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Exhibit A

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY
BOBBIE JAMES, et al. on behalf of themselves
and all others similarly situated,

Civil Action No. 13-4989 (WJM)(MF)

Plaintiffs
v.
SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
GLOBAL TEL*LINK CORPORATION,
INMATE TELEPHONE SERVICE, and DSI-ITI
LLC,
Defendants.
THIS SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of the 28th day of
May, 2020 by and between on the one hand: Plaintiffs Bobbie James, Betty King, Mark
Skladany and Barbary Skladany (collectively, “Class Plaintiffs”), individually and on behalf of
the Class defined below; and on the other hand Defendants Global Tel*Link Corporation and
DSI-ITI, Inc. (f/k/a DSI-ITI, LLC) (together “GTL” or “Defendants”). The Class Plaintiffs, the
Class, and GTL are referred to collectively as the “Parties” and individually as a “Party.” 1
WHEREAS Plaintiffs filed this Action on August 20, 2013, alleging, inter alia, that
Defendants violated the Federal Communications Act, New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act and
associated regulations, New Jersey public utilities statutes and the Fifth Amendment’s takings
clause and that Defendants were unjustly enriched by charging excessive rates and fees in
providing Inmate Calling Service (“ICS”) to New Jersey State and county correctional
institutions; and
WHEREAS on November 22, 2013, GTL moved to dismiss Plaintiffs’ complaint
pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) (Docket Entry 20); and

All terms with initial capitalization shall have the meanings set forth in Section 1 below
or as otherwise defined herein.
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WHEREAS on September 8, 2014, the Court denied GTL’s motion to dismiss but stayed
the action pending action by the Federal Communications Commission relating the whether the
actions challenged by Plaintiffs in the complaint violated the Federal Communications Act
(Docket Entry 36); and
WHEREAS Plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed their claims relating to violation of the
Federal Communications Act and New Jersey public utilities statutes on October 20, 2014, and
the Court lifted the stay imposed after its motion to dismiss decision (Docket Entry 41); and
WHEREAS on June 16, 2015, GTL filed a motion before the Judicial Panel for
Multidistrict Litigation to consolidate this case with other cases that were then pending against
GTL in the Western District of Arkansas and the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, which motion
was denied by way of Order dated October 13, 2015 (JPML No. 2651, Docket Entry 23); and
WHEREAS on August 7, 2015, GTL filed a motion to compel individual arbitration
(Docket Entries 95, 99, 100, 103), which motion was granted as to as to Plaintiff Crystal Gibson,
but was denied as to the other named plaintiffs (Docket Entries 116, 117); and
WHEREAS on March 9, 2016, GTL appealed the denial of its motion to compel
arbitration to the Third Circuit (Docket Entry 120); and
WHEREAS on March 29, 2017, the Third Circuit affirmed the District Court’s arbitration
decision, James v. Global Tellink Corp., 852 F.3d 262 (3d Cir. 2017); and
WHERAS, the Court entered a revised scheduling order on July 20, 2017 setting a
schedule for expert discovery and Plaintiffs’ motion for class certification (Docket Entry 136);
and

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WHEREAS, the parties exchanged their class certification papers in accordance with
former Appendix N, and those papers were filed on February 27, 2018 (Docket Entries 147-154);
and
WHEREAS on March 27, 2018, GTL filed a motion for summary judgment (Docket
Entries 158, 159, 164, 165, 173); and
WHEREAS on August 6, 2018, the Court granted Plaintiffs’ motion for class certification
and denied GTL’s motion for summary judgment (Docket Entries 179-182); and
WHEREAS on August 20, 2018, GTL filed a petition for permission to appeal with the
Third Circuit as to the granting of class certification pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(f), which
petition was denied by way of Order dated January 24, 2019; and
WHEREAS on April 1, 2019, the Parties held a mediation session before Hon. Stephen
M. Orlofsky (ret.);
WHEREAS, the Court approved a notice plan to the Class by way of Order dated June
10, 2019 (Docket Entry 198), and notice was sent to the Class in due course (Docket Entry 199);
and
WHEREAS on October 22, 2019, the Court set a trial date for March 9, 2020 (Docket
Entry 202); and
WHEREAS on January 24, 2020, GTL filed motions for judgment on the pleadings and
to decertify the class (Docket Entries 212 & 216); and
WHEREAS on February 13, 2020, the Parties held a mediation session with Hon. Dennis
M. Cavanaugh (ret.); and
WHEREAS the Court held a Final Pretrial Conference on February 20, 2020; and

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WHEREAS on March 2, 2020, the Court granted GTL’s motion for judgment on the
pleadings with respect to Plaintiffs’ claim under the takings clause of the Fifth Amendment of
the United States Constitution, but otherwise denied GTL’s motion, and found that there were
issues of fact as to the application of GTL’s derivative immunity defense; and
WHEREAS on March 3, 2020, the Parties appeared for a settlement conference before
Hon. Mark Falk, at which time the parties reached an agreement in principle on the maximum
benefits to be made available by GTL to the Class as part of a settlement of all claims; and
WHEREAS on March 4, 2020, the Parties reached an agreement in principle on the
maximum attorneys’ fees and costs to be paid by GTL to Plaintiffs’ Counsel and the Case
Contribution Awards to the Class Plaintiffs;
WHEREAS on March 5, 2020, Hon. William J. Martini adjourned the March 9, 2020
trial date;
WHEREAS, Plaintiffs’ Counsel have been appointed by the Court to represent the Class;
WHEREAS, the Parties wish to resolve all claims asserted and all claims that could have
been asserted in the Action by the Class against the GTL Released Parties;
WHEREAS, counsel for the Parties have engaged in arm’s-length negotiations on the
terms of this Agreement, as defined below, with the assistance of the Honorable Stephen M.
Orlofsky, U.S.D.J. (Ret.), the Honorable Dennis M. Cavanaugh, U.S.D.J. (ret.) and the
Honorable Mark Falk, Chief U.S.M.J. in reaching this Agreement and this Agreement embodies
all of the terms and conditions of the Settlement;
WHEREAS, the Parties’ negotiation of an agreement regarding the award of Plaintiffs’
Counsel’s attorneys’ fees and costs and the Case Contribution Awards to the Class Plaintiffs did

