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CONLEY v. SEARS, ROEBUCK & CO.

No. CIV. A. 97-11149-PBS.

222 B.R. 181 (1998)

David CONLEY, et al., Plaintiffs, v. SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO., Western Auto Supply Company, and John Does 1-10, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Massachusetts.

May 1, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frederic D. Grant, Jr., Elizabeth A. Ryan, Grant & Roddy, Boston, MA, Daniel A. Edelman, Cathleen M. Combs, James O. Latturner, Edelman & Combs, Chicago, IL, John Roddy, Grant & Roddy, Boston, MA, Christopher M. Lefebvre, Law Offices of Claude Lefebvre, Pawtucket, RI, for David Conley, Marie Guerriero, and Martha Cramer.

Mark S. Williams, Law Offices of Mark S. Williams, Cambridge, MA, Kevin E. Cotter.

David Pastor, Gilman & Pastor, Boston, MA, for Mary E. Boyer, Stephen Kriebel, Steven M. Beck, and Denton E. Leppo.

Frederic D. Grant, Jr., Elizabeth A. Ryan, John Roddy, Grant & Roddy, Boston, MA, for William Vazquez, William Barsotti, and Mark Gorlick.

Stephen H. Oleskey, Mark N. Polebaum, Hale & Dorr, Boston, MA, Theodore N. Mirvis, John Savarese, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York City, for Sears, Roebuck and Co.

Mark N. Polbaum, Hale & Dorr, Boston, MA, John Savarese, Watchell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York City, for Western Auto Supply Co.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

SARIS, District Judge.

This petition for attorneys fees arises from the settlement of a nationwide class action against defendant Sears, Roebuck and Co. ("Sears"), challenging its practice of obtaining and collecting upon reaffirmation agreements which were not filed in Bankruptcy Court in violation of 11 U.S.C. § 524(c)(3).

The settlement results in monetary benefits of over $165 million — a recovery of 151 percent...

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