Sams v. Yahoo! Inc.

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NOTICE OF REMOVAL with COMPLAINT filed by Yahoo! Inc.. Consent form to proceed before U.S. Magistrate and pretrial instructions provided. (Filing fee $ 350 receipt number 29568) (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Complaint, # 2 Notice of Filing, # 3 Civil Cover Sheet)(ank) Please visit our website at http://www.gand.uscourts.gov to obtain Pretrial Instructions.

Sams v. Yahoo! Inc.

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The J S 44 civi l cover sheet a n d the i n forma tio n con tained herei n n either repl a ce nor s up p lem ent the fil i ng a nd s e rvi ce of pl e a d i ngs or o the r p a pers as req uire d by law, e xc ept as provided by local rules of court . Th i s fo rm is req u i red for the use o f th e Cle rk of Court fo r the pu rpose of i niti atin g th e ci v i l d ocket r eco r d . (S EE INSTRUCTIONS ATTACHED)

CIVIL COVER SHEET

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I . (a) PLAI NTIFF ( S )
FAYELYNN SAMS, Individua ll y, and o n be hal f of a class of all others similarly situated,
( B ) COUNTY OF RESIDENCE OF FIRST LISTED PLAINTIFF (EXCEPT IN U . S . PLA I NTIFF CASES)

DEFENDANT(S) YAHOO ! INC .
COUNTY OF R ES ID E N CE OF F I R ST LISTED D EFE N D AN T D elawa re Corporation w it h principal place of business in Georgia
NOTE', IN LAND CO N DE MNAT IO N CASES, USE THE LOCATION OF THE TRACT OF LAN D I NVOLVED

(C ) ATTORNEYS Plaintiff : Joshua A . Millican The Grant Building Suite 607 44 Broad Street, N .W. Atlanta, GA 30303 (404) 522- 1 152

( FIRM NAME , ADDRESS, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER)

ATTORNEYS (IF KNOWN)
~ Defendant . : Christian S . Genetski , Esq. Zwillinge r Genetski LLP 1705 N Street NW Washington , DC 20036 Jeanine Gibbs Garvie, Esq . Candice Wilson, Esq . McKenna Long & Aldridge, LLP 303 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 5300 Atlanta, Georgia 30308

!I . BASIS OF JURISDICTION
(PLAC E AN X IN ONE BOX ONLY) () 1 U.S . GOVERNMENT PLAINTIFF { Xj 3 FEDE RAL QUESTIO N (U. S . GOVE RNM E N T NOT A PARTY) (_) 2 U .S . GOVERN MENT DEFENDANT () d D IVER S ITY ( INDI CATE CITI ZE NSHIP OF PA RTIES I N ITEM I II)

III . CITIZENSHIP OF PRI N CIPAL PARTIES
( P LACE AN " X" IN ONE BOX FOR PLA INTIFF AND ONE BOX FOR DEFE NDANT) (FOR DIVERSITY CASES ONLY) PL F DEF ( X ) 1 O Z CIT I ZEN OF THIS STATE () 2 (X)2 CITIZEN OF ANOTHER STATE ( ) 3 ( ) 3 CI T IZEN OH SUBJECT OF A FORE IGN COUN T RY P LF DEF

( ) 4 O 4 IN CORPORATED OR P R I NCIPLE PLACE OF B USI NESS IN THIS SATE ( ) S (X ~ 5 I NCORPOR/i . En AN D PRi N CIPLE PLACE O F BUSI N ESS IN ANOTHE R STATE ( p 6 ( ) 6 FOREIGN NATION

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TRANSFERRED FROM APPEAL TO ( )1 ORIGI NAL ( X ) 2 REMOVED FROM O 3 REMAN D E D FRO M O 4 REI N STATED OR (i 5 ANOTHER DISTRICT {) 6 MULTIDISTRICI O 7 JUi?CE FRO M MAGIS1 RATE PRQCEFDI NG Si ATE COURT APPELLATE COURT R EOP E NE D ( SP ECIFtpISTR I CIL_ LITIGATIO N JUDGE JUDGMEN CAUSE OF ACTIO N (CITE THE U . $ . C I VIL STATUTE UNDER WHICH YOU ARE FIL I NG AND WRITE A BRIEF STATEMENT OF CAUSE - DO NOT CITE JURISDICT IONAL STATUTES UNLESS DIVERSITY)

( PLACE AN X IN O NE BOX ONLY)

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Unusual ly la rge number of parties .

i ) 6 . Problems locating or preserving evidence . ( ) 7. . Pending parallel investi gations or actions by government

( ) 2 Unusually large number of Claims or defenses . (x) 3 . (x) 4 . Factual issues are exceptional ly complex . Greate r in an no r ma l volume of evidence.

(x) 8 . Multiple use of experts . ( ) 9. Need for d sc o very outside United States boundaries .

(x) 5 . Extended discovery pericd i s needed .

(x)10. Existence of highly technical issues and proof .

