Motion for Reconsideration of Dismissal — In re Bank of America California Unemployment Benefits Litigation (Dkt. 151, S.D. Cal. No. 3:21-md-02992)

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U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California · No. 3:21-md-02992-GPC-MSB · Doc. 151 · 2023-08-28 · Docket on CourtListener

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Plaintiffs’ Notice of Motion and Motion for Reconsideration of Dismissal with 
Prejudice of UCL Claim; Case No. 3:21-md-02992-LAB-MSB 
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JOSEPH W. COTCHETT (SBN 36324) 
jcotchett@cpmlegal.com 
BRIAN DANITZ (SBN 247403) 
bdanitz@cpmlegal.com 
KARIN B. SWOPE (Pro Hac Vice) 
kswope@cpmlegal.com 
ANDREW F. KIRTLEY (SBN 328023) 
akirtley@cpmlegal.com 
COTCHETT, PITRE & McCARTHY, LLP 
840 Malcolm Road, Suite 200 
Burlingame, CA 94010 
Telephone: (650) 697-6000 
Fax: (650) 697-0577
MICHAEL RUBIN (SBN 80618) 
mrubin@altber.com 
STACEY M. LEYTON (SBN 203827) 
sleyton@altber.com 
MATTHEW MURRAY (SBN 271461) 
mmurray@altber.com 
CONNIE K. CHAN (SBN 284230) 
cchan@altber.com 
ALTSHULER BERZON LLP 
177 Post Street, Suite 300 
San Francisco, CA 94108 
Telephone: (415) 421-7151 
Fax: (415) 362-8064
 
Co-Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs and the Proposed Class  
(Additional Counsel Listed Below) 
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 
 
IN RE BANK OF AMERICA 
CALIFORNIA UNEMPLOYMENT 
BENEFITS LITIGATION 
Case No. 3:21-md-02992-LAB-MSB 
 
PLAINTIFFS’ NOTICE OF MOTION 
AND MOTION FOR 
RECONSIDERATION OF 
DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE OF 
UCL CLAIM
 
This Document Relates to All Actions 
 
Date: 
August 28, 2023 
Time: 
11:30 a.m. 
Dept. 
Courtroom 14A, 14th Fl.  
Judge: 
Hon. Larry Alan Burns 
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TO ALL PARTIES AND TO THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD: 
 
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on August 28, 2023, at 11:30 a.m. or as soon 
thereafter as the matter may be heard, in the above-entitled court, located at 333 West 
Broadway, San Diego, CA  92101, Plaintiffs will and hereby do move this Court for 
an Order granting Plaintiffs’ Motion for Reconsideration of Dismissal with Prejudice 
of UCL Claim.    
This Motion is bought pursuant to Rules 59(e) and 60(b) of the Federal Rules 
of Civil Procedure, Civil Local Rule 7.1(i), and the Court’s August 1, 2023 Order 
Granting Leave to File Motion for Reconsideration (Dkt. 148).   
This Motion is based upon this Notice of Motion, the supporting Memorandum 
of Points and Authorities filed herewith, the proposed order, all documents and 
pleadings on file in this action, and such other argument or evidence as may be 
presented in reply or at the hearing on this motion. 
 
 
Dated:  August 7, 2023 
COTCHETT, PITRE & McCARTHY, LLP 
 
 
By: /s/ Brian Danitz  
 
 
 
JOSEPH W. COTCHETT  
BRIAN DANITZ  
KARIN B. SWOPE  
ANDREW F. KIRTLEY 
 
 
Dated:  August 7, 2023 
ALTSHULER BERZON LLP 
 
 
By: /s/ Michael Rubin 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
MICHAEL RUBIN  
STACEY M. LEYTON  
MATTHEW MURRAY  
CONNIE K. CHAN 
 
Co-Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs and the 
Proposed Class 
 