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not occur until after the substantive terms of this Agreement had been negotiated and agreed
upon; and
WHEREAS, Class Plaintiffs have concluded, after discovery and investigation of the
facts and after considering the circumstances of the Action and the applicable law, that it is in the
best interests of Class Plaintiffs to enter into this Agreement with GTL to avoid the uncertainties
of further complex litigation, and to obtain the benefits described herein for the Class and Class
Members, and, further, that this Settlement (as defined below) is fair, reasonable, adequate, and
in the best interests of the Class;
WHEREAS, GTL, without admitting any liability or wrongdoing, wishes to avoid the
costs, expenses, and uncertainties of trial and continuing this complex litigation;
WHEREAS, the Parties, and their respective counsel, believe that the terms of the
settlement set forth in this Agreement provide fair, reasonable, and adequate consideration for
the release of the claims in this action as well as release of all Released Claims; and
WHEREAS, the Parties desire and intend to seek approval by the District Court of the
settlement as set forth in this Agreement;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, the terms and conditions set forth
below, and other good and valuable consideration, it is agreed by and among the Parties that the
Class Members’ claims be settled and compromised, and dismissed on the merits with prejudice
as to the Released Parties, subject to Court approval:
1.

Definitions: The following terms shall have the following meanings for purposes

of this Agreement.

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a.

“Action” means the class action captioned James, et. al v. Global Tel*Link

Corporation, et al., Civil Action No. 13-4989 (WJM)(MF) pending in the United States
District Court for the District of New Jersey.
b.

“Agreement” means this Settlement Agreement Between Class Plaintiffs

and GTL.
c.

“Case Contribution Award” means compensation for Class Plaintiffs for

their time and effort undertaken in the Action.
d.

“Call” means a telephone call made using GTL’s services by or to

communicate with a person incarcerated in New Jersey that was paid for via
AdvancePay, via debit account, via calling card, or as a collect call.
e.

“Class” means:
All persons of the United States who, between 2006 and 2016,
were incarcerated in a New Jersey prison or correctional institution
and who used the phone system provided by Defendants, or who
established an AdvancePay account with Defendants in order to
receive telephone calls from a person incarcerated in New Jersey,
excluding Essex County prior to June 2010, or persons receiving
calls from persons incarcerated in Essex County prior to June
2011.

Excluded from the Class are 1) any Class Members who timely and validly elect
to be excluded from the Class in accordance with the Preliminary Approval Order, 2) any
Class Members who previously excluded themselves from the Class (together, the “OptOuts”); 3) any GTL customer who set up payment by direct bill; and 4) Defendants and
their respective parents, subsidiaries, and affiliates.
f.

“Class Member” means any person who falls within the definition of the

g.

“Class Period” means January 1, 2006 through December 31, 2016.

Class.

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h.

“Court” means the United States District Court for the District of New

i.

“Defendants” means Global Tel*Link Corporation and DSI-ITI, Inc. (f/k/a

Jersey.

DSI-ITI, LLC).
j.

“Emailed Class Notice” means the individual notice of this Settlement to

be e-mailed by the Settlement Administrator, at the direction of Counsel for the Parties,
to Class Members using the list of email addresses previously generated by the
Settlement Administrator pursuant to the Court approved a notice plan set forth in the
Order dated June 10, 2019 (Docket Entry 198).
k.

“Escrow Account” means the escrow account established to receive and

maintain funds contributed on behalf of GTL or the benefit of the Class, including Class
Plaintiffs and Class Members.
l.

“Execution Date” means the first date on which all counsel to the Parties

to this Agreement have signed the Agreement.
m.

“Final Approval” means an order and judgment by the Court that finally

approves this Agreement and the Settlement pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure
23 and dismisses the Action with prejudice Defendants.
n.

“Final Judgment” means the first date upon which both of the following

conditions shall have been satisfied:
i.

Final Approval; and

ii.

Either (1) thirty (30) days have passed from the date of Final

Approval with no notice of appeal having been filed with the Court; or (2) Final
Approval has been affirmed by a mandate issued by any reviewing court to which

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any appeal has been taken, and any further petition for review (including
certiorari) has been denied, and the time for any further appeal or review of Final
Approval has expired.
o.

“Plaintiffs’ Counsel” means James E. Cecchi of Carella, Byrne, Cecchi,

Olstein, Brody & Agnello, P.C., and James A. Plaisted of Pashman Stein Walder Hayden
as appointed by the Court to represent the Class.
p.

“Mailed Class Notice” means the individual notice of this Settlement to be

mailed by the Settlement Administrator, at the direction of Counsel for the Parties, to
Class Members using the list of mailing addresses previously generated by the Settlement
Administrator pursuant to the Court approved a notice plan set forth in the Order dated
June 10, 2019 (Docket Entry 198).
q.

“Notice and Administrative Costs” means the reasonable and authorized

costs and expenses of disseminating and publishing the Mailed Class Notice and
Published Class Notice, and all reasonable and authorized costs and expenses incurred by
the Settlement Administrator in administering the Settlement, including but not limited to
costs and expenses associated with assisting members of the Class, processing claims,
escrowing funds, and issuing and mailing payments.
r.

“Notice Date” means the date that Mailed Class Notice is sent to the Class

in accordance with Section 5.
s.

“Preliminary Approval Order” means an order by the Court to

preliminarily approve this Agreement and the Settlement pursuant to Federal Rule of
Civil Procedure 23.

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t.

“Published Class Notice” means the summary of the Mailed Class Notice

submitted to the Court for approval in connection with the motion for Preliminary
Approval.
u.

“Released Claims” means any and all claims that were brought or could

have been brought in the Action relating to the provision of Defendants’ services for calls
originating from prisons, jails or other correctional institutions in New Jersey during the
Class Period, including without limitation the rates or fees for or related to such services.
v.

“Released Parties” shall refer individually and collectively, as appropriate,

to Global Tel*Link Corporation and DSI-ITI LLC and all of their past and present parent
companies, subsidiaries, joint ventures, partnerships, affiliates, controlled entities,
assignees, and all of their respective predecessors, assigns, and successors-in-interest, and
all of their respective present or former directors, officers, members, shareholders, agents,
employees, representatives, administrators, insurers, and indemnitees.
w.

