Free Order - District Court of Delaware - Delaware

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE
ROBERT V. TOWNES, IV, )
Individually and on behalf of )
all persons similarly situated, )
Plaintiff, ) CIVIL ACTION No. 04-1488-JJF
)
vs. )
)
TRANS UNION, LLC, and ) CLASS ACTION
TRUELINK, INC., )
Defendants. )
ORDER AWARDING INCENTIVE AWARD FOR CLASS REPRESENTATIVE
Plaintiff has moved this Court for approval of an incentive award for Class
Representative Robert V. Townes, IV. Plaintiff petitioned this Court to award an
incentive award of $7,500.00 for Mr. Townes, as provided for by the Stipulation of
Settlement Between Lead Plaintiffs and Defendants. Having considered Plaintiffs
motion and heard oral argument at the Fairness Hearing on September ll, 2007, the
Court tinds as follows:
Incentive awards to class representatives are an accepted element of class action
cases. See In re Lttpron Marketing and Sales Practices Litigation, 228 F.R.D. 75 (D.
Mass 2005); Denney v. Jenkens Gilchrist, RJ. C. O. Bas. Guide (CCH) P 10837, 2005 WL
388562 (S.D.N.Y. 2005); In re Domestic Air Transp. Litig., 148 F.R.D. 297 (`N.D. Ga.
1993) (granting incentive awards based on participation); In re GNC S’holder Litig., 668
F. Supp. 450, 452 (W.D.Pa. 1987); see also Women ’s Comm. For Equal Employment
Opportunity v. Nat’l Broadcasting Co., 76 F.R.D. 173 (S.D.N.Y. 1977). Mr. Townes has
been involved in the preparation and prosecution of this litigation since early 2005. He
has been an active participant in the discovery process by providing information and

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documents to his counsel. He has met with Plaintiffs Counsel to review and provide
documents and discuss the status of the litigation. He traveled from Alabama to
Wilmington, Delaware and participated in the Magistrate’s mediation of this case. Mr.
Townes undertook the responsibility of being Class Representative seriously, and
pursued his claims against these Defendants on behalf of himself and all other persons
similarly situated. He has fulfilled his duties as Class Representative, and the Court finds
that he is entitled to an award of $7,500 for representing the Settlement Class.
so onnsnsn this jj day of as ,2007.
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