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

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Case No. 15-MD-02617-LHK

ORDER RE PLAINTIFFS’ COUNSEL’S BILLING RECORDS AND BRIEFS IN OPPOSITION TO MOTIONS

FOR APPOINTMENT AS LEAD PLAINTIFFS’ COUNSEL

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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

ORDER RE PLAINTIFFS’ COUNSEL’S 

BILLING RECORDS AND BRIEFS IN 

OPPOSITION TO MOTIONS FOR 

APPOINTMENT AS LEAD 

PLAINTIFFS’ COUNSEL

The Court hereby ORDERS Plaintiffs’ counsel and their staff, consultants, and experts to 

maintain contemporaneous billing records of all time spent litigating this case. By 

“contemporaneous,” the Court means that an individual’s time spent on a particular activity should 

be recorded no later than seven days after that activity occurred. When appointing lead Plaintiffs’ 

counsel, the Court will designate one lead counsel to review all billing records each month to 

ensure compliance with this Order and to strike any duplicative or inefficient billing.

In addition, the Court’s order regarding the preliminary case management conference (ECF 

No. 16) should not be taken as an invitation for firms to file oppositions to motions for 

appointment as lead Plaintiffs’ counsel. The Court hopes not to receive any such oppositions. In 

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the unlikely event any such oppositions are filed, however, the Court wanted to provide the parties 

with a briefing schedule.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 16, 2015

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LUCY H. KOH

United States District Judge

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