Simon v. Adzilla, Inc [New Media] et al

Filing 52

Reply to Opposition re 43 MOTION for Discovery Plaintiffs' Notice of Motion and Motion for Leave to Conduct Jurisdictional Discovery, Memorandum in support of; Proposed Order filed bySusan Simon. (Himmelfarb, Alan) (Filed on 7/28/2009)

Simon v. Adzilla, Inc [New Media] et al

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Alan Himmelfarb- SBN 90480 1 Michael J. Aschenbrener (admitted pro hac vice) KAMBEREDELSON, LLC 2 2757 Leonis Boulevard Los Angeles, California 90058 3 t: 323.585.8696 f: 323.585.6195 4 [e-mail] 5 JOSEPH H. MALLEY (admitted pro hac vice) Law Office of Joseph H. Malley, PC 6 1045 North Zang Boulevard Dallas, TX 75208 7 214-943-6100 [e-mail] 8 Attorneys for Plaintiff SUSAN SIMON and the putative class 9 10 11 12 13 14 SUSAN SIMON, individually, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated, 15 Plaintiffs, 16 v. 17 18 ADZILLA, INC.; CONDUCIVE CORPORATION; CONTINENTAL VISINET 19 BROADBAND, INC.; CORE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. d/b/a CORETEL 20 COMMUNICATIONS, INC. et al. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Reply re Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to Conduct
Jurisdictional Discovery Case No. 3:09-cv-879-MMC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

Case No.: C09-00879-MMC REPLY RE PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR LEAVE TO CONDUCT JURSIDICTIONAL DISCOVERY; MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT Date: Time: Judge: August 28, 2009 9:00 a.m. The Hon. Maxine M. Chesney

Defendants.

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Plaintiff has public information that demonstrates that Adzilla was based in California, and its principal operations took place in California. See, Exhibits A & B, attached hereto. 1 What is The following relevant jurisdictional facts asserted by Coretel are presently in dispute: 1. 2. That CoreTel never did business with California; and That Adzilla's operations during CoreTel's trial run with Adzilla's product (which

intercepted the behavioral and web-surfing activities of internet subscribers) were not based in California.

10 not known is the location of Adzilla's servers (where the data taken from CoreTel's customers was 11 collected and processed), or the offices from which the processed data was marketed. It is that 12 information for which jurisdictional discovery is required. 13 14 15 16 If CoreTel is correct in its assertion that all of its dealings, communications, and interactions with Adzilla took place in and through Adzilla's Canadian office, and Adzilla's servers and marketing operations in Canada, then the principal basis on which plaintiff seeks to

17 assert California jurisdiction over CoreTel would not be sustainable. If, however, Plaintiff can 18 prove that CoreTel's operations with Adzilla were California-based, and CoreTel transmitted 19 plaintiff's personal data to Adzilla's servers in California, then CoreTel actually did do business in 20 California and is therefore subject to jurisdiction in California. 21 22 23 Exhibit A is a pdf of the California Secretary Of State's website showing Adzilla (still listed 24 as an active corporation) with its principal place of business at 1000 Marina Blvd Ste 105, Brisbane, California 94005, since 8/16/2007. Exhibit B is an Adzilla press release dated August 25 2, 2007, which states: "Adzilla Inc. is a Delaware corporation has headquarters in the San Francisco Bay Area. Its subsidiary, Adzilla Canada Inc. operates in Vancouver, British 26 Columbia." 27 28 Reply re Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to Conduct
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Because the parties are in disagreement over the underlying facts with respect to

2 jurisdiction, jurisdictional discovery is appropriate. 3 Further, by way of refinement, plaintiff does not stand on her demand to seek discovery on

4 all CoreTel internet traffic routed through California. Plaintiff does, however, seek discovery with 5 6 7 8 9 As stated and briefed in the moving papers, the Court has broad discretion to allow jurisdictional discovery. The requested discovery is minimal, reasonable, and the most efficient respect to all internet traffic routed through California in connection with data obtained through the Adzilla device.

