Taubenfeld, et al. v. Hotels.com, et al. 03-CV-00069-Final Judgment

							                CASE CLOSED




CASE NUMBER :    3 :03-CV-0069-N




DATE :           11-18-0 5




TRIAL HELD :      NO
                            UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
                            NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
                                  DALLAS DIVISION



                                                   Civil Action No . 3 :03-CV-0069-N (Lead)
DANIEL TAUBENFELD, et al ., On
                                                   (Consolidated with 3 :03-CV-0144-N ;
Behalf of Themselves and All Others
Similarly Situated,                                3 :03-CV-0279-N ; 3:03-CV-0323-N )

                          Plaintiffs,
                                                   CLASS ACTION

                     V.                            Assigned to : Judge David Godbey

                                                                                111si -CT COURT
                                                                        A I L t0 t) L -1 t     I+ E T E X t~
HOTELS .COM, et al .,


                          Defendants .                                          NOV 1I 2005

                                                                      cu It1iS ..d:LDkS 'iRtC T cQUR"I'

                                                                                      Deputy

                                         JUDG


               On September 27, 2004, this Court signed an order granting Defendants' Motion t o

Dismiss the Consolidated Complaint, partially with prejudice and partially without prejudice, an d

granted Plaintiffs' request for leave to amend .

               On October 27, 2004, Plaintiffs filed Notice of Plaintiffs' Election to Stand on th e

Consolidated Complaint, asking the Court to enter judgment so that it could appeal therefrom .

                On March 4, 2005, Plaintiffs filed their Notice of Appeal, stating that under Federa l

Rule of Civil Procedure 58(b)(2) judgment was deemed entered by operation of law as early a s

150 days after September 27, 2004, which is February 24, 2005 .

                On August 12, 2005, the parties filed in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals a

Stipulated Voluntary Dismissal under Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 42(b), and the Clerk of
the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals signed an Entry of Dismissal on August 12, 2005 , dismissing

Plaintiffs' appeal with prejudice .

                The Court having never entered a final judgment on a separate document a s

required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 58(a) does so now for the sake of providing clarit y

and certainty to the parties . The Court expressly enters this final judgment nunc pro tunc

retroactive to February 24, 2005, the date when the Court's judgment became final by operation o f

law.

                The Court orders that Plaintiffs take nothing by their suit. Each party shall bear

their own costs.




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                                                      THE HONORABLE DAVID C,-5;0D[
                                                      UNITED STATES DISTRI    DGE




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AGREED TO :




Patricia J. Vi areal
Texas State Bar No . 20581830
Thomas R . Jackson
Texas State Bar No . 10496700
Greg L . Weselka
Texas State Bar No . 00788644
Joshua S . Roseman
Texas State Bar No . 24007948
JONES DA Y
2727 North Harwood Street
Dallas, Texas 75201-1515
Telephone : (214) 220-3939
Facsimile : (214) 969-5100

-and-

Richard A . Rosen
William J . Taylor, Jr .
PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, WHARTON
       & GARRISON LLP
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10019-6064
Telephone : (212) 373-3300
Facsimile : (212) 757-399 0

ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANTS
HOTELS .COM, DAVID LITMAN,
ROBERT DIENER AND MEL ROBINSON




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AGREED TO:




Joe Kendall
                                        -0     l-w
                                             IvIl
Texas State Bar No . 11260700
Willie C . B ri sco e
Texas State Bar No . 240010788
PROVOST & UMPHREY LAW FIRM, LLP
3232 McKinney Avenue, Suite 700
Dallas, Tex as 75204
Telephone : 214-744-3000
Facsimile: 214-744-301 5

LIAISON COUNSE L

William S . Lerac h
Mark Solomon
Thomas E . Glynn
LERACH COUGHLIN STOIA GELLER
       RUDMAN & ROBBINS LL P
401 B. Street, Suite 1700
San Diego, CA 9210 1
Telephone : 619-231-1058
Facsimile : 619-231-742 3

ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF S

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