“Releasing Party” or “Releasing Parties” shall refer individually and

collectively, to the Class, including the Class Plaintiffs and the Class Members, each on
behalf of themselves and their respective predecessors and successors; their current and
former, direct and indirect parents, subsidiaries and affiliates; their present and former
shareholders, partners, directors, officers, owners of any kind, principals, members,
agents, employees, contractors, attorneys, insurers, heirs, executors, administrators,
devisees, representatives; their assigns of all such persons or entities, as well as any
person or entity acting on behalf of or through any of them in any capacity whatsoever,
jointly and severally; and any of their past, present and future agents, officials acting in
their official capacities, legal representatives, agencies, departments, commissions and

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divisions. As used in this Section, “affiliates” means entities controlling, controlled by or
under common ownership or control with, in whole or in part, any of the Releasing
Parties.
x.

“Settlement” means the settlement of the Class Action and any claims

filed by Class Members with respect to any of the Released Parties, as set forth in this
Agreement.
y.

“Settlement Administrator” means Angeion Group LLC, the firm retained

to disseminate the Class Notice and administer the Settlement, subject to approval of the
Court. The Settlement Administrator shall administer the Settlement in accordance with
the terms of this Agreement and, without limiting the foregoing, shall treat any and all
documents, communications and other information and materials received in connection
with the administration of the Settlement as confidential and shall not disclose any or all
such documents, communications, or other information to any person or entity except as
provided in this Agreement or court order.
z.

“Settlement Payments” means the payments made by GTL pursuant to this

Agreement, including any interest accrued on such payments.
2.

The Parties’ Efforts to Effectuate this Settlement. The Parties agree to support

entry of Final Approval, motion for re-argument, motion for rehearing, petition for a writ of
certiorari or other writ or objection.
3.

Non-Admission Of Liability. This Agreement is made for settlement purposes

only, and neither the fact of, nor any specific provision contained in this Agreement nor any
action taken hereunder shall constitute, or be construed as, any admission of the validity of any
claim or any fact alleged by Plaintiffs or by any other person included within the Class of any

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wrongdoing, fault, violation of law, or liability of any kind on the part of the Released Parties.
GTL denies that it has engaged in any wrongdoing or unconscionable practice regarding the rates
and fees charged for ICS in New Jersey, or that it has engaged in any other unlawful conduct as
alleged in the Complaint. This Agreement constitutes a compromise pursuant to Fed. R. Evid.
408(a) and all similar federal or state laws, rights, rules, or legal principles of any other
jurisdiction that may be applicable. It shall not be offered or be admissible, either in whole or in
part, as evidence against any of the Released Parties, except in any action or proceeding to
enforce its terms.
4.

Settlement Announcement and Litigation Standstill.

Upon execution of this

Agreement, the Parties shall inform the Court that the Parties have executed this Agreement.
Upon execution of this Agreement, the Class Plaintiffs and the Class, through Plaintiffs’
Counsel, shall cease all litigation activities related to the pursuit of claims against the Released
Parties in the Action (except as permitted in Section 13 of this Agreement) (the “Litigation
Standstill”).
5.

Motions for Preliminary Approval.
a.

As soon as practicable, and in no event later than thirty (30) days after the

Execution Date, unless otherwise extended by written agreement of the Parties, Class
Plaintiffs, through Plaintiffs’ Counsel, shall submit to the Court a motion for Preliminary
Approval of this Agreement. The Preliminary Approval motion shall include: (a) a
proposed form of, method for, and date of dissemination of notice; (b) a proposed
schedule for the filing of any motion for fees and expenses, the filing of a motion to
approve finally this Agreement, and a final fairness hearing; and (c) a proposed form of
order preliminarily approving this Agreement. The motion (and its exhibits) seeking

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Preliminary Approval, including the text of the items referred to in clauses (a) through (c)
above shall be proposed by Class Plaintiffs, through Plaintiffs’ Counsel, subject to the
agreement of GTL, which agreement shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Parties
shall take all reasonable actions as may be necessary to obtain Preliminary Approval of
this Agreement. Plaintiffs shall provide a copy of the Motion for Preliminary Approval
to GTL for its review no later than five (5) days before the date of filing.
b.

In connection with the Motion for Preliminary Approval, Plaintiffs shall

apply for an order requesting:
i.

Preliminary approval of this Agreement;

ii.

Approval of the notices proposed in this Agreement;

iii.

The setting of a date for Notice to be provided to the Class

Members;

6.

iv.

The setting of a deadline for exclusions and objections; and

v.

The setting of a date for the Final Fairness Hearing.

Class Notices. After Preliminary Approval, and subject to approval by the Court

of the means for dissemination:
a.

No later than twenty-one (21) days after the entry of the Order of

Preliminary Approval (unless otherwise specifically modified below), the Mailed Class
Notice shall be mailed and the Emailed Class Notice shall be emailed by the Settlement
Administrator, at the direction of Counsel for the Parties, to Class Members that: are
identified by or were previously identified from GTL’s records during the process of
disseminating notice of certification of the Class.

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provided to individual members of the Class shall be directed to the Settlement
Administrator, which shall answer questions raised by GTL.
b.

Claim forms may also be included with the Class Notice sent to Class

Members.
c.

The Published Class Notice shall be submitted to the Court for approval in

connection with the motion for Preliminary Approval to be published in a one-sixth (1/6)
page size advertisement in the Star Ledger, the South Jersey Times and the Prison Legal
News on two occasions:
d.

The Parties agree that the methods of Notice set forth in this Section

constitute the best form of Notice to the Class that is practicable under the circumstances.
All Notice and Administrative Costs will be paid out by GTL separate and apart from,
and in addition to, the Settlement Payments.
e.

The Settlement Administrator shall prepare declaration(s) stating that the

Notice was provided to Class members in accordance with the terms of this Agreement
and any Court Order, along with the number of Notices which were mailed to the Class
Members; the number of Notices which were successfully mailed; the number of Notices
which were returned as undeliverable as addressed (hereinafter “UAA”); and the number
of UAA Notices which were re-sent to Class Members; and the number of UAA which
were re-sent successfully. The Settlement Administrator shall provide Plaintiffs’ Counsel
with the originals of the declarations, with copies to GTL, so that the declarations may be
filed with the Court.

