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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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`NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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`SAN JOSE DIVISION
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`MAXIMILIAN KLEIN, et al.
`Plaintiffs,
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`v.
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`FACEBOOK, INC.,
`Defendant.
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`Case No. 20-CV-08570-LHK
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`ORDER GRANTING MOTIONS TO
`RELATE; CONSOLIDATING CASES;
`SETTING CASE SCHEDULE;
`DENYING STIPULATION AND
`MOTIONS AS MOOT
`Re: Dkt. Nos. 19, 34, 38, 39, 41, 45, 46
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`The Court GRANTS: (1) Vickie Sherman, Lezah Neville-Marrs, Katherine Loopers, and
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`Jarred Johnson’s motion to relate Sherman v. Facebook, Inc., No. 20-CV-08721-JSW (N.D. Cal.
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`filed Dec. 9, 2020), to the above captioned case, ECF No. 19; (2) Plaintiffs’ motion to relate
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`Kupcho v. Facebook, Inc., No. 20-CV-08815-JSW (N.D. Cal. filed Dec. 11, 2020); Dames et al. v.
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`Facebook, Inc., No. 20-cv-08817-HSG (N.D. Cal. filed Dec. 11, 2020); and Steinberg v.
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`Facebook, Inc., 20-CV-09130-VC (N.D. Cal. filed Dec. 17, 2020) to the above captioned case,
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`ECF No. 34; (3) Jessica L. Layser’s motion to relate Layser v. Facebook, Inc., No. 21-CV-00337-
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`VC (N.D. Cal. filed Jan. 13, 2021) to the above captioned case, ECF No. 41; and (4) Facebook’s
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`Case 5:20-cv-08570-LHK Document 47 Filed 02/09/21 Page 2 of 2
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`to the above captioned case, ECF No. 46. The Court also concludes that Affilious, Inc. et al. v.
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`captioned case pursuant to Civil Local Rule 3-12(b).
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`The Court consolidates all of these class action cases. The Court sets the following
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`Filing of Motions for Appointment of Interim Lead
`Plaintiffs’ Counsel
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`Initial Case Management Conference. The parties
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`March 31, 2021.
`Filing of Consolidated Class Action Complaint
`Filing of Response, likely a Motion to Dismiss
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`Motions: March 5, 2021
`Oppositions, if any: March 10, 2021
`Hearing: March 18, 2021 at 1:30 p.m.
`April 7, 2021 at 2 p.m.
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`April 22, 2021
`Motion to Dismiss: May 20, 2021
`Opposition: June 17, 2021
`Reply: July 1, 2021
`Hearing: July 15, 2021 at 1:30 p.m.
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`In the instant case, the Court denies as moot the parties’ stipulation to extend the answer
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`deadline, ECF No. 45; Facebook’s motion to stay, ECF No. 38; and Facebook’s motion to shorten
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`time, ECF No. 39.
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`IT IS SO ORDERED.
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`Dated: February 9, 2021
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`LUCY H. KOH
`United States District Judge
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