In Re Black Farmers Settlement Update 13
On January 22, 2013, Class Counsel filed Quarterly Disbursement Reports with the Court for the Second, Third, and Fourth Quarter of 2012, as required by the Settlement Agreement.
These reports describe how much money has been paid out of the settlement fund, and to whom, for purposes of administering the settlement.
You won’t believe the total amount paid to date. See who got a piece of the pie after the jump…
In the Second Quarter of 2012, Class Counsel disbursed $5,762,730.23 in Settlement funds for purposes of implementing the Settlement Agreement.
From this total:
Epiq Systems, the Settlement Administrator, was paid a total of $3,632,810.23 for charges associated with implementation of the Settlement Agreement, including staffing the call center and website to provide information to potential claimants, scheduling of appointments for claimants with Class Counsel, reviewing submitted claim forms and transmitting completed forms to the Neutrals, processing determinations received from the Neutrals, and other expenses.
The Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund was paid a total of $150,000.00 for charges associated with dissemination of information regarding the Settlement Agreement and claims process, and public relations work regarding potential fraud targeting potential class members.
JAMS, the group of Neutrals, was paid a total of $1,546,600.00 for charges associated with adjudication of submitted claims.
The Clerk of the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia was paid a total of $433,320.00 for charges for the Ombudsman.
In the Third Quarter of 2012, Class Counsel disbursed $5,030,357.73 in Settlement funds for purposes of implementing the Settlement Agreement.
From this total:
Epiq Systems, the Settlement Administrator, was paid a total of $2,028,757.73 for charges associated with implementation of the Settlement Agreement.
JAMS, the group of Neutrals, was paid a total of $3,001,600.00 for charges associated with adjudication.
In the Fourth Quarter of 2012, Class Counsel disbursed $188,619.41 in Settlement funds for purposes of implementing the Settlement Agreement.
From this total:
JAMS, the group of Neutrals, was paid a total of $9,765.00 for charges associated with adjudication.
The Clerk of the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia was paid a total of $201,982.21 for charges for the Ombudsman.
To date, the total amount of the Settlement Fund that has been disbursed for implementation of the Settlement Agreement is $18,621,904.45.
The total dollar amount our readers have reported to us as having been distributed to class members is $0.00.
Listen to me guys. I emailed Stephen Carpenter from Ombudsman. He sent me a email back stating that all 33,000 claims are still under review and there is no timeline when the prevailing claimants will be paid. He stated, “In other words, the entire claims process must be complete before any single class member is paid. Although there is no exact timeline for payments to the class, the claims process is moving forward.”
I hope this shed some light on when we “the black farmers claimants” will recieve any funding.
Sorry
@A.R. Did Stephen Carpenter mention why he was being paid; while the black farmers will have to wait until all claims are reviewed? I EMAILED Stephen Carpenter with this question last Monday,I have not gotten a reply from him.
@ Stephen Carpenter I am sure you’re one of the readers of this site. Can you tell us why you have gotten paid and black farmers haven’t. Is your life and family more valuable and important than ours. Why must our families continue to be put on hold while yours live in the luxury of the injustice done to us? Can you tell us why?
@JS: This is easy money for the ombudsman’s office. Just remain silent, don’t question anything and continue to cash the checks.
Give em hell JS, I didn’t realize there were 2 (JS).
I think the media needs to be made aware of what is going and who is really getting the money as well as how much. Another issue is they don’t have to wait until all the claims have been decided before they are paided. That is descrimaion is’nt it?
It is sad,how we still treat each other afther all these years of injuster.when we sum it all said and done,there is know different between the clower of our ?our who the Money is ,or was,oris,or is Mine! that is the way Money cirulate in the U S A of Greatie Persons No Cloders Just Green on their H or F$.
@ Your Churches not just tomorrow,, not just sunday, but everyday, Tell GOD IN THE NAME OF JESUS about this injustice that’s been done to the black farmers all over again. one would think that the court by order of the judge could bring this issue to a close. Has any one heard of this happening to anyone else?”This type of injustice where the perpretrator gets to decide when and if restoration is warrented.