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

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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

ORDER RE PRELIMINARY CASE 

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

By order of the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (“JPML”), ECF No. 1, the instant 

actions were transferred and assigned to this Court for coordinated or consolidated pretrial 

proceedings under 28 U.S.C. § 1407. Additional tag-along actions may be transferred.

Because these cases merit special attention as complex litigation, the Court hereby 

ORDERS:

1. Preliminary Case Management Conference.

1.1. Date, Time & Location. Counsel for all parties shall appear for a preliminary case 

management conference (“CMC”) on Friday, July 31, 2015, at 1:00 p.m. in the ceremonial 

courtroom on the 5th floor of the Robert F. Peckham Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse

located at 280 South 1st Street, San Jose, California 95113. To facilitate matters, counsel may 

check in with the Courtroom Deputy beginning at 12 noon.

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1.2. Purpose. The purpose of the preliminary CMC is for the Court to learn about the 

nature and scope of this litigation, and for the Court to begin the process of appointing lead 

plaintiffs’ counsel. The Court will not set a case schedule at the preliminary CMC. The Court 

will do so after lead plaintiffs’ counsel has been appointed.

2. Preparations for the Preliminary Case Management Conference.

2.1. Rules. Counsel are expected to be familiar with the Manual for Complex Litigation, 

Fourth. Counsel are also required to review the Civil Local Rules for the Northern District of 

California, any applicable General Orders, and this Court’s Standing Orders, all of which can be 

found on the Northern District of California website at http://www.cand.uscourts.gov/lhk.

2.2. Counsel Meet and Confer. Before the preliminary CMC, counsel shall confer and 

seek consensus to the extent possible concerning the immediate issues and any other matters they 

wish to bring to the Court at this time. For plaintiffs, the Court designates:

Eve H. Cervantez

Altshuler Berzon LLP

177 Post Street, Suite 300

San Francisco, CA 94108

Andrew N. Friedman

Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC

1100 New York Avenue, Suite 500

Washington, DC 98104

These temporary designations are not a precursor of future appointments, but simply a means to 

initiate the process. The Court expects that all counsel desiring to do so will have a full 

opportunity to participate in the discussion and the report which the Court requests.

2.3. Preliminary Joint Case Management Statement. Counsel listed above, in 

conjunction with counsel for Anthem, will submit to the Court by Tuesday, July 28, 2015, a 

preliminary joint case management statement not to exceed fifteen (15) pages in length. The joint 

statement should be filed in the master docket (No. 15-MD-02617) and include the following:

• A brief discussion of the facts and the critical legal issues. Any potentially dispositive 

issues should be separately identified. These statements will not be binding, will not waive claims 

or defenses, and may not be offered into evidence against a party in later proceedings.

• A proposed discovery plan, including a list of any outstanding discovery.

• A list of all pending motions.

• A list of all known related cases pending in state or federal court and their current 

status.

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• A list of all parents, subsidiaries, and companies affiliated with the corporate parties 

and of all counsel associated in the litigation to help the Court identify any problems of recusal or 

disqualification.

The Court urges counsel to set forth their views in a single joint report that notes both consensus 

views and divergent views where appropriate.

3. Appointment of Lead Plaintiffs’ Counsel. The Court will hold a hearing on September 

10, 2015, at 1:30 p.m. to appoint lead plaintiffs’ counsel. The Court will only consider attorneys 

who have filed an action in this litigation. Motions to serve as lead plaintiffs’ counsel are due no 

later than August 20, 2015, and shall not exceed ten (10) pages in length. Oppositions are due 

August 27, 2015, and shall not exceed five (5) pages in length. Replies are due September 3, 

2015, and shall not exceed five (5) pages in length. The chief criteria for these appointments are:

• Knowledge and experience in prosecuting complex litigation, including class actions;

• Willingness and ability to commit to a time-consuming process; 

• Ability to work cooperatively with others; and

• Access to sufficient resources to prosecute the litigation in a timely manner.

Where appropriate, applications should also set forth attorney fee proposals, rates, and percentages 

that applicants expect to seek if the litigation succeeds in creating a common fund.

4. Interim Measures.

4.1. Admission of Counsel. All attorneys admitted to practice and in good standing in 

any United States District Court are admitted pro hac vice. Association of local counsel is not 

required. If not already registered, counsel will need to register for electronic filing (CM/ECF) in 

the Northern District of California. (More information can be found on the Court’s website.)

4.2. Preservation of Records. Until the parties reach agreement on a plan for 

preservation of records, all parties and their counsel must preserve all evidence that may be 

relevant to these actions.

4.3. Stay of Motions Practice. Except for motions for emergency relief, no motion shall 

be filed until and in accordance with the case schedule.

4.4 Orders of Transferor Courts. All orders by transferor courts imposing dates for 

pleading or discovery are vacated.

4.5. Chambers Mailbox. The Court maintains an electronic mailbox for 

communications with the Courtroom Deputy: lhkcrd@cand.uscourts.gov. The only email 

communications that the parties or other interested individuals may have with the Courtroom 

Deputy are non-substantive scheduling communications and must include opposing counsel and 

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temporary plaintiffs’ counsel as designated in section 2.2 then lead plaintiffs’ counsel when

appointed pursuant to section 3. All substantive issues must be discussed in filings with the Court.

4.6. Website. The Court intends to set up a website specific to this case.

4.7. Filings. All filings should be in the master docket (No. 15-MD-02617).

5. Later Filed Cases. This Order shall also apply to related cases later filed in, removed 

to, or transferred to this Court.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 6, 2015

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LUCY H. KOH

United States District Judge

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