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Parties Involved:
Lenovo (United States), Inc.
Defendant
Robert Ravencamp
Plaintiff
Superfish, Inc.
Defendant

Document Text:

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO RELATE

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

STERLING INTERNATIONAL 

CONSULTING GROUP, on behalf of 

itself and all others similarly situated,

 Plaintiffs, 

v. 

LENOVO (UNITED STATES) INC., 

LENOVO GROUP LIMITED, and 

SUPERFISH INC., 

 

 Defendants. 

Case No. 5:15-cv-00807-RMW 

(AMENDED) ORDER GRANTING 

PLAINTIFF’S ADMINISTRATIVE 

MOTION TO CONSIDER WHETHER 

CASES SHOULD BE RELATED 

This document relates to:

DAVID HUNTER, individually, and on 

behalf of all others similarly situated,

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

LENOVO (UNITED STATES), INC., a

Delaware corporation, and SUPERFISH, 

INC., a Delaware corporation,

Defendants.

CAPTION CONTINUED ON THE NEXT 

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Case No. 5:15-cv-00819-NC 

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This document also relates to: 

CHRISTOPHER HALL, MATTHEW 

KELSO, MICHAEL MORICI, JAYNE 

COSTANZO, RYAN BAUMGARTNER, 

LAURA BURNS, THOMAS CARNEY, 

BEATRIZ DAVIS, DENNIS HASTY, 

WENDY DURAN and GABE DURAN, 

individually, and on behalf of all others 

similarly situated, 

 Plaintiffs, 

v. 

LENOVO (UNITED STATES), INC., 

LENOVO GROUP LIMITED and 

SUPERFISH, INC.,

Defendants.

Case No. 5:15-cv-00964-NC

This document also relates to: 

RHONDA ESTRELLA, SONIA 

FEREZAN, JOHN WHITTLE, and ALAN 

WOYT on behalf of themselves and all 

others similarly situated,

 Plaintiffs, 

v.

LENOVO (UNITED STATES), INC., and

SUPERFISH, INC.,

Defendants.

CAPTION CONTINUED ON THE NEXT 

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Case No. 5:15-cv-01044-LHK

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This document also relates to: 

KEN MARTINI, individually and on

behalf of all others similarly situated,

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

LENOVO (UNITED STATES) INC.,

and SUPERFISH INC.,

Defendants. 

Case No. 3:15-cv-01069-DMR

This document also relates to: 

JGX, INC. d/b/a LEFTY O’DOUL’S, 

individually and on behalf of a class of 

those similarly situated, 

Plaintiffs, 

v.

LENOVO GROUP LIMITED, LENOVO 

(UNITED STATES), INC., and 

SUPERFISH, INC., 

Defendants. 

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Case No. 5:15-cv-01113-NC

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This document also relates to: 

STANLEY D. JOHNSON, individually 

and on behalf of all others similarly 

situated, 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

LENOVO (UNITED STATES), INC., 

LENOVO GROUP LIMITED, and 

SUPERFISH, INC., 

Defendants. 

Case No. 5:15-cv-01122-PSG

This document also relates to: 

MICHAEL SIMONOFF, individually and 

on behalf of all others similarly situated, 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

LENOVO (UNITED STATES), INC., and 

SUPERFISH, INC., 

Defendants. 

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Case No. 5:15-cv-01125-LHK

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This document also relates to: 

RUSSELL WOOD and THOMAS 

WILSON, individually and on behalf of all 

others similarly situated, 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

LENOVO (UNITED STATES) INC., 

LENOVO HOLDING COMPANY, INC., 

LENOVO GROUP LIMITED, and 

SUPERFISH INC.,

Defendants.

Case No. 5:15-cv-01166-PSG 

This document also relates to: 

MICHELLE BEHREN and MARY JANE 

BARBOSA, individually and on behalf of 

all others similarly situated, 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

LENOVO (UNITED STATES) INC. and 

SUPERFISH INC., 

Defendants. 

