadows, Newburn to Collinsville (Canadian National Railway Company – Illinois Central), Newburn to Collinsville (Norfolk Southern Corporation), Peoria Diversity (Norfolk Southern Corporation), Peoria Diversity (RailAmerica, Inc.), Glenview to Milwaukee, Mishawaka to Chicago 6 (Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail) / Norfolk Southern Corporation), Collinsville to Scott AFB, Chicago to Minneapolis Link 17 and Denver Main to Chicago Link 24. 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 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 Court Notice. Please Note the Following Important Dates: Deadline to Comment, Object, or Opt Out: November 2, 2006 Fairness Hearing: Melvin Price Federal Courthouse If NO objections or requests to appear and be heard have been received from any Class Members by November 2, 2006, the Court will instead hold the fairness hearing at 1:00 p.m. on February 1, 2007 at the following location: Courtroom of Judge David F. Hamilton Claims Deadline: March 18, 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 Illinois 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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