Hepting et al v. AT&T Corp. et al

Filing 161

RESPONSE in Support of Motions of the San Francisco Chronicle et al. for Leave to Intervene and to Unseal Records filed byGregory Hicks, Erik Knutzen, Tash Hepting, Carolyn Jewel. (Tien, Tze) (Filed on 6/2/2006)

Hepting et al v. AT&T Corp. et al

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ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION CINDY COHN (145997) [e-mail] LEE TIEN (148216) [e-mail] KURT OPSAHL (191303) [e-mail] KEVIN S. BANKSTON (217026) [e-mail] CORYNNE MCSHERRY (221504) [e-mail] JAMES S. TYRE (083117) [e-mail] 454 Shotwell Street San Francisco, CA 94110 Telephone: [phone] (fax) Attorneys for Plaintiffs [Additional counsel appear on signature page.]

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION TASH HEPTING, GREGORY HICKS, CAROLYN JEWEL and ERIK KNUTZEN, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated,, Plaintiffs, v. AT&T CORP., et al., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) No. C-06-0672-VRW CLASS ACTION STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF MOTIONS OF THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE ET AL. FOR LEAVE TO INTERVENE AND TO UNSEAL RECORDS (DKT. 133) (LOCAL RULE 7-3(B)) Courtroom: Judge: 6, 17th Floor The Hon. Vaughn R. Walker, Chief Judge

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For the reasons set forth in plaintiffs' opposition papers to defendant AT&T Corp.'s motion to file documents under seal and motion for the return of documents (Docket Nos. 33, 35, 61 to 63, 99, 100), plaintiffs support the Motion for Leave to Intervene and Motion to Unseal Records filed by media intervenors San Francisco Chronicle, The Associated Press, Los Angeles Times, Bloomberg News, USA Today and San Jose Mercury News on May 19, 2006 (Docket No. 133).

DATED: June 2, 2006

Respectfully submitted, ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION By

Cindy A. Cohn, Esq. (SBN 145997) Lee Tien, Esq. (SBN 148216) Kurt Opsahl, Esq. (SBN 191303) Kevin S. Bankston, Esq. (SBN 217026) Corynne McSherry, Esq. (SBN 221504) James S. Tyre, Esq. (SBN 083117) 454 Shotwell Street San Francisco, CA 94110 Telephone: [phone] x108 Facsimile: [phone]

TRABER & VOORHEES BERT VOORHEES THERESA M. TRABER 128 North Fair Oaks Avenue, Suite 204 Pasadena, CA 91103 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] LAW OFFICE OF RICHARD R. WIEBE RICHARD R. WIEBE (121156) 425 California Street, Suite 2025 San Francisco, CA 94104 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] LERACH COUGHLIN STOIA GELLER RUDMAN & ROBBINS LLP REED R. KATHREIN JEFF D. FRIEDMAN MARIA V. MORRIS SHANA E. SCARLETT 100 Pine Street, Suite 2600 San Francisco, CA 94111 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone]
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LERACH COUGHLIN STOIA GELLER RUDMAN & ROBBINS LLP ERIC ALAN ISAACSON 655 West Broadway, Suite 1900 San Diego, CA 92101-3301 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFFS

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on June 2, 2006, I electronically filed the foregoing with the Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF system which will send notification of such filing to the e-mail addresses denoted on the attached Electronic Mail Notice List, and I hereby certify that I have mailed the foregoing document or paper via the United States Postal Service to the following nonCM/ECF participants: David W. Carpenter Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP Bank One Plaza 10 South Dearborn Street Chicago, IL 60600 David L. Lawson Sidley Austin Brown & Wood 172 Eye Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20006 By /s/ Lee Tien, Esq. (SBN 148216) ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION 454 Shotwell Street San Francisco, CA 94110 Telephone: [phone] x108 Facsimile: [phone] [e-mail]

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