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BEN BARNOW BARNOW AND ASSOCIATES, P.C. One North LaSalle Street, Suite 4600 Chicago, Illinois 60602 (312) 621-2000 (312) 641-5504 (fax) PAUL J. GELLER ROBBINS GELLER RUDMAN & DOWD LLP 120 E. Palmetto Park Road, Suite 500 Boca Raton, Florida 33432 (561) 750-3000 (561) 750-3364 (fax) DAVID A. MCKAY LAW OFFICES OF DAVID A. MCKAY LLC 555 North Point Center East, Suite 400 Alpharetta, Georgia 30022 (678) 366-5180 (678) 366-5001 (fax) ADAM J. LEVITT GRANT & EISENHOFER P.A. 30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 1200 Chicago, Illinois 60602 (312) 214-0000 (312) 214-0001 (fax) BRIAN R. STRANGE 103252 STRANGE & CARPENTER 12100 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1900 Los Angeles, California 90025 (310) 207-5055 (310) 826-3210 (fax)

Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee

TIMOTHY G. BLOOD (149343)

BLOOD HURST & O’REARDON LLP

701 B Street, Suite 1700 San Diego, California 92101 (619) 338-1100 (619) 338-1101 (fax) GAYLE M. BLATT CASEY GERRY SCHENK FRANCAVILLA BLATT & PENFIELD LLP 110 Laurel Street San Diego, California 92101 (619) 238-1811 (619) 544-9232 (fax)

Plaintiffs’ Co

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Liaison Counsel

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA In re: SONY GAMING NETWORKS AND CUSTOMER DATA SECURITY BREACH LITIGATION, This Document Pertains To: All Actions ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) MDL No.: 3:11-md-02258-AJB-MDD CLASS ACTION

NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION OF PLAINTIFFS FOR PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT

Judge: Hon. Anthony J. Battaglia Courtroom: 3B Date: July 2, 2014 Time: 2:00 p.m.

Case 3:11-md-02258-AJB-MDD Document 190 Filed 06/13/14 Page 1 of 5

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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Rule 23(e) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, on July 2, 2014, at 2:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, in the Courtroom of the Honorable Anthony J. Battaglia, United States District Judge for the Southern District of California, located at 331 West Broadway, San Diego, California, plaintiffs Scott Lieberman, Kyle Johnson, Arthur Howe, Adam Schucher, Rebecca Mitchell, Christopher Wilson, James Wright, Robert Bova, Christian Kalled, Christopher Munsterman, and Timothy Whyland (collectively,

“Plaintiffs”

), individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, by and through undersigned counsel, will and hereby do move the Court for entry of an Order: (1)

granting preliminary approval of the Settlement Agreement (the

“Settlement”) reached by the Parties

; (2)

approving Notice to the Settlement Class and methods for dissemination of Notice as set forth in the Settlement and the Notice Plan; (3)

appointing Kinsella Media, LLC, as Notice Specialist, and Rust Consulting, Inc., as Claims Administrator; (4)

certifying the Settlement Class for settlement purposes only; (5)

appointing Scott Lieberman, Kyle Johnson, Arthur Howe, Adam Schucher, Rebecca Mitchell, Christopher Wilson, James Wright, Robert Bova, Christian Kalled, Christopher Munsterman, and Timothy Whyland as Representative Plaintiffs; (6)

appointing the members of the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee (Ben

Barnow, Barnow and Associates, P.C.; Paul J. Geller, Robbins Geller

Rudman & Dowd LLP; Timothy G. Blood, Blood Hurst & O’Rear

don, LLP; Gayle M. Blatt, Casey Gerry Schenk Francavilla Blatt & Penfield, LLP; David A. McKay, Law Offices of David A. McKay LLC; Adam J.


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Levitt, Grant & Eisenhofer, P.A.; and Brian R. Strange, Strange & Carpenter) as Co-Lead Settlement Class Counsel; (7)

approving the Claim Forms proposed by the Parties; and (8)

scheduling a Final Fairness Hearing to consider entry of a final order

approving the Settlement and the request for attorneys’ fees, costs, and

expenses. This Motion is based upon this Notice, Plaintiff

s’ Memorandum of Points

and Authorities submitted herewith, the Declaration of Shannon R. Wheatman, Ph.D., all papers and pleadings on file herein, and all further evidence and argument as the Court may choose to entertain. Dated: June 13, 2014 Respectfully submitted, By: _____/s Ben Barnow____________ BEN BARNOW BARNOW AND ASSOCIATES, P.C. One North LaSalle Street, Suite 4600 Chicago, Illinois 60602 (312) 621-2000 (312) 641-5504 (fax) b.barnow@barnowlaw.com PAUL J. GELLER ROBBINS GELLER RUDMAN & DOWD LLP 120 E. Palmetto Park Road, Suite 500 Boca Raton, Florida 33432 (561) 750-3000 (561) 750-3364 (fax) pgeller@rgrdlaw.com TIMOTHY G. BLOOD 149343

BLOOD HURST & O’REARDON, LLP

600 B Street, Suite 1550 San Diego, California 92101 (619) 338-1100 (619) 338-1101 (fax) tblood@bholaw.com