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f.

The Settlement Administrator shall establish and maintain a Settlement

Website from the date of the entry of the Order of Preliminary Approval until the
conclusion of the claim period.
g.

The Settlement Administrator shall be designated in the Notice to Class

Members as the entity to contact if Class Members choose to exclude themselves from
the settlement.
h.

The Settlement Administrator shall also prepare declaration(s) stating the

total number of, and identify by name and address, any Class Members who the
Settlement Administrator determines to have submitted a valid and timely Request for
Exclusion and the total number of any Class Members who the Settlement Administrator
determines to have submitted an untimely Request for Exclusion.

The Settlement

Administrator shall provide Plaintiffs’ Counsel with the original of the declaration(s),
with copies to GTL, by no later than ten (10) days after the opt-out date as set forth
herein below, so that the declaration(s) may be filed with the Court.
i.

The Settlement Administrator shall also be designated in the Notice to

Class Members as the entity to contact (via mail, electronic mail and/or telephone) if they
have any questions concerning the Notice or the settlement.
7.

Motion for Final Approval and Entry of Final Judgment. If the Court grants

Preliminary Approval of this Agreement, Class Plaintiffs, through Plaintiffs’ Counsel, shall, in
accordance with the schedule set forth in the Court’s Preliminary Approval Order, submit to the
Court a separate motion for Final Approval of this Agreement by the Court. The motion for
Final Approval shall seek entry of an order and Final Judgment:

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a.

Finally approving the Settlement as being a fair, reasonable, and adequate

settlement for the Class within the meaning of Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 23, and
directing the implementation, performance and consummation of the Settlement pursuant
to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement;
b.

Dismissing the Action with prejudice;

c.

Dismissing all claims against the non-existing corporate entity “Inmate

Telephone Service” with prejudice.
d.

Ordering the Class Plaintiffs and Class Members to discharge the Released

Parties of and from all further liability to Plaintiffs and Class Members with respect to the
Released Claims (but not as to any obligations created or owed pursuant to this
Agreement);
e.

Permanently barring and enjoining Class Plaintiffs and Class Members

from bringing, filing, commencing, prosecuting (or further prosecuting), or intervening
in, any other lawsuit, arbitration, or administrative, regulatory or other proceeding or
cause of action in law or equity that asserts the Released Claims or receiving any
settlement consideration in any other lawsuit, arbitration, or administrative, regulatory or
other proceeding or cause of action in law or equity based on the Released Claims
f.

Reserving continuing and exclusive jurisdiction over the Settlement for all

purposes; and
g.

Determining under Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(b) that there is no just reason for

delay and directing that the judgment of dismissal as to the Released Parties shall be final
and appealable and entered forthwith.
The Parties shall take all reasonable steps to obtain Final Approval of the Settlement.

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8.

Settlement Consideration. Subject to the approval hereof, and in consideration of

the release of Released Claims, GTL agrees to pay, on behalf of itself and the Released Parties, a
maximum of U.S. $25 million in cash and credits combined (the “Settlement Payments”) to be
distributed in accordance with the Plan of Allocation, as defined in Section 14 below. GTL shall
make no additional payments to the Class under this Settlement.

The Parties agree and

acknowledge that none of the foregoing amounts paid by or on behalf of GTL under this
Agreement shall be deemed to be, in any way, a penalty or a fine of any kind, nor shall it be
deemed or construed to be an admission or evidence of any violation of any statute or law or of
any liability or wrongdoing by the Released Parties.
9.

Cooperation With Settlement Process.

The Parties agree to undertake their

respective best efforts to effectuate the Settlement as set forth in this Agreement. The Parties
shall encourage the Court to approve the Agreement, and shall not encourage persons included
within the Class to object to the Court’s approval of the Agreement or to opt out of the Class.
Except for the cooperation enumerated in this Section 9, all litigation activities related to the
pursuit of claims by Class Plaintiffs and the Class Members against Released Parties in the
Action are subject to the Litigation Standstill set forth in Section 4. The Released Parties shall
have no cooperation obligation except those related to the settlement process as expressly set
forth in this Section 9. None of the cooperation provisions is intended to, nor do they, waive any
otherwise applicable privilege.
a.

Preliminary Approval. The Parties agree to cooperate to the extent

reasonably necessary in connection with Plaintiffs’ Counsel’s preparation of the motion
for Preliminary Approval and any related documents necessary to effectuate and
implement the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

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b.

Other than as specifically set forth above, each Party shall be responsible

for its own expenses, including legal fees, in connection with the cooperation obligations
outlined above.
10.

Objections To Settlement. The Parties agree to the following:
a.

Any person seeking to object to the fairness, reasonableness or adequacy of

the proposed Settlement must be a Class Member; a former Class Member that has opted
out of the Class cannot object to the Settlement. Each Class Member who wishes to
object to any term of this Agreement must do so in writing by filing a written objection
with the Clerk of the Court and mailing it to the Parties’ respective counsel at the
addresses set forth in Section 24 below. Any such objection must be filed with the Clerk
of the Court and received by the Parties’ respective counsel no later than forty-five (45)
days from the Notice Date. Any such objection must:
i.

Identify the Class Member by name;

ii.

Identify the Class Member’s current street address and current

electronic mail address, if any;
iii.

Identify (A) if the Class Member is an AdvancePay customers, the

phone number(s) associated with the Class Member’s Advance Pay account(s)
during the Class Period, or (B) if the Class Member is a current or former inmate,
the Class Member’s PIN number(s) associated with their debit account(s) that
they used for GTL’s services during the Class Period and the institution(s)
associated with each PIN number;
iv.

Attach copies of any materials that will be submitted by or on

behalf of the objecting Class Member to the Court or presented at the fairness

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hearing;
v.

Be signed by the Class Member; and

vi.

