Motion - Supreme Court granted certiorari in Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings v. Davis, (2025-01-28)

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Defendant's Notice of Supplemental Authority in In re Bank of America California Unemployment Benefits Litigation, Case No. 3:21-MD-02992-GPC-MSB, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, filed 01/28/25 as Document 409. Bank of America, N.A. states that on January 24, 2025, the United States Supreme Court granted certiorari in Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings v. Davis, No. 24-0304, and that its outcome will be relevant to Plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification (Dkt. 324). BANA says a stay of proceedings pending the Supreme Court's decision would be appropriate, intends to file a motion to that effect, and will provide a status update no later than February 7, 2025. The notice is dated January 28, 2025 and signed s/ James W. McGarry.

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DEF.’S NOTICE OF SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY
CASE NO. 21-MD-02992-GPC-MSB

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JAMES W. MCGARRY (pro hac vice)
JMcGarry@goodwinlaw.com
GOODWIN PROCTER LLP
100 Northern Avenue
Boston, MA  02210
Tel.: +1 617 570 1000
Fax: +1 617 523 1231
SABRINA M. ROSE-SMITH (pro hac vice)
SRoseSmith@goodwinlaw.com
MATTHEW L. RIFFEE (pro hac vice)
MRiffee@goodwinlaw.com
GOODWIN PROCTER LLP
1900 N Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Tel.: +1 202 346 4000
Fax: +1 202 346 4444
Attorneys for Defendant
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
[ADDITIONAL COUNSEL LISTED IN SIGNATURE BLOCK]

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SAN DIEGO DIVISION
IN RE: BANK OF AMERICA
CALIFORNIA UNEMPLOYMENT
BENEFITS LITIGATION
Case No. 3:21-MD-02992-GPC-MSB
DEFENDANT’S NOTICE OF
SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY

Ctrm:
2D – 2nd Floor
Judge:
Hon. Gonzalo P. Curiel

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DEFENDANT’S NOTICE OF SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY
Defendant Bank of America, N.A. files this Notice of a development relevant
to Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification (Dkt. 324).
On January 24, 2025—after argument on the motion—the United States
Supreme Court granted certiorari in Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings v. Davis,
No. 24-0304. In Laboratory Corp., the Supreme Court will address the following
question on review from a decision of the Ninth Circuit: “Whether a federal court
may certify a class action pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(3) when
some members of the proposed class lack any Article III injury.” See Ex. A hereto.
Laboratory Corp. is subject to a briefing schedule that will have the case argued this
April and decided by the end of the current Term in June 2025.
The outcome of Laboratory Corp. will be relevant to the pending motion due
to BANA’s argument that the presence of uninjured class members precludes
certification when the process of identifying them before judgment would
predominate over individual issues (Dkt. 349, at 34–35), and Plaintiffs’ response that
Rule 23 “does [not] preclude certification of a class that potentially includes more
than a de minimis number of uninjured class members” (Dkt. 378, at 3). Bank of
America respectfully submits that a stay of proceedings in this action—including the
issuance of the Court’s order on Plaintiffs’ motion—pending the Supreme Court’s
decision in Laboratory Corp. would be appropriate based on its likely application
here, and intends to file a motion to that effect. BANA will address this issue with
Plaintiffs and provide a status update to the Court no later than February 7, 2025, as
directed by the Court’s Order at Dkt. 408.

Dated:  January 28, 2025
Respectfully submitted,

By: s/ James W. McGarry__________________
 JAMES W. MCGARRY (pro hac vice)
JMcGarry@goodwinlaw.com
GOODWIN PROCTER LLP
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100 Northern Avenue
Boston, MA  02210
Tel.: +1 617 570 1000
Fax: +1 617 523 1231
THOMAS M. HEFFERON (pro hac vice)
THefferon@goodwinlaw.com
SABRINA M. ROSE-SMITH (pro hac vice)
SRoseSmith@goodwinlaw.com
MATTHEW L. RIFFEE (pro hac vice)
MRiffee@goodwinlaw.com
GOODWIN PROCTER LLP
1900 N St. NW
Washington, DC 20036
Tel: +1 202 346 4000
Fax: +1 202 346 4444
LAURA G. BRYS (SBN 242100)
LBrys@goodwinlaw.com
GOODWIN PROCTER LLP
601 S Figueroa St., Suite 4100
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Tel.: +1 213 426 2500
Fax: +1 617 346 4444
VALERIE A. HAGGANS (pro hac vice)
VHaggans@goodwinlaw.com
LINDSAY E. HOYLE (pro hac vice)
LHoyle@goodwinlaw.com
GOODWIN PROCTER LLP
620 Eighth Avenue
New York, NY 10018
Tel: +1 212 813-8800
Fax: +1 212 355-3333
YVONNE W. CHAN (pro hac vice)
YChan@jonesday.com
JONES DAY
100 High Street
Boston, MA  02110
Tel.: +1 617 960 3939
Fax: +1 617 449 6999
JANICE P. BROWN (SBN 114433)
jbrown@myersnave.com
MATTHEW B. NAZARETH (SBN 278405)
mnazareth@myersnave.com
MEYERS NAVE
600 B Street, Suite 1650
San Diego, CA 92101
Attorneys for Defendant
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that I electronically filed the foregoing with the clerk of the
court for the United States District Court for the Southern District of California by
using the CM/ECF system on January 28, 2025.  I further certify that all participants
in the case are registered CM/ECF users and that service will be accomplished by the
CM/ECF system. I certify under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and
correct.

Executed:
January 28, 2025

s/ James W. McGarry

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