Fan et al v. Phoenix Life Insurance Company et al, No. 1:2018cv01288 - Document 73 (S.D.N.Y. 2019)

Court Description: OPINION AND ORDER re: (74 in 1:18-cv-03444-PAC) MOTION to Appoint Counsel Notice of Plaintiffs' Motion To Appoint Susman Godfrey L.L.P. Interim Class Counsel Pursuant To Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(g). filed by James Kenney, Advance Trust & Life Escrow Services, LTA, (75 in 1:18-cv-03444-PAC) MOTION to Appoint Counsel . filed by Derek Fan, (69 in 1:18-cv-03444-PAC) LETTER MOTION for Conference in advance of Plaintiffs' motion to appoint Susman Godfrey L.L.P. interim class counsel addressed to Judge Paul A. Crotty from Michael Adamson dated April 12, 2019. filed by James Kenney, Advance Trust & Life Escrow Services, LTA, (69 in 1:18-cv-01288-PAC) MOTION to Appoint Counsel . filed by De rek Fan. The Fan and Kenney/Advanced Trust Actions are hereby consolidated pursuant to FRCP 42(a). The motion to appoint Susman Godfrey L.L.P. as sole interim class counsel for both actions is GRANTED and the motion to appoint Squitieri & Fearon, L.L.P. as sole interim class counsel, or, in the alternate, as co-interim class counsel is DENIED. A separate order confirming the appointment and outlining Susman's responsibilities will follow. The Clerk of the Court is instructed to close the motions at Dkts. 69, 74 & 75 on 18-cv- 3444 and the motion at Dkt. 69 on 18-cv-1288. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Paul A. Crotty on 5/29/2019) (ks)