The 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