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Declaration of Shawn M. Kennedy — Plaid Privacy (Dkt. 88.1)

Filed May 4, 2020 in Plaid Privacy; one of 174 filings from this case.

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CourtU.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Filed2020-05-04

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California · No. 4:20-cv-03056-DMR · Doc. 88-1 · 2020-05-04 · Docket on CourtListener

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KENNEDY DECL. ISO OPPOSITION TO 
ADMIN MOTION TO CONTINUE CMC 
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 
 
DECLARATION OF SHAWN M. 
KENNEDY IN SUPPORT OF 
OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANT PLAID 
INC.’S ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION 
TO CONTINUE CASE MANAGEMENT 
CONFERENCE 
 
 
  
  
 
Hon. Donna M. Ryu 
Action Filed: 
May 4, 2020 
Trial Date:  
None Set 
THIS DOCUMENT RELATES TO:  
ALL ACTIONS 
Case 4:20-cv-03056-DMR     Document 88-1     Filed 09/18/20     Page 1 of 3

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KENNEDY DECL. ISO OPPOSITION TO 
ADMIN MOTION TO CONTINUE CMC 
CASE NO. 4:20-CV-03056-DMR 
 
I, SHAWN M. KENNEDY, hereby declare as follows: 
1. 
I am a partner of the law firm of Herrera Purdy LLP (“HP”), interim co-lead class 
counsel for Plaintiffs in the above-captioned action. I am a member in good standing of the Bar of the 
State of California and am admitted to practice before this Court. I have personal knowledge of the 
statements contained in this declaration and, if called to testify, I could and would testify competently to 
them. I submit this declaration in support of the Plaintiffs’ Opposition to Administrative Motion to 
Continue Case Management Conference.  
2. 
Contrary to the statements in Plaid’s administrative motion, Plaintiffs did not state 
generally that it would be “inefficient for the Court to hold a CMC while there is uncertainty,” but rather 
that it would be inefficient to do so “while there is uncertainty as to whether additional plaintiffs will be 
consolidated in this action.” ECF No. 54 at 2 (emphasis added). That is, Plaintiffs sought to continue 
the CMC until 21 days after they filed their consolidated complaint because, at the time of that filing, the 
parties had filed a stipulation to consolidate the related actions pending in this District, but the Court had 
not yet issued an order consolidating those actions. It therefore would have been inefficient to hold a 
CMC in the lead case while it was still uncertain whether the other actions would be consolidated with 
it. 
3. 
Plaid opposed Plaintiffs’ earlier administrative motion, taking the position that Plaintiffs’ 
requested continuance was too short—Plaid instead wanted the CMC continued until after the Court 
ruled on its yet-to-be-filed motion to dismiss. ECF No. 55 at 2-3. 
4. 
Plaid’s instant administrative motion renews its request to continue the CMC until after 
the Court rules on its motion to dismiss, this time explicitly acknowledging its desire to avoid its 
discovery obligations. ECF No. 83 at 3. 
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I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States that the foregoing is true 
and correct. Executed this 18th day of September, 2020, in Newport Beach, California. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Shawn M. Kennedy 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shawn M. Kennedy 
 
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OPPOSITION TO ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO CONTINUE 
CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE 
CASE NO. 4:20-CV-03056-DMR 
 
Filer’s Attestation 
Pursuant to General Order No. 45, § X(B), I attest under penalty of perjury that concurrence in 
the filing of the document has been obtained from Shawn Kennedy.   
 
Dated:  September 18, 2020 
/s/ Rachel Geman 
 
 
 
 
Rachel Geman 
LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN, LLP
 
Case 4:20-cv-03056-DMR     Document 88-1     Filed 09/18/20     Page 3 of 3

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