Flores Counsel; Name on Account: Foundation Trust Account
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Description of Claims: On April 24, 2020, at the request of class members’ attorneys, the federal court ordered: (1) that ORR and ICE should continue to make efforts towards prompt and safe release of class members (including allowing for provisional release from ORR facilities if COVID-19 made fingerprinting unavailable); (2) that the Flores Monitor should oversee the conditions at ORR and ICE facilities; and (3) that the ORR and ICE juvenile coordinators should provide interim reports to the court on specified issues. The Government and lawyers for class members have agreed that the Government will pay class members’ attorneys’ fees in the amount of $540,210.40 to compensate them for their work which resulted in the court’s three orders issued on April 24, 2020, May 22, 2020, and June 26, 2020, respectively.
Upon consideration of the parties’ Joint Stipulation To Dismiss EAJA Motion With Prejudice and Proposal Regarding Notice to Flores Class Members Of Settlement (ECF No. 1292), and Plaintiffs’ Motion for Final Approval of the Settlement Agreement, the Court found: the parties engaged in non-collusive, arm’s-length negotiations to resolve Plaintiffs’ Motion for Attorneys’ Fees (“MAF”) [ECF No. 1182]; the settlement requires Defendants to Pay Plaintiffs $540,210.40 in settlement of Plaintiff’s claims and any potential claims for attorneys’ fees, litigation costs, and related expenses pursuant to the MAF, and the MAF supports an award of this size; no evidence of collusion between the parties or of Plaintiffs putting their interests in obtaining fees ahead of the interests of the Class; the Notice of the proposed settlement provided to the class satisfied the requirements of FRCP 23(e)(1) and due process; and counsel have received no objections from class members or their family members concerning the proposed settlement agreement. Court Order approving Settlement Agreement filed on 1/25/2023 (ECF No. 1325).