In Re Amazon.com, Inc. eBook Antitrust Litigation

• Court: District Court, S.D. New York
• Decided: March 8, 2021
• Docket: 1:21-cv-00351
• Status: Unknown

Opinion

ELECTRONICALLY FI] DOC #: □ 3/8/2021 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DATE PILED SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

SHANNON FREMGEN, MARY CHRISTOPHERSON-JUVE, DENISE DELEON, SANDRA WILDE, MICHAEL WILDER, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Case Number 1:21-cv-351-GHW-DCF Plaintiffs, V. ORDER AMAZON.COM, INC.; HACHETTE —_ BOOK GROUP, INC; HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS L.L.C.; MACMILLAN PUBLISHING GROUP, LLC; PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE LLC; SIMON & SCHUSTER, INC., Defendants.

JORDAN SACKS, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, Case Number 1:21-cv-421-GHW-DCF Vv. AMAZON.COM, INC., Defendant.

BONNIE WEINBERGER, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, Case Number 1:21-cv-615-GHW-DCF V. AMAZON.COM, INC., Defendant.

MARIACRISTINA BONILLA on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, Case Number 1:21-cv-01130 Vv. AMAZON.COM, INC., Defendant.

ETHAN SILVERMAN and JEFFERY TOMASULO, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, V. Case Number 1:21-cv-01256 AMAZON.COM, INC.; HACHETTE BOOK GROUP, INC; HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS L.L.C.; MACMILLAN PUBLISHING GROUP, LLC; PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE LLC; SIMON & SCHUSTER, INC., Defendants. JEFFREY COOK, and SUSAN COOK, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, Vv.

BOOK GROUP, INC; HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS L.L.C.; MACMILLAN PUBLISHING GROUP, LLC; PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE LLC; SIMON & SCHUSTER, INC., Defendants.

CECILY LERNER, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, Vv. AMAZON.COM, INC.; HACHETTE Case Number 1:21-cv-01561 BOOK GROUP, INC; HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS L.L.C.; MACMILLAN PUBLISHING GROUP, LLC; PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE LLC; SIMON & SCHUSTER, INC., Defendants.

GREGORY H. WOODS, District Judge: Before the Court are several motions, all of which were filed on February 23, 2021, in which the law firm Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP (“Hagens Berman’) seeks appointment as interim lead counsel in a series of class actions against Amazon and other defendants. Dkt. No. 23, Case No. 1:21-cv-00351-GHW-DCF; No. 16, Case No. 1:21-cv-00615-GHW; Dkt. 12, Case No. 1:21-cv-00421-GHW-DCEF; Dkt. No. 25, Case 1:21-cv-01369-GHW-DCF; Dkt No. 10, Case No. 1:21-cv-01130-GHW-DCF; Dkt. No. 18, Case No. 1:21- -01561-GHW. Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(g) (3), “[t]he court may designate interim counsel to on behalf of a putative class before determining whether to certify the action as a class action.” In considering appointment of interim lead counsel, the court “look[s] to the same factors used in determining the adequacy counsel under Rule 23(¢)(1)(A).” In re Mun. Derivatives Antitrust Litig., 252 F.R.D. 184, 186 (S.D.N.Y.

While Hagens Berman’s request for appointment is currently unopposed, the Court wishes to provide an for interested persons to state their objection, if any, to such appointment. Accordingly, is HEREBY that any opposition to the appointment of Hagens Berman as interim lead counsel in the above- actions shall be due no later than seven days after the entry of this order; any reply to such opposition all be due no later than four days after the filing and service of the opposition. ORDERED.

March 8, 2021 GI apt WOODS York. New York United States District Judge