Doe v. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center et al, No. 2:2023cv01893 - Document 9 (W.D. Wash. 2024)

Court Description: ORDER granting Plaintiff's 5 Unopposed Motion to Consolidate Cases. The Court ORDERS that the cases captioned herein be consolidated for all purposes. Plaintiffs shall confer and propose a schedule for filing a Consolidated Amended Complaint no later than ten (10) days following the entry of this Order. Signed by Judge John H. Chun. (SB)

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Doe v. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center et al Doc. 9 Dockets.Justia.com 1 2 JONATHAN HUNTER, individually and on behalfofall others similarly situated, Plaintiff, 3 V. 4 5 FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER CENTER, a Washington Nonprofit Cmporation, 6 Defendant. 7 8 9 GARY HOLZ, JOEL GUAY, and GLORIA MONCRIEF, individually and on behalfofall others similarly situated, 10 11 12 FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER CENTER, a Washington Nonprofit Corporation, Defendant. 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 NO. 2:23-cv-01998-JHC Plaintiff, V. 13 NO. 2:23-cv-01988-JHC This matter comes before the Court on Plaintiffs' Unopposed Joint Motion to Consolidate. (Dkt. No.5.) The plaintiffs in four different actions filed against Defendant Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center ask the Comito consolidate all four into a single action. Having reviewed the Motion and all supporting materials, and having noted the lack ofany opposition, the ComiGRANTS the Motion and ORDERS that the above-captioned cases be consolidated for all pmposes. 1. Under Rule 42(a), the Comi may consolidate cases that involve common questions oflaw or fact. Fed. R. Civ. P. 42(a). The Comienjoys broad discretion in making this detennination. Pierce v. County of Orange, 526 F.3d 1190, 1203 (9th Cir. 2008); see also Pedraza v. Alameda Unified Sch. Dist., 676 Fed. App'x 704, 706 (9th Cir. 2017). When detennining whether a motion to consolidate should be granted, this Comitypically weighs several factors, including considerations of"judicial economy, whether consolidation would ORDER GRANTING UNOPPOSED JOINT MOTION TO APPOINT INTERIM CLASS COUNSEL - 2 1 2 3 6. Plaintiffs shall confer and propose a schedule for filing a Consolidated Amended Complaint no later than ten (10) days following the entry of this Order. 7. This Order shall apply to the above-captioned matters, any subsequently 4 consolidated action, any actions consolidated with the above-captioned matters, and any actions 5 filed in or transferred or removed to this Court relating to the fact and the data breach 6 underlying this litigation. 7 8 IT IS SO ORDERED. 9 DATED: January 5, 2024 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Presented By: ________________________________________ THE HONORABLE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON 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 ORDER GRANTING UNOPPOSED JOINT MOTION TO APPOINT INTERIM CLASS COUNSEL - 4 1 2 3 4 5 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 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 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 23 24 25 26 ORDER GRANTING UNOPPOSED 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 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 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 22 23 24 25 26 ORDER GRANTING UNOPPOSED JOINT MOTION TO APPOINT INTERIM CLASS COUNSEL - 6

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