Norcia

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 DANIEL NORCIA, Case No. 14-cv-00582-JD

Plaintiff,

ORDER RE FINAL APPROVAL,

v. ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS,

AND INCENTIVE AWARD

SAMSUNG TELECOMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, LLC, et al., Re: Dkt. Nos. 178, 188 11 Defendants.

12 This is a consumer deception class action alleging that defendant Samsung manipulated its Galaxy S4 smartphones’ performance on “benchmarking” apps, which are performance-measuring tools used by reviewers and consumers. Dkt. No. 51 ¶¶ 2-4. Samsung is said to have “rigged” the phones to detect commonly used benchmarking apps and artificially boost performance of the central and graphics processing units during the benchmarking cycle. Id. ¶¶ 19-22. After years of litigation -- which included a bench trial on arbitration contract formation, the denial of arbitration, and an appeal to the Ninth Circuit, which affirmed the Court’s denial of arbitration -- plaintiff Norcia was left with a single claim against Samsung…