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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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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 

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Counsel on Behalf of Lead Plaintiffs and Lead Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee: Eve 

Cervantez, Andrew Friedman, Meredith Johnson, Danielle Leonard, David Berger

Counsel on Behalf of Defendants Anthem, Inc.; Anthem affiliates; and non-Anthem 

affiliates: Craig Hoover, Desmond Hogan, Peter Bisio, Maren Clouse, Chad Fuller

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

A case management conference was held on February 4, 2016. For a list of all counsel 

who appeared at the case management conference, see ECF No. 461. A further case management 

conference is set for May 26, 2016, at 1:30 p.m. The parties shall file their joint case management 

statement by May 19, 2016.

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

AMENDMENT OF PLEADINGS

For the reasons stated on the record, Plaintiffs may amend the complaint to include four 

additional state law claims which required the filing of pre-suit notice. 

SECOND ROUND MOTIONS TO DISMISS

For purposes of the second round motions to dismiss, Anthem, Inc. and Anthem’s affiliates 

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(collectively, the “Anthem Defendants”) shall file one motion to dismiss not to exceed 25 pages in 

length. Plaintiffs shall file an opposition not to exceed 25 pages in length, and the Anthem 

Defendants shall file a reply not to exceed 15 pages in length. 

Blue Cross Blue Shield Association and the non-Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield 

companies (collectively, the “Non-Anthem Defendants”) shall also file one motion to dismiss not 

to exceed 20 pages in length. Plaintiffs shall file an opposition not to exceed 20 pages in length, 

and the Non-Anthem Defendants shall file a reply not to exceed 10 pages in length. 

All issues regarding standing shall be included in the second round motions to dismiss. 

JOINT COORDINATION ORDER

The Court has entered the parties’ proposed joint coordination order. ECF No. 462. The 

parties shall inform the Court if and when Judge Earl Maas and Judge Bryan Hettenbach rule on 

the joint coordination order. 

PROCEDURES FOR ADMINISTRATIVE MOTIONS TO FILE UNDER SEAL

Pursuant to the parties’ request, Plaintiffs shall file a provisional motion requesting leave 

to file under seal when Plaintiffs file a brief or motion referencing information marked 

“confidential” by Defendants pursuant to the stipulated protective order. The parties shall then 

meet and confer before filing a joint administrative motion to file under seal the week thereafter. 

CASE SCHEDULE

The Court amended the case schedule at the case management conference. An updated 

case schedule is set forth below.

Scheduled Event Date

Deadline to File Second Consolidated Amended Complaint 30 Days After Ruling on 

Motion to Dismiss 

Deadline to File Second Round Motion to Dismiss 21 Days After Filing of 

Second Consolidated 

Amended Complaint

Deadline to File Opposition to Second Round Motion to 

Dismiss

21 Days After Filing of 

Second Round Motion to 

Dismiss

Deadline to File Reply in Support of Second Round Motion 

to Dismiss

14 Days After Filing of 

Opposition to Second Round 

Motion to Dismiss

Hearing on Second Round Motion to Dismiss May 26, 2016, at 1:30 p.m.

Last Day to Add Parties July 11, 2016

Close of Fact Discovery October 17, 2016

Identification of Plaintiffs’ Experts for Class Certification 

and Report

November 7, 2016

Identification of Defendants’ Experts for Class Certification November 28, 2016

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and Report

Identification of Plaintiffs’ Rebuttal Witnesses for Class 

Certification and Report

December 19, 2016

Last Day to Depose Experts 

(i.e., Close of Expert Discovery)

January 23, 2017

Last Day to Amend Pleadings February 3, 2017

Deadline to File Motion for Class Certification Motion: February 17, 2017 

Opp’n: March 17, 2017

Reply: April 14, 2017

Deadline for Defendants to File Daubert Motions Motion: March 17, 2017 

Opp’n: April 14, 2017

Reply: April 28, 2017

Deadline for Plaintiffs to File Daubert Motions Motion: April 14, 2017 

Opp’n: April 28, 2017 

Reply: May 12, 2017

Hearing on Motion for Class Certification and Daubert 

Motions

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

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 4, 2016

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LUCY H. KOH

United States District Judge

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