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with Prejudice of UCL Claim; Case No. 3:21-md-02992-LAB-MSB 
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DAVID S. CASEY, JR. (SBN 060768) 
dcasey@cglaw.com 
GAYLE M. BLATT (SBN 122048) 
gmb@cglaw.com 
JEREMY ROBINSON (SBN 188325) 
jrobinson@cglaw.com 
P. CAMILLE GUERRA (SBN 326546)
camille@cglaw.com 
CATHERINE McBAIN (SBN 303911) 
kmcbain@cglaw.com 
CASEY GERRY SCHENK 
FRANCAVILLA BLATT & 
PENFIELD, LLP 
110 Laurel Street 
San Diego, CA 92101 
Telephone: (619) 238-1811 
Fax: (619) 544-9232 
 
Liaison Counsel for Class Plaintiffs 
JOSHUA B. SWIGART (SBN 225557) 
josh@swigartlawgroup.com 
JULIANA G. BLAHA (SBN 331066) 
juliana@swigartlawgroup.com 
SWIGART LAW GROUP, APC 
2221 Camino Del Rio South. Suite 308 
San Diego, CA 92108 
Telephone: (866) 219-3343 
Fax: (866) 219-8344 
DANIEL G. SHAY (SBN 250548) 
danielshay@tcpafdcpa.com 
LAW OFFICE OF DANIEL G. SHAY 
2221 Camino Del Rio South, Suite 308 
San Diego, CA 92108 
Telephone: (619) 222-7429 
Fax: (866) 431-3292 
Liaison Counsel for Individual Plaintiffs 
 
 
DANIEL L. WARSHAW (SBN 185365)
dwarshaw@pswlaw.com 
BOBBY POUYA (SBN 245527) 
bpouya@pswlaw.com 
PEARSON, SIMON & WARSHAW, LLP
15165 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 400 
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 
Telephone: (818) 788-8300 
Fax: (818) 788-8104 
RAYMOND P. BOUCHER (SBN 115364)
ray@boucher.la 
BOUCHER LLP 
21600 Oxnard Street, Suite 600 
Woodland Hills, CA 91367 
Telephone: (818) 340-5400 
Fax: (818) 340-5401 
Attorneys for Plaintiffs Jonathan Smith, 
Alex Yuan, and the Proposed Class
 
 
FRANCIS A. BOTTINI, JR. (SBN 175783) 
fbottini@bottinilaw.com 
ANNE B. BESTE (SBN 326881) 
abeste@bottinilaw.com 
ALBERT Y. CHANG (SBN 296065) 
achang@bottinilaw.com 
YURY A. KOLESNIKOV (SBN 271173) 
ykolesnikov@bottinilaw.com 
BOTTINI & BOTTINI, INC. 
7817 Ivanhoe Avenue, Suite 102 
La Jolla, CA 92037 
Telephone: (858) 914-2001 
Fax: (858) 914-2002 
 
Attorneys for Plaintiff Lindsay McClure 
and the Proposed Class 
 
 
 
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THOMAS E. FRAYSSE (SBN 104436)
tef@knoxricksen.com 
MAISIE C. SOKOLOVE (SBN 239665)
mcs@knoxricksen.com 
AMANDA M. PLOWMAN (SBN 317462)
amp@knoxricksen.com 
KNOX RICKSEN LLP 
2033 N. Main Street, Suite 340 
Walnut Creek, CA 94596 
Telephone: (925) 433-2500 
Fax: (925) 433-2505 
Attorneys for Plaintiff Robert L. Wilson 
and the Proposed Class 
 
 
MARY E. ALEXANDER (SBN 104173)
malexander@maryalexanderlaw.com 
BRENDAN D.S. WAY (SBN 261705) 
bway@maryalexanderlaw.com 
ARIN R. SCAPA (SBN 283400) 
ascapa@maryalexanderlaw.com 
CATALINA S. MUÑOZ (SBN 317856)
cmunoz@maryalexanderlaw.com 
MARY ALEXANDER & 
ASSOCIATES, P.C. 
44 Montgomery Street, Suite 1303 
San Francisco, CA 94104 
Telephone: (415) 433-4440 
Fax: (415) 433-5440 
 
