In re Accellion, Inc. Data Breach Litigation
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 MADALYN BROWN, et al., Case No. 5:21-cv-01155-EJD
Plaintiffs, ORDER APPOINTING INTERIM
LEAD CLASS COUNSEL
v.
ACCELLION, INC., et al., Re: Dkt. Nos. 111, 113, 114, 121 Defendants.
On September 8, 2022, the Court invited counsels for the various plaintiffs in this consolidated action to file motions to appoint interim class counsel pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(g). ECF No. 109. On September 29, 2022, the Court received four separate motions and, on October 6, 2022, also received responses supporting the respective applications. ECF Nos. 111–14; 122–25. Defendants did not file any opposition to these motions. Having considered all applications and responses, as well as the applicants’ oral arguments on January 12, 2022, the Court hereby APPOINTS the Girard Sharp and the Susman Godfrey firms to serve as interim co-lead counsel. I. BACKGROUND A. Accellion and the…