In re Wells Fargo Mortgage Discrimination Litigation

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 IN RE WELLS FARGO MORTGAGE Master File No. 3:22-cv-00990-JD

DISCRIMINATION LITIGATION

ORDER RE CONSOLIDATION AND

INTERIM LEAD COUNSEL 10

Plaintiffs in six putative class actions have sued defendants Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Wells Fargo & Co., and Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc. (Wells Fargo) on allegations of discrimination with respect to residential mortgage and refinance practices. Each putative class action brings claims against Wells Fargo for violations of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1691 et seq., and the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. § 3601 et seq., among other related federal and state law claims that vary by complaint. See Williams v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., No. 3:22-cv-00990-JD, Dkt. No. 22; Braxton v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., No. 3:22-cv-01748-JD, Dkt. No. 14; Pope v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., No. 3:22-cv-01793-JD, Dkt. No. 6; Thomas v. Wells Fargo & Co., No. 3:22-cv-01931-JD, Dkt. No. 1; Ebo v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., No. 3:22-cv- …