Attorneys for Plaintiff Clara Cajas  
and the Proposed Class 
 
ADAM MCNEILE (SBN 280296) 
adam@kbklegal.com 
KRISTIN KEMNITZER (SBN 278946) 
kristin@kbklegal.com 
KEMNITZER, BARRON & KRIEG, LLP 
42 Miller Avenue, 3rd Floor 
Mill Valley, CA 94941 
Telephone: (415) 632-1900 
Fax: (415) 632-1901 
 
Attorneys for Plaintiffs Roland Oosthuizen, 
Rosemary Mathews, and the Proposed 
Class 
 
 
 
CHRISTOPHER J. HAMNER (SBN 197117)
chamner@hamnerlaw.com 
EVELINA M. SERAFINI (SBN 187137) 
eserafini@hamnerlaw.com 
HAMNER LAW OFFICES, APLC 
26565 West Agoura Road, Suite 200 
Calabasas, CA 91302 
Telephone: (888) 416-6654 
 
Attorneys for Plaintiffs Jory Zoelle, Cindy 
Baker, Ursula Auburn, and the Proposed 
Class 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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JAMES V. NOLAN (SBN 84239) 
jvnolan@yololaw.com 
ROBERT P. NAKKEN (SBN 77550) 
rnakken@yololaw.com 
DAVID W. JANES (SBN 71334) 
dwjanes@yololaw.com 
GARDNER, JANES, NAKKEN, 
HUGO & NOLAN LAWYERS 
429 First Street 
Woodland, CA 95695 
Telephone: (530) 662-7367 
Fax: (530) 666-9116 
Attorneys for Plaintiff Brian Wiggins 
and the Proposed Class 
 
 
 
THOMAS MARTIN III (SBN 218456) 
tom@mblawapc.com 
NICHOLAS J. BONTRAGER (SBN 252114)
nick@mblawapc.com 
MARTIN & BONTRAGER, APC 
4605 Lankershim Blvd., Suite 535 
Toluca Lake, CA 91602 
Telephone: (323) 940-1700 
Fax: (323) 328-8095 
 
Attorneys for Plaintiff Steven Hart 
BENJAMIN GUBERNICK (SBN 321883) 
ben@gubernicklaw.com 
GUBERNICK LAW, P.L.L.C. 
10720 W. Indian School Rd., Suite 19 
Phoenix, AZ 85037 
Telephone: (734) 678-5169 
 
DAVID N. LAKE (SBN 180775) 
david@lakelawpc.com 
LAW OFFICES OF DAVID N. LAKE 
16130 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 650 
Encino, CA 91436 
Telephone: (818) 788-5100 
Fax: (818) 479-9990 
 
Attorneys for Plaintiffs Julie Hicks, Kuang 
Ting Chong, Stephanie Moore, and the 
Proposed Class 
 
 
ANDRE L. VERDUN (SBN 365436) 
Andre@VerdunLaw.com 
LAW OFFICES OF ANDRE L. VERDUN 
1777 N. Ventura Avenue 
Ventura, CA 93001 
Telephone: (619) 880-0110 
Fax: (866) 786-6993 
 
Attorneys for Plaintiffs Rosa Alvarez, Elana 
Martina Rojas de Charolet, and Jessie 
Verdun 
 
 
 
 
 
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SIGNATURE CERTIFICATION 
Pursuant to Section 2(f)(4) of the Electronic Case Filing Administrative 
Policies and Procedures Manual, I, Brian Danitz, hereby certify that the content of 
this document is acceptable to all the signatories herein and that I have obtained 
counsel’s authorization to affix their electronic signatures to this document. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Brian Danitz 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BRIAN DANITZ 
 
 
 
 
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