ORDER (AS MODIFIED) granting 135 Stipulation with proposed Order vacating Further Case… — Plaid Privacy (Dkt. 136)

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Stipulation and Order (As Modified) regarding Plaintiffs' motion for preliminary approval of class action settlement, filed August 6, 2021 as Doc. 136 in In re Plaid Inc. Privacy Litigation, Master Docket No. 4:20-cv-03056-DMR, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The recitals state that the parties reached agreement on certain material settlement terms on June 11, 2021 and executed a settlement agreement on July 30, 2021. The parties stipulate that the page limit for Plaintiffs' memorandum is extended to 40 pages and that Plaintiffs are ordered to file the documents attached as Exhibits A-F. Dated August 5, 2021 and signed /s/ Shawn M. Kennedy and /s/ Whitty Somvichian, the text closes with "IT IS SO ORDERED AS MODIFIED" over the name of Judge Donna M. Ryu.

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STIPULATION AND ORDER (AS 
MODIFIED) RE  MOTION FOR 
PRELIMINARY APPROVAL                  
CASE NO. 4:20-CV-03056-DMR 
HERRERA KENNEDY LLP 
Shawn M. Kennedy (SBN 218472) 
skennedy@herrerakennedy.com 
4590 MacArthur Blvd., Suite 500 
Newport Beach, CA 92660 
Tel: (949) 936-0900 
Fax: (855) 969-2050 
LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & 
BERNSTEIN, LLP 
Rachel Geman (Pro Hac Vice) 
rgeman@lchb.com 
250 Hudson Street, 8th Floor 
New York, NY 10013-1413 
Tel: (212) 355-9500 
Fax: (212) 355-9592 
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 
Interim Co-Lead Class Counsel 
(Additional counsel on signature page) 
COOLEY LLP 
Michael G. Rhodes (SBN 116127) 
rhodesmg@cooley.com 
Whitty Somvichian (SBN 194463) 
wsomvichian@cooley.com 
Kyle C. Wong (SBN 224021) 
kwong@cooley.com 
Lauren J. Pomeroy (SBN 291604) 
lpomeroy@cooley.com 
Ellie Barczak (SBN 329180) 
ebarczak@cooley.com 
Cameron J. Clark (SBN 313039) 
cclark@cooley.com 
101 California Street, 5th Floor 
San Francisco, CA 94111-5800 
Tel: (415) 693-2181 
Fax: (415) 693-2222 
Attorneys for Defendant PLAID INC. 
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 
OAKLAND DIVISION 
IN RE PLAID INC. PRIVACY 
LITIGATION 
Master Docket No.: 4:20-cv-03056-DMR 
STIPULATION AND ORDER (AS MODIFIED) 
RE PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR 
PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF CLASS 
ACTION SETTLEMENT 
THIS DOCUMENT RELATES TO:  
ALL ACTIONS 
Hon. Donna M. Ryu 
Action Filed: 
May 4, 2020 
Trial Date:   
None Set 
Case 4:20-cv-03056-DMR   Document 136   Filed 08/06/21   Page 1 of 6