Clearly state in detail the legal and factual ground(s) for the

objection, and if represented by counsel, such counsel’s name, address and
telephone number.
b. The instructions set forth in this Section for objecting to the Settlement will be
recited in the Notice. Any objection that fails to satisfy the requirements of this Section,
or that is not properly and timely submitted, will be deemed ineffective and waived, and
the Parties will jointly argue that the Class Member asserting such objection may not
have his or her objection heard or otherwise considered by the Court.
11. Requests To Appear At Fairness Hearing. Class Members or their counsel who wish
to appear at the Fairness Hearing must make such request by notifying the Clerk of Court and the
Parties’ respective counsel in writing at the addresses set forth in Section 24 below. Any such
request must be filed with the Clerk of the Court and received by the Parties’ respective counsel
no later than no later than forty-five (45) days from Notice Date. and must state the name,
address and telephone number of the Class Member, as well as the name, address and telephone
number of the person who will appear on his or her behalf. Any such request must further state
that the Class Member has previously or contemporaneously objected to the Settlement in
compliance with the requirements of Section 10 of this Agreement. The instructions set forth in
this Section for appearing at the Fairness Hearing will be recited in the Notice. Any request for
appearance that fails to satisfy the requirements of this section or of Section 10 above, or that has
not been properly or timely submitted, may be deemed ineffective, and shall be deemed to
constitute a waiver of such Class Member’s rights to appear and to comment on the settlement at

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the fairness hearing.
12. Requests For Exclusion (Opt Out) From Class Membership. The Parties agree to the
following:
a. Any Class Member who wishes to be excluded from membership in the Class
(hereinafter “opt out”) must do so in writing by mailing a written request for exclusion
from the Settlement to the Settlement Administrator at the addresses set forth in the
Notice. Such request must be postmarked no later than forty-five (45) days from the
Notice Date . The request must:
i.

Identify the Class Member;

ii.

Identify the Class Member’s current street address and current

electronic mail address, if any;
iii.

Identify (A) if the Class Member is an AdvancePay customers, the

phone number(s) associated with the Class Member’s Advance Pay account(s)
during the Class Period, or (B) if the Class Member is a current or former inmate,
the Class Member’s PIN number(s) associated with their debit account(s) that
they used for GTL’s services during the Class Period and the institution(s)
associated with each PIN number;;
iv.

Be signed by the Class Member; and

v.

If the Class Member is represented by counsel, provide such

counsel’s name, address and telephone number.
b.

Any Class Member who wishes to be excluded from the Class can only

opt out for himself or herself and, except for minors, cannot opt out for any other person,
nor can any Class Member authorize any other person to opt out on his or her behalf.

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Any request for exclusion that fails to satisfy the requirements of this Section, or that has
not been properly or timely sent, may be deemed ineffective, and the Class Member shall
be deemed by the Parties to have waived all rights to opt out, and shall be deemed a Class
Member for all purposes under this Agreement.
c.

The instructions set forth in this Section for opting-out of the Settlement

will be recited in the Notice.
13.

Material Breach and Reservation of Rights. The Parties agree that a material

breach of this Agreement will have occurred if any other Party defaults under the terms of this
Agreement with respect to its obligations under this Agreement, including but not limited to
GTL’s obligations to make the payments set forth in this Agreement. In the event that any Party
materially breaches this Agreement, any other Party has the option to terminate this Agreement
upon fourteen (14) days’ notice to the breaching Party, subject to the breaching Party’s right to
cure any alleged material breach. Upon termination of the Agreement, all provisions of this
Agreement, including but not limited to the Release (set forth in Sections 16 and 17 of this
Agreement), shall be voided. Upon termination due to material breach by GTL the Class
Plaintiffs (on behalf of the Class) and the Class Members shall be entitled to assert the full
amount of their respective claims, reduced only by the value of any consideration actually
received. Upon termination due to material breach by any Class Plaintiff, the Action shall be
dismissed with prejudice as to GTL. If GTL defaults under the Agreement and commences a
proceeding under Title 11 of the United States Code (a “GTL Bankruptcy”), GTL reserves its
right to dispute its liability to the Class Plaintiffs and Class Members.

Nothing in this

Agreement shall limit any argument or claim the Released Parties, the Class Plaintiffs or the
Class Members could assert in a GTL Bankruptcy.

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14.

Plan of Allocation.
(a)

Settlement Payments: Subject to satisfying the requirements set forth

below, Class Members shall be entitled to receive the following:
i.

For Calls made between January 1, 2006 and December 31, 2008,

20% of the total amount spent for calling time above $.05 per minute;
ii.

For Calls made between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2011,

15% of the total amount spent for calling time above $.05 per minute;
iii.

For Calls made between January 1, 2012 and December 31, 2016

10% of the total amount spent for calling time above $.05 per minute;
(b)

All of the foregoing shall be based upon the total spending for each

account as shown on GTL’s calling records previously provided to the Settlement
Administrator.
(c)

All of the foregoing shall be subject to a maximum recovery of $5,000 per

account.
(d)

Payments to Current Customers:
i.

Class Members who are current Advance Pay customers will

receive credit into their account for the amount of their claim as set forth above
without the need for submitting a proof of claim.
ii.

Class Members who are currently incarcerated and have used

GTL’s services will receive a calling card or cards or a deposit into their debit
account for the amount of their claim as set forth above during the Class Period
without the need for submitting a proof of claim, unless such Class Member’s
identity is not currently known.

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(e)

Claims by Former Customers:

i.

Class Members who (a) received collect Calls during the Class

Period and/or (b) paid for Calls using AdvancePay during the Class Period but are
no longer AdvancePay account holders are entitled to recover if they submit a
complete and valid claim to the Settlement Administrator (either electronically or
in paper form) setting forth the phone number(s) associated with their account(s),
their current address, any addresses where they lived while using GTL’s services,
and the approximate amount of charges they paid to GTL for ICS. To recover,
Class Members also shall submit any reasonably available documentation
verifying their status as a Class Member and a former Advance Pay customer,
including but not limited to a phone bill or other documentation showing the
phone number(s) used by the Class Member.

Such a claim form shall be

submitted by and signed by the Class Member submitting the claim form.
Electronically submitted claim forms shall be uploaded by and signed by the
Class Member submitting the claim form.
ii.

