Motion for Leave to File Supplemental Request for Judicial Notice — In re Plaid Inc. Privacy Litigation (Dkt. 115, N.D. Cal. No. 4:20-cv-03056)

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U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California · No. 4:20-cv-03056-DMR · Doc. 115 · 2020-05-04 · Docket on CourtListener

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MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE SUPPLEMENTAL RJN
CASE NO. 4:20-CV-03056-DMR 
 
HERRERA PURDY LLP 
Shawn M. Kennedy (SBN 218472) 
skennedy@herrerapurdy.com 
Andrew M. Purdy (SBN 261912) 
apurdy@herrerapurdy.com 
Bret D. Hembd (SBN 272826) 
bhembd@herrerapurdy.com 
4590 MacArthur Blvd., Suite 500 
Newport Beach, CA 92660 
Tel: (949) 936-0900 
Fax: (855) 969-2050 
 
HERRERA PURDY LLP 
Nicomedes Sy Herrera (SBN 275332) 
nherrera@herrerapurdy.com 
Laura E. Seidl (SBN 269891) 
lseidl@herrerapurdy.com 
1300 Clay Street, Suite 600 
Oakland, CA 94612 
Tel: (510) 422-4700 
Fax: (855) 969-2050 
 
LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & 
BERNSTEIN, LLP 
Rachel Geman (Pro Hac Vice) 
rgeman@lchb.com 
Rhea Ghosh (Pro Hac Vice) 
rghosh@lchb.com 
250 Hudson Street, 8th Floor 
New York, NY 10013-1413 
Tel: (212) 355-9500 
Fax: (212) 355-9592 
Interim Co-Lead Class Counsel 
LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN &  
BERNSTEIN, LLP 
Michael W. Sobol (SBN 194857) 
msobol@lchb.com 
Melissa Gardner (SBN 289096) 
mgardner@lchb.com 
275 Battery Street, 29th Floor 
San Francisco, CA 94111-3339 
Tel: (415) 956-1000 
Fax: (415) 956-1008 
BURNS CHAREST LLP 
Warren T. Burns (Pro Hac Vice) 
wburns@burnscharest.com 
Russell Herman (Pro Hac Vice) 
rherman@burnscharest.com 
900 Jackson Street, Suite 500 
Dallas, TX 75202 
Tel: (469) 904-4550 
Fax: (469) 444-5002 
 
BURNS CHAREST LLP 
Christopher J. Cormier (Pro Hac Vice) 
ccormier@burnscharest.com 
4725 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Suite 200 
Washington, DC 20016 
Tel: (202) 577-3977 
Fax: (469) 444-5002 
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 
OAKLAND DIVISION 
IN RE PLAID INC. PRIVACY  
LITIGATION 
Master Docket No.: 4:20-cv-03056-DMR
 
PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR LEAVE 
TO FILE SUPPLEMENTAL REQUEST 
FOR JUDICIAL NOTICE  
 
Hon. Donna M. Ryu 
Action Filed: 
May 4, 2020 
Trial Date:  
None Set 
 
THIS DOCUMENT RELATES TO:  
ALL ACTIONS 
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MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE SUPPLEMENTAL RJN
CASE NO. 4:20-CV-03056-DMR 
 
NOTICE OF MOTION 
TO ALL PARTIES AND THEIR COUNSEL OF RECORD: 
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on February 11, 2021 at 1:00 pm by videoconference before the 
Honorable Donna M. Ryu, or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, Plaintiffs will move this 
Court for an order granting Plaintiffs leave to file a Supplemental Request for Judicial Notice in Support 
of Plaintiffs’ Opposition to Plaid’s Motion to Dismiss Consolidated Amended Complaint. 
This motion is based upon this Notice of Motion and Motion, the Memorandum of Points and 
Authorities in support thereof, and such other materials and information that the Court may properly 
consider. 
 
 
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MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE SUPPLEMENTAL RJN
CASE NO. 4:20-CV-03056-DMR 
 
MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES 
Plaintiffs hereby respectfully submit this Memorandum in Support of their Motion for Leave to 
File a Supplemental Request for Judicial Notice in Support of Plaintiffs’ Opposition to Plaid’s Motion to 
Dismiss Consolidated Amended Complaint (Dkt. 108).   
Plaintiffs seek leave as required under Civil Local Rule 7-3(d) to file a Supplemental Request for 
Judicial Notice, attached hereto, to bring to the Court’s attention a complaint filed on December 21, 
2020 by The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (“PNC”) alleging that Plaid, Inc. “sought to obtain 
trust and consumer confidence from consumers by intentionally designing user interfaces to 
misleadingly suggest that Plaid was affiliated or associated with, or sponsored by, PNC . . . in order to 
mislead consumers into believing they are entering their sensitive personal and financial information in 
PNC’s trusted and secure platform or a platform that is otherwise associated or affiliated with, or 
sponsored by, PNC” in furtherance of “unscrupulous” conduct. The PNC Financial Services Group v. 
Plaid, Inc., No. 20-01977 (W.D. Pa.), Dkt. 1, at ¶¶ 4, 6 (“PNC Action”). 
The PNC Action had not been filed at the time Plaintiffs filed their initial Request for Judicial 
Notice on November 17, 2020 (Dkt. 110). Because Plaintiff Mullen alleges that her accounts at PNC 
were connected to Plaid (Dkt. 61, ¶ 158), the action by PNC is relevant (among other things1) to Plaid’s 
argument on Reply that Plaintiffs fail “to allege Plaid acted ‘without …authority’ from financial 
institutions” with express reference to Plaintiffs’ own banks. See Dkt. 111, at 15-16. Plaintiffs thus 
respectfully request that the Court grant this Motion for Leave.  
 
                                                 
1 PNC’s allegations that Plaid’s conduct was misleading and confusing to PNC’s customers, 
demonstrated by screenshots and other alleged facts and evidence, are consonant with Plaintiffs’ general 
allegation here that Plaid does not disclose its involvement and activities that invade consumers’ 
privacy. Plaid has been unable to meaningfully argue otherwise. See Dkt. Nos. 78 and 111 (Plaid’s 
opening and reply briefs); see also Dkt. No. 113 (attempted introduction by Plaid for the first time on 
reply of additional candidates for judicial notice; purported privacy policies introduced were incomplete, 
in that, for example, Plaid excluded the actual screens consumers were shown when they connected their 
respective apps to their bank accounts through Plaid’s software, and lacked any support for the implicit 
notion that Plaid’s software during the relevant times allowed consumers to click through to see its 
privacy policies).   
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MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE SUPPLEMENTAL RJN
CASE NO. 4:20-CV-03056-DMR 
 
Dated: December 28, 2020 
 
LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN, LLP
 
/s/ Rachel Geman 
 
 
 
Rachel Geman 
 
Rachel Geman (Pro Hac Vice) 
rgeman@lchb.com 
Rhea Ghosh (Pro Hac Vice) 
rghosh@lchb.com 
250 Hudson Street, 8th Floor 
New York, NY 10013-1413 
Tel: (212) 355-9500 
Fax: (212) 355-9592 
 
LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN, LLP
Michael W. Sobol (SBN 194857) 
msobol@lchb.com 
Melissa Gardner (SBN 289096) 
mgardner@lchb.com 
275 Battery Street, 29th Floor 
San Francisco, CA 94111-3339 
Tel: (415) 956-1000 
Fax: (415) 956-1008 
Dated: December 28, 2020 
 
HERRERA PURDY LLP
 
/s/ Shawn Kennedy 
 
 
 
Shawn M. Kennedy  
 
Shawn M. Kennedy (SBN 218472) 
skennedy@herrerapurdy.com  
Andrew M. Purdy (SBN 261912) 
apurdy@herrerapurdy.com  
Bret D. Hembd (SBN 272826) 
bhembd@herrerapurdy.com  
4590 MacArthur Blvd., Suite 500 
Newport Beach, CA 92660 
Telephone: (949) 936-0900 
Fax: (855) 969-2050 
 
HERRERA PURDY LLP
Nicomedes Sy Herrera (SBN 275332) 
nherrera@herrerapurdy.com 
Laura E. Seidl (SBN 269891) 
lseidl@herrerapurdy.com 
1300 Clay Street, Suite 600 
Oakland, CA 94612 
Telephone: (510) 422-4700 
Fax: (855) 969-2050 
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MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE SUPPLEMENTAL RJN
CASE NO. 4:20-CV-03056-DMR 
 
Dated: December 28, 2020 
 
BURNS CHAREST LLP
 
/s/ Christopher Cormier 
 
 
 
Christopher J. Cormier 
 
Christopher J. Cormier (Pro Hac Vice) 
ccormier@burnscharest.com 
4725 Wisconsin Avenue, NW 
Washington, DC 20016 
Tel: (202) 577-3977 
Fax: (469) 444-5002 
 
BURNS CHAREST LLP
Warren T. Burns (Pro Hac Vice) 
wburns@burnscharest.com 
Russell Herman (Pro Hac Vice) 
rherman@burnscharest.com 
900 Jackson Street, Suite 500 
Dallas, TX 75202 
Tel: (469) 904-4550 
Fax: (469) 444-5002 
 
Interim Co-Lead Class Counsel  
 
 
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