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Case No. 3:15-cv-01177-LB

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This document also relates to: 

ROBERT RAVENCAMP, on behalf of 

himself and all others similarly situated, 

Plaintiffs, 

v. 

LENOVO (UNITED STATES), INC., a

Delaware corporation, and SUPERFISH, 

INC. 

Defendants. 

Case No. 3:15-cv-01206-KAW

Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 3-12, plaintiff Sterling International Consulting Group moves 

to relate this case to several similar cases filed in this district. Plaintiff initially moved to relate this 

case to one other, but thereafter filed two more administrative motions to relate which, all told, 

seek to relate this case to eight others. See Dkt. Nos. 12, 13, 17. Defendants responded, agreeing 

that the cases identified by plaintiff should be related to the instant case. Dkt. No. 20. Defendants 

also identified two additional cases they believe should be related to this case. Id. The cases are as 

follows:

Case Name Case Number Date Filed

Sterling Int’l Consulting Group v. Lenovo (United 

States), Inc., et al.

5:15-cv-00807 2/23/15

Hunter v. Lenovo (United States), Inc., et al. 5:15-cv-00819 2/23/15

Hall, et al. v. Lenovo (United States), Inc., et al. 3:15-cv-00964 3/2/15

Estrella, et al. v. Lenovo (United States), Inc., et al. 5:15-cv-1044 3/5/15

Martini v. Lenovo (United States), Inc., et al. 4:15-cv-1069 3/9/15

JGX, Inc. d/b/a/ Lefty O’Doul’s v. Lenovo Group 

Limited, et al.

5:15-cv-01113 3/10/15

Johnson v. Lenovo (United States), Inc., et al. 5:15-cv-01122 3/10/15

Simonoff v. Lenovo (United States), Inc., et al. 5:15 cv 01125 3/10/15

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Wood, et al. v. Lenovo (United States), Inc., et al. 5:15-cv-01166 3/12/15

Behren, et al. v. Lenovo (United States), Inc., et al. 3:15-cv-01177 3/12/15

Ravencamp v. Lenovo (United States), Inc., et al. 3:15-cv-01206 3/13/15

Upon consideration of the foregoing motion, the papers submitted in support, and good 

cause appearing, the Court hereby GRANTS the motion. The court has also reviewed the two 

cases identified by defendants, and finds both meet the criteria under Civ. L. R. 3-12 for relating 

cases.

IT IS SO ORDERED that Hunter v. Lenovo (United States), Inc., et al., Case No. 5:15-

cv-00819-NC, Hall, et al. v. Lenovo (United States), Inc., et al., Case No. 3:15-cv-00964-NC, 

Estrella, et al. v. Lenovo (Untied States) Inc., et al., Case No. 5:15-cv-01044-LHK, Martini v. 

Lenovo (United States) Inc., et al., Case No. 3:15-cv-01069-DMR, JGX, Inc. v. Lenovo Group 

Ltd., et al., Case No. 15-cv-01113-NC, Johnson v. Lenovo (United States) Inc., et al., Case No. 

15-cv-01122-PSG, Simonoff v. Lenovo (Untied States) Inc., et al., Case No. 15-cv-01125-LHK, 

Wood, et al. v. Lenovo (United States) Inc., et al., Case No. 15-cv-01166-PSG, Behren, et al. v. 

Lenovo (United States) Inc., et al., Case No. 15-cv-01177-LB, and Ravencamp v. Lenovo (United 

States), Inc., et al., Case No. 3:15-cv-01206-KAW are related to Sterling International 

Consulting Group v. Lenovo (United States) Inc., et al., Case No. 5:15-cv-00807-RMW, and are 

assigned to the undersigned Judge. 

A case management conference is set for June 17 19, 2015. The parties shall file a joint 

case management statement in each case by June 12, 2015.

Dated: March 2, 2015 

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Ronald M. Whyte 

United States District Judge

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