Class Members who are or were prisoners during the Class Period

and purchased calling cards from the prison commissary, are entitled to recover if
they submit a valid claim setting forth, if known, the PIN numbers for GTL
calling cards that they purchased, the correctional facility or facilities where they
were purchased, the approximate time frame during which they were purchased
and any reasonable alternative proof acceptable to the Settlement Administrator.
Such a claim form shall be submitted by and signed by the Class Member

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submitting the claim form.

Electronically submitted claim forms shall be

uploaded by and signed by the Class Member submitting the claim form.
(f)

Claims for recovery in accordance with subsection 14(e) must be

submitted to Angeion Group, which will validate and administer claims and benefits.
Claims may be submitted beginning on the Notice Date and for a period of 120 days
thereafter. Claims submitted outside that period will not be valid. GTL will pay all costs
of claims administration. Claims may be submitted electronically by uploading the claim
form to the Settlement Website and must be submitted by and signed by the Class
Member submitting the claim form. Angeion Group will provide the Parties’ counsel
with periodic reports during the 120 days following the Notice Date that set forth the
number of claims filed, the claims determined to be valid (“Allowed Claims”), and
claims determined to be invalid based upon GTL’s records. A class member may object
to the denial or reduction of his or her claim. Any claims disputes may be submitted by
the class member for final resolution to the Honorable Dennis M. Cavanaugh, U.S.D.J.,
(ret.), for expedited mediation and/or arbitration. Both GTL and Plaintiffs’ Counsel shall
have the right to participate in the claims resolution process. Class Members described in
Paragraph 14(d(i) and (ii) are deemed to have Allowed Claims for purposes of this
paragraph.
(g)

In no event shall the total payments made pursuant to this Section 14

exceed $25 million total. In the event the total amount of Allowed Claims exceeds $25
million, there shall be a pro-rata reduction in the amount of each payment, as calculated
by Angeion.

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15.

No Objection to Fee Request or Case Contribution Awards.
a.

Class Plaintiffs may apply to the Court for attorneys’ fees and

reimbursement of expenses, up to a maximum of $8,332,500.00, and for Case
Contribution Awards to each Class Plaintiff in an amount up to $15,000. GTL shall not
take a position on such applications and such payments will not reduce in any way the
maximum relief available to the Class. The procedure for and the grant or denial or
allowance by the Court of attorneys’ fees, reimbursement of costs and expenses and Case
Contribution Awards are considered by the Court separately from the Court’s
consideration of the fairness, reasonableness, and adequacy of the Settlement, and any
order or proceeding relating to the applications for attorneys’ fees, reimbursement of
costs and expenses and Case Contribution Awards, or any appeal from any order relating
thereto or the reverse or modification thereof, will not operate to terminate or cancel this
Agreement, or affect or delay the finality of the Final Judgment approving the Agreement
and the Settlement.
b.

Payment by GTL of any attorneys’ fee and costs awarded pursuant to this

Section, if and as approved by the Court, will completely satisfy any and all obligations
on GTL’s part or on the part of the other Released Parties to pay attorneys’ fees and costs
with respect to this Lawsuit. The Released Parties shall have no responsibility or liability
whatsoever regarding the payment of attorneys’ fees and costs other than as set forth in
this Section.
c.

Any attorneys’ fees and expenses that are awarded by the Court shall be

paid to Plaintiffs’ Counsel by GTL within fourteen days (14) of final approval by the
Court of the attorneys’ fees and expenses award. GTL will pay the attorneys’ fees and

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expenses notwithstanding the existence of any timely filed objections to the attorneys’
fees and expense award, or potential for appeal therefrom, or collateral attack on the
Settlement or any part thereof, subject to the Plaintiffs’ Counsel’s personal guaranty
(attached hereto as Exhibit A) that they will make appropriate refunds or repayments to
GTL if the Settlement is terminated pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or if, as a
result of any appeal or further proceedings on remand, or successful collateral attack, the
award of attorneys’ fees and expenses is reduced or reversed and such order reducing or
reversing the award has become final in that the time for any further appeals or other
review has expired and no such further appeal or application for further review has been
filed. Plaintiffs’ Counsel shall make the appropriate refund or repayment in full no later
than thirty (30) calendar days after: (a) giving or receiving notice that the Settlement has
been terminated or cancelled; or (b) any order reducing or reversing the award of
attorneys’ fees and/or expenses has become final.
d.

An award of attorneys’ fees and/or expenses is not a necessary term of this

Settlement and is not a condition of the Settlement embodied herein.
e.

The payment of attorneys’ fees and Case Contribution Awards shall be

made in accordance with instructions to be provided by Class Counsel.
16.

Release.
a.

In consideration of this Agreement and the benefits extended to the Class,

Class Plaintiffs, on behalf of themselves and the Class Members, and each Class
Member, on behalf of himself or herself and his or her respective successors, assigns,
past, present, and future parents, subsidiaries, joint ventures, partnerships, related
companies, affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, employees, agents, representatives,

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servants, partners, executors, administrators, assigns, predecessors, successors,
descendants, dependents, and heirs, fully release and forever discharge the Released
Parties from the Released Claims, effective as of the Settlement Effective Date.
b.

Class Plaintiffs, on behalf of themselves and the Class Members, fully

understand that if any fact relating to any matter covered by this Agreement is later found
to be other than or different from the facts now believed by Class Plaintiffs to be true,
Class Plaintiffs, on behalf of themselves and the Class Members, expressly accept and
assume the risk of such possible differences in fact and agree and acknowledge that this
Agreement shall nevertheless remain fully binding and effective.
c.

This Agreement may be pleaded as a full and complete defense to, and

may be used as the basis for a temporary restraining order or preliminary or permanent
injunction against, any action, suit or other proceeding, which has been or may be
instituted, prosecuted, continued to be prosecuted, or attempted, asserting any of the
Released Claims.
d.

Class Plaintiffs and Plaintiffs’ Counsel acknowledge that GTL considers it

to be a material term of this Agreement that the provisions of this sub-section and Section
14, among other paragraphs, will bind all members of the Class who have not excluded
themselves in a timely manner from the Class.
17.

