Barahona-Gomez

ORDER APPROVING CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT

On September 13, 2002, this Court provisionally approved the Settlement Agreement submitted by the parties. Notice of the pendency of the Settlement Agreement and of the fairness hearing was given to class members as provided in the Order Preliminarily Approving Stipulated Settlement Agreement as is set forth by co-counsel for the plaintiffs in the Declaration of Linton Joaquin and by counsel for Defendants in the Declaration of David McConnell, both filed on November 29, 2002 with the parties’ Joint Motion For Final Approval of Settlement Agreement. . On December 6, 2002, the Court held a fairness hearing to consider any objections to the proposed Settlement Agreement and the parties’ Joint Motion for Final Approval of Settlement Agreement.

The Court having made an independent determination that the Settlement Agreement is a fair, adequate and reasonable settlement of this action, and having resolved that any properly filed objections do not warrant not approving the proposed Settlement Agreement, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

1. The Settlement Agreement, filed concurrently with the parties’ Joint Motion for Final Approval of…