Giotta v. Anthem, Inc. et al

Filing 33

ORDER RE PLAINTIFFS' COUNSEL'S BILLING RECORDS AND BRIEFS IN OPPOSITION TO MOTIONS FOR APPOINTMENT AS LEAD PLAINTIFFS' COUNSEL. Signed by Judge Lucy H. Koh on 7/16/2015. (lhklc3, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/16/2015)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN JOSE DIVISION

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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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

IN RE ANTHEM, INC. DATA BREACH
LITIGATION

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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with a briefing schedule.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: July 16, 2015
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LUCY H. KOH
United States District Judge

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United States District Court
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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