Further Release. In addition to the provisions of Section 16, the Releasing Parties

hereby expressly waive and release, solely with respect to the Released Claims, upon Final
Judgment, any and all provisions, rights, and benefits conferred by Section 1542 of the
California Civil Code, which states:
CERTAIN CLAIMS NOT AFFECTED BY GENERAL RELEASE.
A
GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE

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CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER
FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF
KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS
OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR;
or by any law of any state or territory of the United States, or principle of common law, which is
similar, comparable, or equivalent to Section 1542 of the California Civil Code. Each Releasing
Party may hereafter discover facts other than or different from those which he, she, or it knows
or believes to be true with respect to the claims which are released pursuant to the provisions of
Section 16, but each Releasing Party hereby expressly waives and fully, finally, and forever
settles and releases, upon Final Judgment, any known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected,
contingent or non-contingent claim that the Releasing Parties have agreed to release pursuant to
Section 16, whether or not concealed or hidden, without regard to the subsequent discovery or
existence of such different or additional facts.
18.

Modification or Termination of Agreement.
a.

This Agreement shall terminate at the discretion of either GTL or Class

Plaintiffs, through Plaintiffs’ Counsel, if: (1) the Court, or any appellate court(s), rejects,
modifies, or denies approval of any portion of this Agreement or the proposed Settlement
that results in a modification to a material term of the proposed Settlement, including,
without limitation, the amount and terms of relief, the obligations of the Parties, the
findings or conclusions of the Court, the provisions relating to notice, the definition of the
class, the release, and/or the terms of the releases; or (2) the Court, or any appellate
court(s), does not enter or completely affirm, or alters, narrows or expands, any portion of
the Final Approval and Final Judgment (as provided in Section 7), or any of the Court’s
findings of fact or conclusions of law, that results in a modification to a material term of
the proposed Settlement. The terminating Party must exercise the option to withdraw

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from and terminate this Agreement, as provided in this Section 18.a., by a signed writing
served on the other Parties no later than twenty (20) days after receiving notice of the
event prompting the termination.
b.

If, but only if, this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 18.1.

above, then:
i.

This Agreement shall be null and void and shall have no force or

effect, and no Party to this Agreement shall be bound by any of its terms, except
for the terms of Section 18.b. herein;
ii.

The Parties will petition the Court to have any stay orders entered

pursuant to this Agreement lifted;
iii.

All of the Agreement’s provisions, and all negotiations, statements,

and proceedings relating to it, shall be without prejudice to the rights of the
Released Parties, Class Plaintiffs or any Class Member, all of whom shall be
restored to their respective positions existing immediately before the execution of
this Agreement;
iv.

The Released Parties expressly and affirmatively reserve and do

not waive all motions and positions as to, arguments in support of, and
substantive and procedural rights as to all defenses to the causes of action or
remedies that have been sought or might be later asserted in the actions, including
without limitation, any argument or position opposing class certification, liability
or damages;
v.

Neither this Agreement, the fact of its having been made, nor the

negotiations leading to it, nor any action taken by a Party or Class Member

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pursuant to this Agreement shall be admissible or entered into evidence for any
purpose whatsoever;
vi.

Any settlement-related order(s) or judgment(s) entered in this

Class Action after the date of execution of this Agreement related to the American
Securities Released Parties shall be deemed vacated and shall be without any
force or effect;
19.

Consent to Jurisdiction. The Parties and any Releasing Parties hereby irrevocably

submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Court for any suit, action, proceeding, or dispute
arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the applicability of this Agreement. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, it is hereby agreed that any dispute concerning the
provisions of Section 16 or 17, including but not limited to, any suit, action, or proceeding in
which the provisions of Section 16 or 17 are asserted as a defense in whole or in part to any
claim or cause of action or otherwise raised as an objection, constitutes a suit, action, or
proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be brought and maintained
exclusively in the Court. In the event that the provisions of Section 16 or 17 are asserted by any
Released Party as a defense in whole or in part to any claim or cause of action or otherwise
raised as an objection in any suit, action or proceeding, it is hereby agreed that such Released
Party shall be entitled to a stay of that suit, action, or proceeding until the Court has entered a
final judgment no longer subject to any appeal or review determining any issues relating to the
defense or objection based on such provisions. Solely for purposes of such suit, action, or
proceeding, to the fullest extent that they may effectively do so under applicable law, the Parties
and any Releasing Parties irrevocably waive and agree not to assert, by way of motion, as a
defense or otherwise, any claim or objection that they are not subject to the in personam

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jurisdiction of the Court. Nothing shall be construed as a submission to jurisdiction for any
purpose other than enforcement or interpretation of this Agreement.
20.

Class Action Fairness Act. The Claims Administrator shall submit all materials

required to be sent to appropriate Federal and State officials pursuant to the Class Action
Fairness Act of 2005, 28 U.S.C. § 1715, as applicable.
21.

Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit

of, the successors, assigns, and heirs of the Parties, Class Members, the Releasing Parties, and
the Released Parties. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, upon Final Approval of
the Settlement, each and every covenant and agreement herein by the Class Plaintiffs shall be
binding upon all Class Members and Releasing Parties who have not validly excluded
themselves from the Class; and upon Final Approval, each and every covenant and agreement
herein shall be binding upon all Class Members.
22.

Sole Remedy. This Agreement shall provide the sole and exclusive remedy for

any and all Released Claims against any Released Party, and upon entry of Final Judgment, the
Releasing Parties shall be forever enjoined and barred from initiating, asserting, maintaining, or
prosecuting any and all Released Claims against any Released Party.
23.

Authorization to Enter this Agreement.
a.

The undersigned representatives of GTL covenant and represent that each

such representative is fully authorized to enter into and to execute this Agreement on
behalf of the Released Parties.
b.

Plaintiffs’ Counsel represents that they are fully authorized to conduct

settlement negotiations with counsel for GTL on behalf of the Class Plaintiffs and the

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Class and are fully authorized to enter into and execute the Agreement on behalf of the
Class.
c.

The Parties further acknowledge that this Agreement represents the entire

agreement by and between them and that each makes no other representation or warranty
upon which the other can rely other than as stated herein.
24.

