Important Dates & Deadlines

Get no benefits from the settlement. Keep the right to bring a separate lawsuit about the same issue at your own expense.

To exclude yourself from this settlement, you must send a letter by mail stating that you want to opt-out or be excluded from Pickett v. Town & Country Bank. The letter must include your name, address, telephone number, and your signature. You must mail your exclusion request postmarked no later than January 5, 2025 to:

Pickett v. Town & Country Bank Exclusions

P.O. Box 301134

Los Angeles, CA 90030-1134

You can’t exclude yourself on the phone or by e-mail or by letter to a different address. If you ask to be excluded, you will not get any settlement payment or credit and you cannot object to the settlement. You will not be legally bound by anything that happens in this lawsuit. You may be able to sue (or continue to sue) the Defendant in the future.

Write to the Court about why you don’t like the settlement. If the settlement is approved you will still automatically receive a check or account credit and give up the right to bring a separate lawsuit about the same issue.

You must state the reasons for your objection and include any evidence, briefs, motions or other materials you intend to offer in support of the objection. The Court will consider your views. To object, you must send a letter saying that you object to Pickett v. Town & Country Bank. You must include your name, address, telephone number, your signature, and the reasons you object to the settlement, along with any evidence or legal argument that supports your objection. You must mail the objection to the following address postmarked no later than January 5, 2025:

Pickett v. Town & Country Bank Objections

P.O. Box 301134

Los Angeles, CA 90030-1134

The Court will hold a Final Approval Hearing at March 7, 2025 at 10:00 A.M. at the Sangamon County Courthouse, 200 S. 9^th Street, Springfield, IL 62701 or by telephonic or videoconference, which will be listed on this website. At this hearing, the Court will consider whether the settlement is fair, reasonable, and adequate. If there are objections, the Court will consider them. The Court will listen to people who have asked to speak at the hearing. The Court may also decide how much to pay Class Counsel. After the hearing, the Court will decide whether to approve the settlement. We do not know how long these decisions will take. You are not required to attend this hearing.