IN RE ASHLEY MADISON CUSTOMER DATA SECURITY BREACH LITIGATION

MDL No. 2669.

IN RE ASHLEY MADISON CUSTOMER DATA SECURITY BREACH LITIGATION.

United States District Court, E.D. Missouri, Eastern Division.

April 6, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ms. Jane Doe, Plaintiff, represented by Alex Lumaghi , DOWD AND DOWD, P.C., Andrew D. Kinghorn , THE DRISCOLL FIRM, P.C., Ari Cherniak , HammondLaw PC, Christopher S. Hinton , ROSEN LAW FIRM, Christopher J. Quinn , DRISCOLL FIRM, P.C., Douglas P. Dowd , DOWD AND DOWD, P.C., Gregory J. Pals , THE DRISCOLL FIRM, P.C., John J. Driscoll , DRISCOLL FIRM, P.C., Julian Ari Hammond , HammondLaw PC, Philip Sholtz , THE DRISCOLL FIRM, P.C. & William T. Dowd , DOWD AND DOWD, P.C..

John Doe #1, Plaintiff, represented by Alex Lumaghi , DOWD AND DOWD, P.C., Ari Cherniak , HammondLaw PC, Christopher J. Quinn , DRISCOLL FIRM, P.C., Douglas P. Dowd , DOWD AND DOWD, P.C., Gregory J. Pals , THE DRISCOLL FIRM, P.C., John J. Driscoll , DRISCOLL FIRM, P.C., Julian Ari Hammond , HammondLaw PC, Polina Pecherskaya , HammondLawPC & William T. Dowd , DOWD AND DOWD, P.C..

John Doe #2, Plaintiff, represented by Alex Lumaghi , DOWD AND DOWD, P.C., Ari Cherniak , HammondLaw PC, Christopher J. Quinn , DRISCOLL FIRM, P.C., Douglas P. Dowd , DOWD AND DOWD, P.C., Gregory J. Pals , THE DRISCOLL FIRM, P.C., John J. Driscoll , DRISCOLL FIRM, P.C., Julian Ari Hammond , HammondLaw PC, Polina Pecherskaya , HammondLawPC & William T. Dowd , DOWD AND DOWD, P.C..

John Doe, Plaintiff, represented by Christopher S. Hinton , ROSEN LAW FIRM, Christopher B. Hood , HENINGER AND GARRISON, LLC, Jeffrey P Mauro , BADDLEY & MAURO, LLC, John T. Kirtley, III , FERRER AND POIROT, John Parker Yates , BADDLEY & MAURO LLC, Taylor C. Bartlett , HENINGER AND GARRISON, LLC, Thomas E Baddley, Jr. , BADDLEY & MAURO, LLC, William Lewis Garrison, Jr. , HENINGER AND GARRISON, LLC & James F. McDonough, III , Henginger Garrison Davis, LLC.

John Doe #3, Plaintiff, represented by Ari Cherniak , HammondLaw PC, Julian Ari Hammond , HammondLaw PC & Polina Pecherskaya , HammondLawPC.

J. Doe 1, Plaintiff, represented by Byron T Ball , The Ball Law Firm LLP, Carin L. Marcussen , Federman & Sherwood, Julian Ari Hammond , HammondLaw PC & William Bernard Federman , FEDERMAN AND SHERWOOD, pro hac vice.

J. Doe 2, Plaintiff, represented by Byron T Ball , The Ball Law Firm LLP, Carin L. Marcussen , Federman & Sherwood & William Bernard Federman , FEDERMAN AND SHERWOOD, pro hac vice.

J. Doe 3, Plaintiff, represented by Byron T Ball , The Ball Law Firm LLP, Carin L. Marcussen , Federman & Sherwood & William Bernard Federman , FEDERMAN AND SHERWOOD, pro hac vice.

J. Doe 4, Plaintiff, represented by Byron T Ball , The Ball Law Firm LLP, Carin L. Marcussen , Federman & Sherwood & William Bernard Federman , FEDERMAN AND SHERWOOD, pro hac vice.

J. Doe 5, Plaintiff, represented by Byron T Ball , The Ball Law Firm LLP, Carin L. Marcussen , Federman & Sherwood & William Bernard Federman , FEDERMAN AND SHERWOOD, pro hac vice.

John Doe #, Plaintiff, represented by Charles D. Davidson , Davidson Law Firm, Ltd., Christopher D. Jennings , JOHNSON VINES PLLC, David Louis Gershner , Davidson Law Firm, Ltd. & Stephanie A. Linam , Davidson Law Firm, Ltd..

John Does 1-21, Pseudonyms, Plaintiff, represented by Allison P. Fry , JOHN ARTHUR EAVES ATTORNEYS AT LAW.

John Doe, Plaintiff, represented by Joseph J. Siprut , SIPRUT PC, Katrina Carroll , Lite DePalma Greenberg LLC, Michael Loren Silverman , Siprut PC, John S. Marrese , SIPRUT PC, Kyle Alan Shamberg , LITE AND DEPALMA, Richard R Gordon , Gordon Law Offices, Ltd. & Kyle Alan Shamberg , LITE AND DEPALMA.

Christopher Russell, Plaintiff, represented by Gary E. Mason , MASON LLP & Michael J. Flannery , CUNEO AND GILBERT, LLP.

Michael Pauly, Plaintiff, represented by Joseph J. Siprut , SIPRUT PC, Michael Loren Silverman , Siprut PC, John S. Marrese , SIPRUT PC & Kyle Alan Shamberg , LITE AND DEPALMA.

Grant Deloach, Plaintiff, represented by Anthony C. Lake , Gillen Withers & Lake, LLC, Gary F. Lynch , CARSON LYNCH, pro hac vice, Thomas A. Withers , Gillen Withers & Lake, LLC & William G. Bell, III , William G. Bell, III, PC.

John Doe, Plaintiff, represented by Carlton F. Bennett , Bennett & Zydron PC.

John Doe No. 1, Plaintiff, represented by Laurence M Rosen , The Rosen Law Firm PA.

John Doe No. 2, Plaintiff, represented by Laurence M Rosen , The Rosen Law Firm PA.

SZILVIA BERKI, Plaintiff, represented by Jennifer L. Duffy , LAW OFFICES OF JENNIFER DUFFY, APC & Jonathan Shub , SHELLER AND LUDWIG.

CHRIS HRIVNAK, Plaintiff, represented by Jennifer L. Duffy , LAW OFFICES OF JENNIFER DUFFY, APC & Jonathan Shub , SHELLER AND LUDWIG.

David Poyet, Plaintiff, represented by Ashley R. Rifkin , ROBBINS ARROYO LLP, Brian J. Robbins , ROBBINS ARROYO LLP, Conrad B Stephens , Stephens and Stephens LLP, Kevin A. Seely , ROBBINS ARROYO LLP, Leonid Kandinov , ROBBINS ARROYO LLP, Rebecca Anne Peterson , Lockridge Grindal Nauen P.L.L.P., Robert K. Shelquist , LOCKRIDGE AND GRINDAL, pro hac vice & Michael J. Flannery , CUNEO AND GILBERT, LLP.

Gustavo Alfaro, Plaintiff, represented by Christopher B. Hood , HENINGER AND GARRISON, LLC, Steven W. Ritcheson , HENINGER AND GARRISON, LLC, Taylor C. Bartlett , HENINGER AND GARRISON, LLC, William Lewis Garrison, Jr. , HENINGER AND GARRISON, LLC & James F. McDonough, III , Henginger Garrison Davis, LLC.

Ms. Jane Doe, Plaintiff, represented by Phillip C. Kim , The Rosen Law Firm P.A..

Lee E. Campbell, Plaintiff, represented by Joseph Henry Bates, III , CARNEY AND WILLIAMS.

Matthew Lisuzzo, Plaintiff, represented by Jordan Mitchell Rudnick , Zimmerman Law Offices, Scott Theodore Ferrill , Attorney at Law & Thomas A. Zimmerman, Jr. , Zimmerman Law Offices, P.C..

Robin Fipps, Plaintiff, represented by M Scott Harwell , THE HARWELL LAW FIRM.

Avid Life Media, Inc., Defendant, represented by Daniel J. Kramer , PAUL AND WEISS, E. B. Chiles, IV , Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull PLLC, James C Barton, Jr. , BUTLER SNOW LLP, Lorin L. Reisner , PAUL AND WEISS, Robert A. Atkins , PAUL AND WEISS, Helen Claire Looney , BRYAN CAVE LLP, Richard P. Cassetta , BRYAN CAVE LLP & Yahonnes S. Cleary , PAUL AND WEISS.

Avid Dating Life, Inc., Defendant, represented by Daniel J. Kramer , PAUL AND WEISS, E. B. Chiles, IV , Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull PLLC, James C Barton, Jr. , BUTLER SNOW LLP, Lorin L. Reisner , PAUL AND WEISS, Robert A. Atkins , PAUL AND WEISS, Helen Claire Looney , BRYAN CAVE LLP, Richard P. Cassetta , BRYAN CAVE LLP & Yahonnes S. Cleary , PAUL AND WEISS.

Barnes & Thornburg LLP, Defendant, represented by Dale C. Doerhoff , COOK AND VETTER, P.C., Heidi D. Vollet , COOK AND VETTER, P.C. & Timothy W. Van Ronzelen , Cook Vetter Doerhoff & Landwehr PC.

Leslie Weiss, Defendant, represented by Dale C. Doerhoff , COOK AND VETTER, P.C., Heidi D. Vollet , COOK AND VETTER, P.C. & Timothy W. Van Ronzelen , Cook Vetter Doerhoff & Landwehr PC.

Noel Biderman, Defendant, represented by Christopher M. Green , BOIES AND SCHILLER LLP, Ian M. Dumain , BOIES AND SCHILLER LLP & William S. Ohlemeyer , BOIES AND SCHILLER LLP.

Amicus Doe 1, Movant, represented by Karl S. Kronenberger , KRONENBERGER ROSENFELD, LLP.

Amicus Doe 2, Movant, represented by Karl S. Kronenberger , KRONENBERGER ROSENFELD, LLP.

Amicus Doe 3, Movant, represented by Karl S. Kronenberger , KRONENBERGER ROSENFELD, LLP.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

This matter is before the Court on Plaintiffs' Motion for Leave to Proceed under Pseudonyms. (Doc. No. 91) The motion is fully briefed and ready for disposition. For the following reasons, the motion will be denied in part.

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