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STIPULATION AND ORDER (AS 
MODIFIED) RE  MOTION FOR 
PRELIMINARY APPROVAL                    
CASE NO. 4:20-CV-03056-DMR 
Pursuant to Civil Local Rules 7-12 and 6-2, Plaintiffs and Defendant Plaid Inc. 
(collectively, the “Parties”), by and through their respective counsel of record, hereby stipulate as 
follows: 
WHEREAS, as a result of months-long settlement efforts, on June 11, 2021, the Parties 
reached agreement on certain material settlement terms; 
WHEREAS on June 16, 2021, the Parties filed a stipulation to stay all non-settlement 
proceedings in this action until July 29, 2021, pending finalization and execution of a long form 
settlement agreement (Dkt. 132), which was granted on June 17, 2021 (Dkt. 133); 
WHEREAS, over the following weeks, the Parties have worked diligently to negotiate the 
finer points of a comprehensive settlement of this action; 
WHEREAS, on July 30, 2021, the Parties executed a settlement agreement to resolve the 
claims in this action on a classwide basis (the “Settlement”); 
WHEREAS, Plaintiffs intend to file a motion for preliminary approval of the proposed 
Settlement promptly (within one business day) on receipt of the Court’s order on this stipulation;  
WHEREAS, the documents Plaintiffs intend to file comprising preliminary approval are 
attached as Exhibits A – F, with Exhibit A being the Notice of Motion and Motion; Exhibit B 
being the Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support of the Motion; Exhibit C being the 
Declaration of Shawn M. Kennedy, with exhibits; Exhibit D being the Declaration of Steven 
Weisbrot, with exhibits; Exhibit E being the Declaration of the Honorable Jay C. Gandhi (Ret.); 
and Exhibit F being the Proposed Order Granting Preliminary Approval of Settlement; 
WHEREAS, pursuant to Local Rule 7-4(b), Plaintiffs’ memorandum in support of their 
motion for preliminary settlement approval may not exceed 25 pages unless the Court orders 
otherwise; and 
WHEREAS, Interim Class and Co-Lead Plaintiffs’ Counsel have concluded that up to 40 
pages will be required to fully address the requirements for the propriety of eventual certification 
of the settlement class and preliminary approval under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23 and 
this District’s Procedural Guidance for Class Action Settlements, and Plaid does not oppose an 
expansion of the page limits for Plaintiffs’ memorandum in support of their motion for 
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STIPULATION AND ORDER (AS 
MODIFIED) RE  MOTION FOR 
PRELIMINARY APPROVAL                    
CASE NO. 4:20-CV-03056-DMR 
preliminary approval; 
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by and between 
the Parties, through their respective counsel and subject to the Court’s approval, that: 
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The page limit for the memorandum in support of Plaintiffs’ motion for
preliminary settlement approval is extended to 40 pages. 
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The Plaintiffs are ordered to file the documents attached as Exhibits A-F.
3.
The Case Management Conference set for August 18, 2021 is taken off calendar,
and Plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary approval is set for August 26, 2021 at 1:30 p.m.  
Dated: August 5, 2021 
Respectfully submitted, 
HERRERA KENNEDY LLP 
By: /s/ Shawn M. Kennedy 
Shawn M. Kennedy 
Shawn M. Kennedy (SBN 218472) 
skennedy@herrerakennedy.com  
Bret D. Hembd (SBN 272826) 
bhembd@herrerakennedy.com  
4590 MacArthur Blvd., Suite 500 
Newport Beach, CA 92660 
Telephone: (949) 936-0900 
Fax: (855) 969-2050 
HERRERA KENNEDY LLP 
Nicomedes Sy Herrera (SBN 275332) 
nherrera@herrerakennedy.com 
Laura E. Seidl (SBN 269891) 
lseidl@herrerakennedy.com 
1300 Clay Street, Suite 600 
Oakland, CA 94612 
Telephone: (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 
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September 30, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. in
Oakland, - Videoconference only.  
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STIPULATION AND ORDER (AS 
MODIFIED) RE  MOTION FOR 
PRELIMINARY APPROVAL                    
CASE NO. 4:20-CV-03056-DMR 
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 
Christopher J. Cormier (Pro Hac Vice) 
ccormier@burnscharest.com 
4725 Wisconsin Avenue, NW 
Washington, DC 20016 
Tel: (202) 577-3977 
Fax: (൤൦൩) ൤൤൤-൥ൠൠൢ 
BURNS CHAREST LLP 
Warren T. Burns (Pro Hac Vice) 
wburns@burnscharest.com 
൩ൠൠ Jackson Street, Suite ൥ൠൠ 
Dallas, TX ൧൥ൢൠൢ 
Tel: (൤൦൩) ൩ൠ൤-൤൥൥ൠ 
Fax: (൤൦൩) ൤൤൤-൥ൠൠൢ 
Interim Co-Lead Class Counsel 
Dated: August 5, 2021 
COOLEY LLP 
By:  /s/ Whitty Somvichian 
Whitty Somvichian 
Michael G. Rhodes (SBN 116127) 
rhodesmg@cooley.com 
Whitty Somvichian (SBN 194463) 
wsomvichian@cooley.com 
Kyle C. Wong (SBN 287653) 
kwong@cooley.com 
Lauren J. Pomeroy (SBN 291604) 
lpomeroy@cooley.com 
Ellie Barczak (SBN 329180) 
ebarczak@cooley.com 
Cameron J. Clark (SBN 313039) 
cclark@cooley.com 
101 California Street, 5th Floor 
San Francisco, CA 94111-5800 
Tel:  (415) 693-2181 
Fax: (415) 693-2222 
Attorneys for Defendant Plaid Inc. 
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STIPULATION AND ORDER (AS 
MODIFIED) RE  MOTION FOR 
PRELIMINARY APPROVAL 
CASE NO. 4:20-CV-03056-DMR 
PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED AS MODIFIED. 
Dated: _________, 2021 
_______________________________ 
HONORABLE DONNA M. RYU  
 
United States Magistrate Judge  
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IT IS SO ORDERED
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Judge Donna M. Ryu
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STIPULATION AND ORDER (AS 
MODIFIED) RE  MOTION FOR 
PRELIMINARY APPROVAL                    
CASE NO. 4:20-CV-03056-DMR 
Filer’s Attestation 
In accordance with Civil Local Rule 5-1(i)(3), the filer of this document hereby attests that 
the concurrence to the filing of this document has been obtained from counsel for Defendant Plaid 
Inc. 
Dated:  August 5, 2021 
/s/ Shawn M. Kennedy 
Shawn M. Kennedy 
HERRERA KENNEDY LLP 
Case 4:20-cv-03056-DMR   Document 136   Filed 08/06/21   Page 6 of 6

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