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TEXAS * * * * * * * IMPORTANT NOTICE JUDGE HAMILTON ESTABLISHES AUGUST 15, 2005 On October 22, 2004, upon joint motion of Class Counsel and counsel for AT&T, Judge David F. Hamilton entered an order approving the Certain Texas "Telecommunication Cable"/Railroad Corridor Class Settlement Court Notice which establishes August 15, 2005 as the deadline for the filing claims for Current Landowner Benefits and Prior Landowner Benefits. Claim Forms must be postmarked by August 15, 2005, in order to be deemed to be within this deadline. CERTAIN TEXAS On October 22, 2004, in Mikos v. AT&T Corp. (No. I:00-CV-1294-DFH-TAB), United States District Judge David F. Hamilton (the "Court") conditionally approved a Texas "telecommunication cable"/railroad corridor settlement class, consisting, generally speaking, of the current (and certain past) owners of land underlying or adjacent to eleven (11) railroad corridors in Texas. The corridors are or were used to provide railway service along: Dallas to Fort Worth, Fort Worth to Weatherford-Abilene, Adams to Irving (Lewisville) (Union Pacific), Adams to Irving (Lewisville) (Dallas-Fort Worth Railtran Systems), Katy to Sequin, Fort Worth to Waco, Waco to Temple, Temple to Austin, Austin to San Antonio, Sweetwater to Maryneal, Maryneal to San Angelo. 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: May 14, 2005 Fairness Hearing: United States Courthouse If NO objections or requests to appear and be heard have been received from any Class Members by May 14, 2005, the Court will instead hold the fairness hearing at 11:00 a.m. on July 8, 2005 at the following location: Courtroom of Judge David F. Hamilton Claims Deadline: August 15, 2005. 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 Texas 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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