Declaration of Michael K. Sheen in Support of 156 Motion for Settlement Notice — In re Plaid Inc. Privacy Litigation (Dkt. 165, 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. 165 · 2022-03-18 · Docket on CourtListener

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DECLARATION OF MICHAEL K. SHEEN  
REGARDING LIST OF EXCLUSIONS 
CASE NO. 4:20-CV-03056-DMR  
 
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HERRERA KENNEDY LLP 
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 
Tel: (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 
Tel: (510) 422-4700 
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 
Co-Lead Class Counsel 
LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN &  
BERNSTEIN, LLP 
Michael W. Sobol (SBN 194857) 
msobol@lchb.com 
Melissa Gardner (SBN 289096) 
mgardner@lchb.com 
Michael K. Sheen (SBN 288284) 
msheen@lchb.com 
Nicholas R. Hartmann (SBN 301049) 
nhartmann@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, 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 MICHAEL K. 
SHEEN REGARDING LIST OF 
EXCLUSIONS 
 
THIS DOCUMENT RELATES TO:  
ALL ACTIONS 
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DECLARATION OF MICHAEL K. SHEEN  
REGARDING LIST OF EXCLUSIONS 
CASE NO. 4:20-CV-03056-DMR  
 
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I, Michael K. Sheen, declare as follows: 
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I am a member in good standing of the State Bar of California, and a partner in 
Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, which has been appointed by the Court to serve as 
Co-Lead Class Counsel in this action.  I make this Declaration based on my own personal 
knowledge.  If called upon to testify, I could and would testify competently to the truth of the 
matters stated herein. 
2. 
Pursuant to the Court’s Order on Motion for Preliminary Approval of Class Action 
Settlement, the deadline to submit a request for exclusion from the Class was March 4, 2022.  See 
Dkt. 153 (“Preliminary Approval Order”) at 34, ¶7.   
3. 
Angeion Group, LLC (“Angeion”), the Court-appointed Settlement Administrator, 
has received approximately 1,785 requests for exclusion.1  A summary chart listing the requests 
for exclusion received to date is attached hereto as Exhibit A.  
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I understand that Angeion continues to receive requests for exclusions by mail, 
including requests that appear to be postmarked on or before the March 4, 2022 deadline.   
5. 
Angeion is currently conducting an audit to confirm the validity of the exclusions 
it has received.  Class Counsel will provide a further update on the results of that audit in advance 
of the final approval hearing on May 12, 2022.  
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct to the best of my 
knowledge, and that this Declaration was signed in Berkeley, California, on March 18, 2022.  
 
 
 
/s/ Michael K. Sheen  
 
 
 
MICHAEL K. SHEEN  
 
                                                 
1 The Preliminary Approval Order states that “[a]ny request for exclusion by a Class Member 
must be postmarked or submitted electronically on the settlement website by March 4, 2022 and 
in compliance with the terms of the Settlement Agreement.”  Dkt. 153 at 34, ¶ 7.  Pursuant to the 
Agreement, requests for exclusion were required to include (i) the name and case number of this 
lawsuit; (ii) the Class Member’s full name; (iii) the Class Member’s mailing address, e-mail 
address, or telephone number; (iv) the words “Notification of Exclusion” or a statement that 
he/she wants to be excluded from the Settlement; and (v) a handwritten or electronically imaged 
written signature.  See Dkt. 138, Ex. A (Settlement Agreement) ¶ 94 (Long-Form Notice 
incorporated by reference into the Agreement); Dkt. 159, Ex. J (Long-Form Notice) at 13–14 
(listing information that must be included in a valid request for exclusion).   
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