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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Breach of Contract

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Case No. 15-MD-02617-LHK

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

IN RE ANTHEM, INC. DATA BREACH 

LITIGATION

Case No. 15-MD-02617-LHK

CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER

Re: Dkt. No. 315

Counsel on Behalf of Lead Plaintiffs: Eve Cervantez; Andrew Friedman; Meredith Johnson;

David Berger

Counsel on Behalf of Defendants Anthem, Anthem affiliates, and non-Anthem affiliates:

Craig Hoover; Desmond Hogan; Peter Bisio; Maren Clouse; Chad Fuller; John D. Martin

Counsel on Behalf of Defendant Blue Cross Blue Shield Association: Brian Kavanaugh

A case management conference was held on November 10, 2015. A further case 

management conference is set for February 4, 2016, at 1:30 p.m. The parties shall file their joint 

case management statement by January 28, 2016. 

At the case management conference, the Court made the following rulings:

SERVICE & COUNSEL

Defendants Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of 

Illinois shall file a statement by November 16, 2015 identifying their counsel and their position on 

the current case schedule. 

COORDINATION WITH STATE COURT PROCEEDINGS

Defendants shall file by November 11, 2015 a copy of Defendants’ Petition for 

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Coordination and Application for a Stay that Defendants filed with the Judicial Council of 

California. 

Pursuant to the parties’ joint case management statement, Defendants shall “report to 

Plaintiffs’ Co-Lead Counsel when any mediation or settlement conference is scheduled in any 

state court case related to the cyberattack on Anthem, unless the fact that a mediation or settlement 

conference has been scheduled is confidential.” ECF No. 356 at 3–4.

MOTIONS TO DISMISS AND MOTION FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION

Pursuant to the parties’ joint case management statement, the claims that shall be subject to 

the first and second round motions to dismiss and the motion for class certification are:

Plaintiffs Anthem 

Defendants

Blue Cross Blue 

Shield Defendants

Common 

Law

Contract  CA Breach of 

Contract

 NJ Breach of 

Contract

Tort  IN Negligence

State 

Statute

Consumer 

Protection

 CA UCL

 NY Consumer 

Protection

 KY Consumer 

Protection

Privacy  GA Insurance 

Information & 

Privacy

Data Breach  KY Data 

Breach

Other Unjust 

Enrichment

 NY Unjust 

Enrichment

Federal Common 

Law

 3rd Party 

Beneficiary

Pursuant to the Court’s previous case management order, ECF No. 326, Anthem and the

Anthem affiliates shall file one motion to dismiss. Blue Cross Blue Shield Association and the

non-Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield companies shall also file one motion to dismiss. 

Should an individual Defendant choose to file a separate motion to dismiss for lack of 

personal jurisdiction, any such motions shall be filed by November 23, 2015 and shall not exceed 

10 pages in length. Plaintiffs’ oppositions to these personal jurisdiction motions shall not exceed 

15 pages in length, and Defendants’ replies shall not exceed 8 pages in length. 

The briefing and hearing schedule for all motions to dismiss is set forth in the case 

schedule below. 

CASE SCHEDULE

The case schedule is as follows:

Scheduled Event Date

Deadline to File Joint Coordination Order November 13, 2015

Deadline to Exchange Initial Disclosures & November 20, 2015

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to Disclose Non-Party Interested Entities or 

Persons (for Defendants not already 

served)

Hearing on Motion to Remand in Smilow November 23, 2015, at 1 p.m.

Briefing Schedule on Anthem and Blue 

Cross Blue Shield’s Motions to Dismiss

Motion: November 23, 2015

Opp’n: December 21, 2015

Reply: January 19, 2016

Briefing Schedule on Motions to Dismiss 

for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction

Motion: November 23, 2015

Opp’n: January 15, 2016

Reply: January 29, 2016

Hearing on Anthem and Blue Cross Blue 

Shield’s Motions to Dismiss and Further 

Case Management Conference

February 4, 2016, at 1:30 p.m.

Hearing on Motions to Dismiss for Lack of 

Personal Jurisdiction

March 17, 2016, at 1:30 p.m.

Deadline to File Second Consolidated 

Amended Complaint, if any

30 Days After Ruling on Motion to Dismiss 

Deadline to File Second Round Motion to 

Dismiss, if any

21 Days After Filing of Second 

Consolidated Amended Complaint

Deadline to File Opposition to Second 

Round Motion to Dismiss, if any

21 Days After Filing of Second Round 

Motion to Dismiss

Deadline to File Reply in Support of 

Second Round Motion to Dismiss, if any

14 Days After Filing of Opposition to 

Second Round Motion to Dismiss

Hearing on Second Round Motion to 

Dismiss, if any

May 26, 2016, at 1:30 p.m.

Close of Fact Discovery October 17, 2016

(July 25, 2016)1

Identification of Plaintiffs’ Experts for 

Class Certification and Report

November 7, 2016

(August 15, 2016)

Identification of Defendants’ Experts for 

Class Certification and Report

November 28, 2016

(September 6, 2016)

Identification of Plaintiffs’ Rebuttal 

Witnesses for Class Certification and 

Report

December 19, 2016

(September 26, 2016)

Last Day to Depose Experts 

(i.e., Close of Expert Discovery)

January 23, 2017

(October 31, 2016)

Last Day to Amend Pleadings/Add Parties February 3, 2017

(November 14, 2016)

 

1 Dates in parentheses assume no second round motion to dismiss is filed.

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Deadline to File Motion for Class 

Certification

Motion: February 17, 2017

(November 30, 2016)

Opp’n: March 17, 2017

(January 13, 2017)

Reply: April 14, 2017

(February 13, 2017)

Deadline for Defendants to File Daubert 

Motions

Motion: March 17, 2017

(January 13, 2017)

Opp’n: April 14, 2017

(February 13, 2017)

Reply: April 28, 2017

 (February 27, 2017)

Deadline for Plaintiffs to File Daubert 

Motions

Motion: April 14, 2017

(February 13, 2017)

Opp’n: April 28, 2017

(February 27, 2017)

Reply: May 12, 2017

 (March 13, 2017)

Hearing on Motion for Class Certification

and Daubert Motions

June 1, 2017, at 1:30 p.m.

(April 6, 2017, at 1:30 p.m.)

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 10, 2015

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LUCY H. KOH

United States District Judge

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