Doe v. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center et al, No. 2:2023cv01893 - Document 10 (W.D. Wash. 2024)

Court Description: ORDER granting Parties' 6 Joint Motion to Appoint Interim Class Counsel. Pursuant to Rule 23(g), the Court hereby appoints the attorneys herein to serve as Interim Class Counsel. Signed by Judge John H. Chun. (SB)

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Doe v. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center et al Doc. 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 JOHN DOE, on behalf of his minor child JACK DOE, and on behalf of others similarly situated, v. FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER CENTER; UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE; UW MEDICAL CENTER; HARBORVIEW MEDICAL CENTER; VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER; UW PHYSICIANS; UW NEIGHBORHOOD CLINICS(d/b/a UW MEDICINE PRIMARY CARE); AIRLIFT NORTHWEST; and CHILDREN’S UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP, 21 22 23 24 25 ORDER GRANTING JOINT MOTION TO APPOINT INTERIM CLASS COUNSEL Defendants. 19 20 Plaintiff, NO. 2:23-cv-01893-JHC ROBERT AYERS, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, v. NO. 2:23-cv-01916-JHC Plaintiff, FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER CENTER, Defendant. 26 ORDER GRANTING JOINT MOTION TO APPOINT INTERIM CLASS COUNSEL - 1 Dockets.Justia.com 1 2 JONATHAN HUNTER, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, 3 4 5 v. Defendant. 7 9 GARY HOLZ, JOEL GUAY, and GLORIA MONCRIEF, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, 10 11 12 13 Plaintiff, FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER CENTER, a Washington Nonprofit Corporation, 6 8 NO. 2:23-cv-01988-JHC NO. 2:23-cv-01998-JHC Plaintiff, v. FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER CENTER, a Washington Nonprofit Corporation, Defendant. 14 15 16 This matter comes before the Court on Plaintiffs’ Unopposed Joint Motion to 17 Appoint Interim Class Counsel. (Dkt. No. 6.) The plaintiffs in four different actions filed 18 against Defendant Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center ask the Court to appoint a Plaintiffs 19 Steering Committee pursuant to Rule 23(g) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Having 20 reviewed the Motion and all supporting materials, and the criteria set forth in Federal Rule of 21 Civil Procedure 23(g), the Court GRANTS the Motion as set forth below: 22 23 1. Pursuant to Rule 23(g), the Court hereby appoints the following attorneys to serve as Interim Class Counsel: 24 Co-Chairs of Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee: 25 Kim D. Stephens of Tousley Brain Stephens PLLC; 26 M. Anderson Berry of Clayeo C. Arnold PC; ORDER GRANTING JOINT MOTION TO APPOINT INTERIM CLASS COUNSEL - 2 1 e) Initiate, coordinate, and conduct all pretrial discovery on behalf of 2 Plaintiffs in this consolidated litigation, including the preparation of joint 3 interrogatories and requests for production of documents, and the 4 examination of witnesses in depositions, and direct and coordinate the 5 conduct of all types of discovery proceedings’ 6 f) Consult with and employ consultants or experts, as necessary; 7 g) Coordinate with plaintiffs’ counsel in management of the litigation and 8 fund the necessary and appropriate costs of discovery and other common 9 benefit efforts; 10 h) 11 Coordinate settlement discussions or other dispute resolution efforts on behalf of plaintiffs, under the Court’s supervision, if and as appropriate; 12 i) 13 Enter into stipulations with other parties as necessary for the conduct of the litigation; 14 j) 15 Prepare and distribute to the plaintiffs and counsel periodic status reports; 16 k) 17 Maintain adequate time and disbursement records covering services as appointed counsel; and 18 l) Perform such other duties as may be incidental to proper coordination 19 with the other plaintiffs’ counsel with respect to plaintiffs’ pretrial 20 activities or as authorized by further Order of the Court. 21 3. The Court may amend or expand the Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee upon 22 request from Interim Class Counsel or on the Court’s own motion, if and as circumstances 23 warrant. 24 4. Unless otherwise ordered by the Court upon a showing of good cause, this Order 25 shall apply to any action filed in, transferred to, or removed to this Court which relates to the 26 subject matter at issue in this case. ORDER GRANTING JOINT MOTION TO APPOINT INTERIM CLASS COUNSEL - 4 1 2 3 IT IS SO ORDERED. DATED: January 5, 2024 ________________________________________ THE HONORABLE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Presented By: TOUSLEY BRAIN STEPHENS PLLC By: s/ Kim D. Stephens, P.S. Kim D. Stephens, P.S., WSBA #11984 Cecily C. Jordan, WSBA #50061 1200 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1700 Seattle, WA 98101 Telephone: 206-682-5600 Facsimile: 206-682-2992 kstephens@tousley.com cjordan@tousley.com James J. Pizzirusso* HAUSFELD LLP 888 16th Street N.W. Suite 300 Washington, D.C. 20006 (202) 540-7200 jpizzirusso@hausfeld.com Steven M. Nathan* HAUSFELD LLP 33 Whitehall Street Fourteenth Floor New York, NY 10004 (646) 357-1100 snathan@hausfeld.com Ashley M. Crooks* HAUSFELD LLP 33 Whitehall Street Fourteenth Floor New York, NY 10004 (646) 357-1100 acrooks@hausfeld.com Attorneys for Plaintiff Hunter and the Proposed Class ORDER GRANTING JOINT MOTION TO APPOINT INTERIM CLASS COUNSEL - 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 TURKE & STRAUSS LLP By: s/ Samuel J. Strauss Samuel J. Strauss, WSBA #46971 Raina Borrelli* 613 Williamson St., Suite 201 Madison, Wisconsin 53703-3515 Telephone: (608) 237-1775 Facsimile: (608) 509 4423 sam@turkestrauss.com Attorneys for Plaintiff Doe and the Proposed Class Brian C. Gudmundson* Charles R. Toomajian* Michael J. Laird* ZIMMERMAN REED LLP 1100 IDS Center 80 South 8th Street Minneapolis, MN 55402 Telephone: (612) 341-0400 Facsimile: (612) 341-0844 brian.gudmundson@zimmreed.com charles.toomajian@zimmreed.com michael.laird@zimmreed.com Attorneys for Plaintiff Ayers and the Proposed Class EMERY REDDY, PLLC By: s/ Timothy W. Emery Timothy W. Emery, WSBA #34078 Patrick R. Reddy, WSBA #34092 600 Stewart Street, Suite 1100 Seattle, WA 98101 Phone: (206) 442-9106 Fax: (206) 441-9711 Email: emeryt@emeryreddy.com Email: reddyp@emeryreddy.com 24 25 26 ORDER GRANTING JOINT MOTION TO APPOINT INTERIM CLASS COUNSEL - 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 M. Anderson Berry* Gregory Haroutunian* Brandon P. Jack* CLAYEO C. ARNOLD A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION 865 Howe Avenue Sacramento, CA 95825 Telephone: 916.239.4778 Fax: 916.924.1829 aberry@justice4you.com gharoutunian@justice4you.com bjack@justice4you.com Gary M. Klinger* MILBERG COLEMAN BRYSON PHILLIPS GROSSMAN LLC 227 W. Monroe Street, Suite 2100 Chicago, IL 60606 Phone: (866) 252-0878 gklinger@milberg.com Attorneys for Plaintiffs Holtz, Guay, and Moncrief and the Proposed Class *pro hac vice forthcoming 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 ORDER GRANTING JOINT MOTION TO APPOINT INTERIM CLASS COUNSEL - 7

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