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About This Case

CLASS ACTION AND PROPOSED SETTLEMENT 

If you received a debt collection letter from Defendant Kriger Law Firm, A.P.C. (“Defendant” or “Kriger”) between November 4, 2018 and November 4, 2019 to a California address, this class action settlement may affect your rights.

·          A class action lawsuit captioned Jeffrey Almada v. Kriger Law Firm A.P.C., Case No3:19-cv-02109-TWR-MDD (the “Lawsuit”), was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California on November 4, 2019, and Plaintiff Jeffery Almada alleges that Kriger violated the the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”),15 U.S.C. § 1692 et seq., and the Rosenthal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“RFDCPA”), Cal Civ. Code Section 1788.17, et seq.

·          Kriger denies any wrongdoing and denies the claims and allegations asserted in the Lawsuit. The Court has not ruled on the merits of the plaintiff Jeffrey Almada’s (“Plaintiff”) claims and has made no determination of violations or liability against the Kriger. The parties nevertheless have agreed to settle the Lawsuit (“Settlement”) to avoid the expense and risk of continued litigation.

·          You may receive a payment as part of this Settlement if you received a form debt collection letter from Kriger between November 4, 2018 and November 4, 2019 to a California address indicating that you must dispute your debt in writing within thirty (30) days of receipt of the letter (the “Form Letter”).

·          Your legal rights are affected by whether you act or don’t act. Read this notice carefully.

YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AND OPTIONS IN THIS SETTLEMENT
DO NOTHINGReceive a payment. If you received a Form Letter from Kriger between November 4, 2018 and November 4, 2019 to a California address indicating that you must dispute your debt in writing within thirty (30) days of receipt of the letter, you may receive an award payment if and when this Settlement is approved by the Court.
EXCLUDE YOURSELFDo NOT receive a payment. This is the only option that allows you to ever be part of any other lawsuit against Kriger about the legal claims in this case. If you validly exclude yourself from the Settlement, you will not be bound by the terms of the Settlement Agreement.
OBJECTWrite to the Court about why you don’t like the Settlement.
GO TO A HEARINGAsk to speak in Court about the fairness of the Settlement.

The Court in charge of this case must still decide whether to grant final approval of the Settlement. Settlement Award payments will be made if the Court grants final approval and after appeals, if any, are resolved. Please be patient.

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Important Dates

Objection Deadline

11/20/2022


Opt Out Deadline

11/20/2022


Final Approval Hearing

01/26/2023