Notices. All notices under this Agreement shall be in writing. Each such notice

shall be given either by: (a) hand delivery; (b) registered or certified mail, return receipt
requested, postage pre-paid; or (c) Federal Express or similar overnight courier, and, in the case
of either (a), (b) or (c) shall be addressed, if directed to Class Plaintiffs, Class, or any Class
Member, to:
James E. Cecchi
Carella, Byrne, Cecchi, Olstein, Brody & Agnello, P.C.
5 Becker Farm Road
Roseland, NJ 07068
and
James A. Plaisted
Pashman Stein Walder Hayden, P.C.
Court Plaza South
21 Main Street, Suite 200
Hackensack, NJ 07601
if directed to GTL, to:
Aaron Van Nostrand
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
500 Campus Drive, Suite 400
Florham Park, NJ 07932-0677
and
Michael R. Sklaire
Greenberg Traurig LLP
1750 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 1000
McLean, VA 22102

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or such other address as the Parties may designate, from time to time, by giving notice to all
parties hereto in the manner described in this Section.
25.

No Admission. Whether or not Final Judgment is entered or this Agreement is

terminated, the Parties expressly agree that this Agreement and its contents, and any and all
statements, negotiations, documents, and discussions associated with it, are not and shall not be
deemed or construed to be an admission or evidence of any violation of any statute or law or of
any liability or wrongdoing by the Released Parties. Nothing in this Agreement shall affect the
application of Federal Rule of Evidence 408 in any instance where it would otherwise apply.
26.

No Third-Party Beneficiaries. No provision of this Agreement shall provide any

rights to, or be enforceable by, any person or entity that is not a Released Party, Class Plaintiff,
Class Member, or Plaintiffs’ Counsel.
27.

No Party is the Drafter. None of the Parties hereto shall be considered to be the

drafter of this Agreement or any provision hereof for the purpose of any statute, case law, or rule
of interpretation or construction that would or might cause any provision to be construed against
the drafter hereof.
28.

Choice of Law.

All terms of this Agreement and the other documents

contemplated herein shall be governed by and interpreted according to the substantive laws of
the State of New Jersey, without regard to its choice of law or conflict of laws principles.
29.

Amendment and Waiver. This Agreement shall not be modified in any respect

except by a writing executed by the Parties, and the waiver of any rights conferred hereunder
shall be effective only if made by written instrument of the waiving Party. The waiver by any
Party of any particular breach of this Agreement shall not be deemed or construed as a waiver of
any other breach, whether prior, subsequent or contemporaneous, of this Agreement. This

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Agreement does not waive or otherwise limit the Parties’ rights and remedies for any breach of
this Agreement. Any breach of this Agreement may result in irreparable damage to a Party for
which such Party will not have an adequate remedy at law. Accordingly, in addition to any other
remedies and damages available, the Parties acknowledge and agree that the Parties may
immediately seek enforcement of this Agreement by means of specific performance or
injunction, without the requirement of posting a bond or other security.
30.

Execution in Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts,

each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute a single
agreement. Facsimile or Electronic Mail signatures shall be considered as valid signatures as of
the date hereof, although the original signature pages shall thereafter be appended to this
Agreement and filed with the Court.
31.

Integrated Agreement. This Agreement comprises the entire agreement between

the Parties and the terms of this Agreement are contractual and are not a mere recital. The
Parties agree that this Agreement may be modified only by a written instrument signed by the
Parties and that no Party will assert any claim against another based on any alleged agreement
affecting or relating to the terms of this Agreement not in writing and signed by the Parties.
32.

Voluntary Settlement. The Parties agree that this Agreement and the Settlement

were negotiated in good faith by the Parties, and reflect a Settlement that was reached voluntarily
after consultation with competent counsel and the participation of a neutral mediator.
33.

Time For Compliance. If the date for performance of any act required by or under

this Agreement to be performed on a particular day or within a specified period of time falls on a
Saturday, Sunday or legal or Court holiday, such act may be performed upon the next business
day which is not a Saturday, Sunday or legal or Court holiday, with the same effect as if the act

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had been performed on the day or within the period of time specified by or under this
Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties, individually or through their duly authorized
representatives, enter into this Agreement on the date first above written.
______________________________
Name: John C. Pitsenberger
Title: Chief Financial Officer

28 2020
Date: May __,

On behalf of Defendants Global Tel*Link Corporation and DSI-ITI Inc.
_______________________________
Date: May __, 2020
James E. Cecchi
Carella, Byrne, Cecchi, Olstein, Brody & Agnello, P.C.
5 Becker Farm Road
Roseland, New Jersey 07068
Date: May
James A. Plaisted
Pashman Stein Walder Hayden
Court Plaza South
21 Main Street, Suite 200
Hackensack, New Jersey 07601
Plaintiffs’ Counsel

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Exhibit A

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY
BOBBIE JAMES, et al. on behalf of
themselves and all others similarly situated,

Civil Action No. 13-4989 (WJM)(MF)

Plaintiffs
v.
ATTORNEY GUARANTY
GLOBAL TEL*LINK CORPORATION,
INMATE TELEPHONE SERVICE, and DSIITI LLC,
Defendants.

I, the undersigned, acknowledge and agree as follows:
I have read the Settlement Agreement entered into between Plaintiffs Bobbie James,
Betty King, Mark Skladany and Barbary Skladany (collectively “Class Plaintiffs”) and Defendant
Defendants Global Tel*Link Corporation and DSI-ITI LLC (together “GTL” or “Defendants”) in the

above matter and understand its terms. I acknowledge that any amount received by me as
attorneys’ fees and/or costs pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, plus interest accruing at a
rate equal to the prime rate reported in the Wall Street Journal on the date the Settlement
Agreement is fully executed, are subject to repayment to GTL in the event that the Settlement
Agreement is terminated pursuant to its terms.
Within thirty (30) days of receiving written notice of termination of the Settlement
Agreement from any counsel for the parties, I will reimburse to GTL any and all sums
received by me as attorneys’ fees and costs pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, plus
interest accruing at a rate equal to the prime rate reported in the Wall Street Journal on the
date the Settlement Agreement was fully executed. By receiving any such sums, I submit to
the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey for the
enforcement of any and all disputes relating to or arising out of the reimbursement obligation
set forth herein and in the Settlement Agreement.

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Date:
By: