Opinion · District Court, W.D. Washington
In re Amazon Ads SDK Litigation
In re Amazon Ads SDK Litig., No. 2:25-cv-00252, UP10845223 (District Court, W.D. Washington Apr. 14, 2025)
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- District Court, W.D. Washington
- Jurisdiction
- Washington
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- 2025-04-14
- Topic
- litigation
1 The Honorable Barbara J. Rothstein 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE 8 9 MARIA ALBANO, TERRENCE BOYD, CLARINDA BYRD, TRAVIS CLEVINGER, 10 TAMMIE GREEN, MAYHUGH HORNE, No. 2:25-cv-00252-BJR MELISSA JARAMILLO, KEITH JOHNSON, 11 DAVID KAPLAN, DANIEL KILGO, CURSILA STIPULATED MOTION TO LONGORIA, LUIS RAMOS, ADRIEN CONSOLIDATE AND EXTEND 12 RODRIGUEZ, GILBERTO ROMAGNOLO, DEADLINES AND ORDER BRENDA SHALEY, ROBERT SMITH, ROBERT 13 TAYLOR, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, 14 Plaintiffs, 15 v. 16 AMAZON.COM, INC., a Delaware corporation, 17 and AMAZON ADVERTISING, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, 18 19 Defendants. 20 CASSAUNDRA MAXWELL, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, 21 No. 2:25-cv-00261-BJR Plaintiff, 22 v. 23 AMAZON.COM, INC., a Delaware corporation, 24 and AMAZON ADVERTISING, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, 25 Defendants. 26 STIP. & ORDER TO SET COTCHETT, PITRE & MCCARTHY, LLP KELLER ROHRBACK L.L.P. 1 Plaintiffs in the above captioned cases and Defendants Amazon.com, Inc. and Amazon 2 Advertising, LLC stipulate as follows: 3 1. On February 7, 2025, Plaintiffs Maria Albano, Terrence Boyd, Clarinda Byrd, 4 Travis Clevinger, Tammie Green, Mayhugh Horne, Melissa Jaramillo, Keith Johnson, David 5 Kaplan, Daniel Kilgo, Cursila Longoria, Luis Ramos, Adrien Rodriguez, Gilberto Romagnolo, 6 Brenda Shaley, Robert Smith, and Robert Taylor filed their complaint agai…
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1 The Honorable Barbara J. Rothstein
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7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE
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9 MARIA ALBANO, TERRENCE BOYD,
CLARINDA BYRD, TRAVIS CLEVINGER,
10 TAMMIE GREEN, MAYHUGH HORNE, No. 2:25-cv-00252-BJR
MELISSA JARAMILLO, KEITH JOHNSON,
11 DAVID KAPLAN, DANIEL KILGO, CURSILA STIPULATED MOTION TO
LONGORIA, LUIS RAMOS, ADRIEN CONSOLIDATE AND EXTEND
12 RODRIGUEZ, GILBERTO ROMAGNOLO, DEADLINES AND ORDER
BRENDA SHALEY, ROBERT SMITH, ROBERT
13 TAYLOR, individually and on behalf of all others
similarly situated,
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Plaintiffs,
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v.
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AMAZON.COM, INC., a Delaware corporation,
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and AMAZON ADVERTISING, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company,
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20 CASSAUNDRA MAXWELL, individually and on
behalf of all others similarly situated,
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Plaintiff,
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v.
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AMAZON.COM, INC., a Delaware corporation,
24 and AMAZON ADVERTISING, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company,
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Defendants.
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STIP. & ORDER TO SET COTCHETT, PITRE & MCCARTHY, LLP KELLER ROHRBACK L.L.P.
1 Plaintiffs in the above captioned cases and Defendants Amazon.com, Inc. and Amazon
2 Advertising, LLC stipulate as follows:
3 1. On February 7, 2025, Plaintiffs Maria Albano, Terrence Boyd, Clarinda Byrd,
4 Travis Clevinger, Tammie Green, Mayhugh Horne, Melissa Jaramillo, Keith Johnson, David
5 Kaplan, Daniel Kilgo, Cursila Longoria, Luis Ramos, Adrien Rodriguez, Gilberto Romagnolo,
6 Brenda Shaley, Robert Smith, and Robert Taylor filed their complaint against Defendants. Albano
7 v. Amazon.com, Inc., 2:25-cv-00252-BJR (W.D. Wash.), Dkt. No. 1. Days later, on February 10,
8 2025, Plaintiff Cassaundra Maxwell filed her complaint against the same two Defendants raising
9 similar allegations. Maxwell v. Amazon.com, Inc., 2:25-cv-00261-BJR (W.D. Wash.), Dkt. No. 1.
10 2. The Albano and Maxwell actions (the “Related Cases”) have both been assigned to
11 The Honorable Barbara J. Rothstein.
12 3. On February 11, 2025, Plaintiff Maxwell filed a Notice of Related Cases identifying
13 the Albano action. Maxwell, 2:25-cv-00261-BJR (W.D. Wash.), Dkt. No. 4.
14 4. Plaintiffs in the Related Cases have held discussions regarding consolidation.
15 5. Consolidation of the Related Cases is appropriate because Plaintiffs agree that the
16 Related Cases are based on the same subject matter, arise from the same nucleus of operative facts,
17 assert similar causes of action, define similar and overlapping classes, allege similar wrongful
18 conduct, and seek similar remedies. Further, similar discovery and class certification issues will
19 be relevant to the Related Cases. As a result, consolidation will conserve judicial resources and
20 reduce the time and cost of trying the cases separately. See, e.g., In re Valve Antitrust Litig., 2024
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, at *1 (W.D. Wash. Dec. 6, 2024) (ruling that “given the sole defendant and 22 overlapping factual and legal issues, consolidation will promote judicial economy, ensure 23 consistent results, and streamline matters overall”); Burton-Curl v. Seattle Coll. Dist. S. Campus, 242023 WL 3004063
, at *1 (W.D. Wash. Apr. 19, 2023) (“In determining whether consolidation is 25 warranted, courts evaluate the existence of common questions of law or fact and weigh the interests 26 of judicial economy against any delay or prejudice that might result.”). See also Pierce v. Cnty. of STIP. & ORDER TO SET COTCHETT, PITRE & MCCARTHY, LLP KELLER ROHRBACK L.L.P. 1 Orange,526 F.3d 1190, 1203
(9th Cir. 2008) (noting district courts’ broad discretion to consolidate
2 actions).
3 6. Following consolidation, Plaintiffs’ counsel in the Related Cases intend to file a
4 Consolidated Amended Complaint.
5 7. Accordingly, the Parties agree that rather than responding to each Complaint in the
6 Related Cases, Defendants should respond to the Consolidated Amended Complaint, once filed.
7 As a result, the Parties jointly move the Court for an Order as follows:
8 • The above captioned actions shall be consolidated as In re Amazon Ads SDK
9 Litigation, No. 2:25-cv-00252-BJR (W.D. Wash);
10 • Plaintiffs shall file a Consolidated Amended Complaint on or before June 30,
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12 • Defendants will respond to the Consolidated Amended Complaint within 45 days
13 after the filing of the Consolidated Amended Complaint;
14 • If Defendants respond by way of motion to dismiss, Plaintiffs shall file an
15 opposition to the motion to dismiss within 45 days of the motion; Defendants
16 shall have 21 days to file a reply.
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DATED: April 14, 2025
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COTCHETT, PITRE & MCCARTHY, LLP
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20 By: /s/ Thomas E. Loeser
Thomas E. Loeser, WSBA #38701
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/s/ Karin B. Swope
22 Karin B. Swope, WSBA #24015
1809 7th Avenue, Suite 1610
23 Seattle, WA 98101
Telephone: (206)-802-1272
24 Facsimile: (206)-299-4184
tloeser@cpmlegal.com
25 kswope@cpmlegal.com
26 Attorneys for Plaintiffs Maria Albano,
Terrence Boyd, Clarinda Byrd, Travis Clevinger,
STIP. & ORDER TO SET COTCHETT, PITRE & MCCARTHY, LLP KELLER ROHRBACK L.L.P.
1 Tammie Green, Mayhugh Horne, Melissa
Jaramillo, Keith Johnson, David Kaplan, Daniel
2 Kilgo, Cursila Longoria, Luis Ramos, Adrien
Rodriguez, Gilberto Romagnolo, Brenda Shaley,
3 Robert Smith, and Robert Taylor
4 KELLER ROHRBACK L.L.P.
5 By: /s/ Derek W. Loeser
Derek W. Loeser, WSBA #24274
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/s/ Cari Campen Laufenberg
7 Cari Campen Laufenberg, WSBA #34354
8 1201 Third Avenue, Suite 3400
Seattle, WA 98101-3268
9 Telephone: (206) 623-1900
Facsimile: (206) 623-3384
10 Email: dloeser@kellerrohrback.com
Email: claufenberg@kellerrohrback.com
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/s/ Christopher L. Springer
12 Christopher L. Springer (Pro Hac Vice)
13 801 Garden Street, Suite 301
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
14 Telephone: (805) 456-1496
Facsimile: (805) 456-1497
15 Email: cspringer@kellerrohrback.com
16 Attorneys for Plaintiff Cassaundra Maxwell
17 PERKINS COIE LLP
18 By: /s/ Ryan Spear
Ryan Spear, WSBA #39974
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/s/ Nicola Menaldo
20 Nicola Menaldo, WSBA #44459
21 /s/ Erin K. Earl
Erin K. Earl, WSBA #49341
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/s/ Jordan C. Harris
23 Jordan C. Harris, WSBA #55499
24 1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4900
Seattle, WA 98101-3099
25 Telephone: (206) 359-8000
Fax: (206) 359-9000
26 Email: rspear@perkinscoie.com
Email: nmenaldo@perkinscoie.com
STIP. & ORDER TO SET COTCHETT, PITRE & MCCARTHY, LLP KELLER ROHRBACK L.L.P.
1 Email: eearl@perkinscoie.com
Email: jordanharris@perkinscoie.com
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Having reviewed the Parties’ stipulation, and finding good cause exists for the requested
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4 relief, the Court hereby GRANTS the stipulation and establishes the following schedule:
5 1. The above captioned actions shall be consolidated as In re Amazon Ads SDK
6 Litigation, No. 2:25-cv-00252-BJR (W.D. Wash);
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2. Plaintiffs shall file a Consolidated Amended Complaint on or before June 30, 2025;
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3. Defendants will respond to the Consolidated Amended Complaint within 45 days
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after the filing of the Consolidated Amended Complaint;
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4. If Defendants respond by way of motion to dismiss, Plaintiffs shall file an
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12 opposition to the motion to dismiss within 45 days of the motion; Defendant shall have 21 days to
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The Clerk of the Court is hereby notified of this consolidation.
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17 IT IS SO ORDERED.
18 DATED this 14th day of April, 2025.
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THE HONORABLE BARBARA J. ROTHSTEIN
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