10 way to provide the Court and the parties with the information needed to properly assess the 11 propriety of jurisdiction over this defendant in this Court. 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Reply re Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to Conduct
Jurisdictional Discovery Case No. 3:09-cv-879-MMC

Dated: July 28, 2009

Alan Himmelfarb KAMBEREDELSON, LLC By: s/ Attorney for Plaintiff

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Exhibit A

California Secretary of State - California Business Search - Corporation S... http://kepler.ss.ca.gov/corpdata/ShowAllList?QueryCorpNumber=C2949875

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Business Search Corporations

New Search Search Tips Field Definitions Status Definitions Name Availability Corporate Records Business Entities Records Order Form Certificates Copies Status Reports FA Q S Corporations Main Page Site Search

The information displayed here is current as of "JUL 17, 2009" and is updated weekly. It is not a complete or certified record of the Corporation.

Corporation
ADZILLA, INC. Number: C2949875 Date Filed: 8/16/2007 Status: active Jurisdiction: DELAWARE Address 1000 MARINA BLVD STE 105 BRISBANE, CA 94005 Agent for Service of Process C T CORPORATION SYSTEM 818 WEST SEVENTH ST LOS ANGELES, CA 90017

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For information about certification of corporate records or for additional corporate information, please refer to Corporate Records. Blank fields indicate the information is not contained in the computer file. If the status of the corporation is "Surrender", the agent for service of process is automatically revoked. Please refer to California Corporations Code Section 2114 for information relating to service upon corporations that have surrendered.

Copyright ©2001 California Secretary of State. Privacy Statement.

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Exhibit B

Adzilla Inc. Secures $10.25 Million in Series A Funding | Market Wire | F...

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_pwwi/is_200708/ai_n19429155/

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Adzilla Inc. is pleased to announce that it has successfully completed a USD $10.25 million Series A financing from two Silicon Valley venture capital firms, Norwest Venture Partners and Alloy Ventures. Since its founding in 2004, Adzilla has completed product development and successfully deployed its product with eight (8) internet service providers. The proceeds from the financing will be used to expand its subscriber network, continue its research and development to enhance current products, develop new product offerings, and establish a San Francisco Bay Area office. Adzilla will be looking to increase its staff in technology, product development, media sales, and general operations. "Norwest Venture Partners is excited to be investing in Adzilla," stated Sergio Monsalve of Norwest Venture Partners. "Adzilla has the potential to revolutionize the world of online advertising by establishing itself as the best platform for action-based behavioral targeting." "We are excited about having such outstanding partners join Adzilla. This is a critical milestone in the history of Adzilla as we move from a development company to a profitable business," commented Adzilla President John Farlinger. "To date, service providers have been shut out of the $18 Billion internet advertising market, while continuing to have the best access to consumer behavior. Our turnkey solution will allow them to meaningfully contribute to the advertising targeting process and financially participate in this growing market." Ammar Hanafi of Alloy Ventures and Sergio Monsalve of Norwest Venture Partners will be joining the Company's Board of Directors. About Adzilla Inc. Adzilla Inc. is a Delaware corporation has headquarters in the San Francisco Bay Area. Its subsidiary, Adzilla Canada Inc. operates in Vancouver, British Columbia. Adzilla operates the leading technology platform that enables internet service providers to deliver targeted advertising based on action-based behavioral and demographic information to publisher sites and advertising networks. Adzilla has patent-pending proprietary processes, which are focused on generating advertising revenue for the ISPs using information found in ISP subscriber browsing streams. For more information about Adzilla, please visit www.adzilla.com or [phone]. About Norwest Venture Partners Norwest Venture Partners (NVP) is a global venture capital firm that has actively partnered with
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entrepreneurs to build great businesses for more than 45 years. NVP focuses on investments in information technology including: semiconductor and components, systems, software, services and consumer/Internet technologies. The firm currently manages more than $2.5 billion in venture capital out of its office in Palo Alto, California, USA. NVP has funded over 400 companies since inception, including Extreme Networks, Tivoli, Peoplesoft, and Cerent. NVP has invested in more than 20 cross border companies. Additional information on Norwest Venture Partners is available at www.nvp.com . About Alloy Ventures Alloy Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm with over $1 billion under management. They have helped start and cultivate more than 200 successful companies in the fields of information technology and life sciences including such leading companies as Amgen, AMCC, Applied Biosystems, Aspect Communications, CV Therapeutics, Favrille, IDEC Pharmaceuticals, Nuance, Octel, PMC-Sierra, Red Brick Systems, Remedy and Verity to name a few. For more information, visit www.alloyventures.com . Contact: Adzilla [phone]

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