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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

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

Interim Plaintiffs’ Counsel: Eve Cervantez; Andrew Friedman; Douglas McNamara; Jonathan 

Weissglass

Defendants’ Counsel: Craig Hoover; Desmond Hogan; Peter Bisio; Maren Clouse; Chad Fuller

A preliminary case management conference was held on July 31, 2015. For a list of all 

counsel who appeared at the preliminary case management conference, see ECF No. 151. A 

further case management conference is set for September 10, 2015, at 1:30 p.m. The parties 

should be prepared to set a case schedule through class certification at the September 10, 2015

case management conference. The parties shall file their joint case management statement by

September 3, 2015. That joint statement shall contain a proposed case schedule through class 

certification.

The Court ruled on the pending motions as follows:

 Meadows v. Anthem, Inc., 15-CV-00163-JMS-TAB (S.D. Ind.): The Court 

DENIED as moot the pending motion for class certification.

 Lesher, et al. v. Anthem, Inc., et al., 15-CV-00204 (S.D. Ind.): The Court DENIED 

as moot the pending motion for class certification.

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 Gil v. Blue Cross of Cal., 15-CV-00982-GPC-JMA (S.D. Cal.): Counsel for the 

plaintiff appeared at the preliminary case management conference and orally 

moved to withdraw the pending motion to remand the case to San Diego County 

Superior Court. The Court GRANTED plaintiff’s motion to withdraw the pending 

motion to remand, and therefore DENIED as moot the motion to remand.

 Noble, et al. v. RightChoice Managed Care, Inc., 15-CV-00626-CDP (E.D. Mo.): 

Counsel for the plaintiffs appeared at the preliminary case management conference 

and communicated to the Court the plaintiffs’ intent to pursue their pending motion 

to remand the case to St. Louis County Circuit Court. The pending motion is fully 

briefed. Accordingly, the Court SET a hearing date on the pending motion for 

September 10, 2015, at 1:30 p.m.

 Sabatino v. HMO Mo., Inc., et al., 15-CV-00575 (E.D. Mo.): Counsel for the 

plaintiffs appeared at the preliminary case management conference and 

communicated to the Court the plaintiffs’ intent to pursue their pending motion to

remand the case to St. Louis City Circuit Court. The pending motion is fully 

briefed. Accordingly, the Court SET a hearing date on the pending motion for 

September 10, 2015, at 1:30 p.m.

The Court VACATED all pending deadlines (such as ADR and Rule 26(f) conference 

deadlines) in the actions currently before the Court.

For the reasons stated on the record, discovery will start in this case as soon as lead 

Plaintiffs’ counsel has been appointed. The parties shall exchange initial disclosures within 

fourteen (14) days of appointment of lead Plaintiffs’ counsel. Plaintiffs shall file their 

Consolidated Amended Complaint within thirty (30) days of appointment of lead Plaintiffs’

counsel.

The following schedule has been set:

Scheduled Event Date

Last Day to File Motions to Serve 

as Lead Plaintiffs’ Counsel

August 20, 2015

Oppositions to Motions to Serve as 

Lead Plaintiffs’ Counsel

August 27, 2015

Replies in Support of Motions to 

Serve as Lead Plaintiffs’ Counsel

September 3, 2015

Hearing on Appointment of Lead 

Plaintiffs’ Counsel

September 10, 2015, at 1:30 p.m.

Hearing on Pending Motions to 

Remand in Noble and Sabatino

September 10, 2015, at 1:30 p.m.

Further Case Management 

Conference

September 10, 2015, at 1:30 p.m.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 31, 2015

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LUCY H. KOH

United States District Judge

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