CONTINUED ON REVERSE

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FOR OFFICE USE ONLY RECEIPT # JUDGE AMOUNT $ NAG. JUDGE (Referral) APPLYING NATURE IFP MAG . JUDGE QFP) CAUSE OF ACTION

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O F SUIT ( P LACE AN X IN ON E BOX O N LY) BANKRUPTCY -"0" MONTHS DISCOVERY TRACK (] 422 A PP EAL 28 USC 158 0 423 WITHD RAWAL 28 USC 157 CIVIL R IGHTS-"A" MO N THS DISCOVERY TRACK () 441 VOTING (j 442 EMPLOYME NT 0 443 HOUSING / ACCOMMODATIONS 0 444 WELFARE (' 440 OTHER CIVIL RIGHTS PRISONER PETI TIONS -"0 " MONTHS DISCOVERY TRACK L) 510 MO T IO N S TO VACATE SE N TE N CE (~ 530 HA BEAS CORPUS () 535 HABEAS CORPUS DEATH PENALTY (~ 5 4 0 MAN DAM US & OTH ER (~ 550 CIVI L RIGHTS (P RISO NER) () 555 P RISON CO NDITIO NS FORFEITURE ! PENALTY- "4" MONTHS DISCOVERY TRACK (~ 610 AGRICULTURE (J 620 FOOD & DRUG O 625 DRUG RELATED SEIZURE OF PR OPERTY 21 USC 881 (~ 630 LIQUOR LAWS U 640 R .R . & TRUCK `} 650 AI R LI N E R ECS . () 660 OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY I HEALTH () 690 OTHER LABOR - "4" M O N THS DISCOVERY TR A CK () 710 FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT (_1 720 LABOR/MGMT. RELATIONS (~ 730 LABOR/MGMT. REPORTING & DISCLOSURE ACT 0 740 RAILWAY LABOR ACT (J 790 OTHER LABOR LITIGATION () 791 EMPL . RET . INC . SECURITY ACT PROPERTY RIGHTS - "4" MO N THS DISCOVE RY TR ACK U 820 COPYRIGHTS U 840 TRADEMARK PROPERTY RIGHTS - "8" MONTH S DISCOVERY TRAC K T 0 830 PATE NT SOCIAL SECURI TY - "0" MON T HS DISCOVER Y T RAC K 0 861 HIA (1395ff) () 862 B LACK L U N G (923) () 863 DIWC (405(8)) () 863 DIWW (405( g)) (~ 864 SSID TITLE XVI (~ 865 RSI (405(g)) FEDERAL TAX SUITS - " 4" MONTHS DISCOVERY TRACK O 870 TAX E S (U . S. PLAI NTIFF OR DEFENDANT) O 871 IRS - THIRD P A RTY 26 USC 7609 OTHER STATUTES-"4" M ONTHS DISCOVERY TRACK C) 400 STATE REAPPORTIONMENT 0 430 BANKS AND BANKING O 450 COMMERCE / ICC RATES I ETC . C) 460 DEPORTATION {~ 470 RACKETEER INFLUEN CED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATIONS (,) 810 SELECTIVE SERVICE 0 875 CUSTOMER CHALLENGE 12 USG 3410 U 891 AGRICULTURAL ACTS (_} 892 ECONOMIC STABILIZATION ACT () B93 E N VIRONMENTAL MATTERS (} 894 ENERGY ALLOCATION ACT (} 895 FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (] 900 APPEAL OF FEE DETERMINATION UNDER EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE 0 950 CONSTITUTIONALITY OF STATE STATUTES (x) 890 OTHER STATUTORY ACTIONS HE R ST ATUTES -',8,, MONTHS DISCOVERY TRACK U 4 10 ANTITRUST 0 850 S E CURITIES /COM M ODITIES / EXCHA N GE OTHER STATUTES - "0" MONTHS D ISCOVERY TRACK L) ARBITRATION (CON FIRMNACATEIORDEWM ODIFY)

CONTRACT - "0" MONTHS DISCOVERY TRACK () 150 R ECOVE R Y OF OVERPAYME N T & E N FORCEME N T OF JUDGMENT U 152 RECOVE RY OF D E FAU LTE D STU D E NT LOA N S (EXCL . VE TERA N S) (~ 153 RECOVERY OF OVER P AYMENT OF V ETERA N'S BE N EFITS CONTRACT - "4 " MONTHS DISCOVERY TRACK 0 1 10 IN S URANCE (-) 120 MANNE U 1 30 MILLER ACT { ) 140 NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENT U 1 51 MEDICARE ACT (j 160 STOCKHOLDERS' S UITS (_) 1 90 OT HER CONTRACT ~~ 195 CONTRACT PRODUCT L I ABILITY REAL PROPERTY - "4" MONTHS DI SCOVERY TRACK (} 210 LAND CONDEMNATION (~ 220 FORECLOSURE O 230 R E N T L EA SE & EJ E CTMENT O 240 TOR T S TO LA ND (j 245 TORT PRO DU CT LIABILITY C) 290 ALL OT H ER REAL PROPERTY TO RTS -P ERSONAL I NJ URY - "4" MONTH S DISCOVER Y TRACK (~ 310 AIRPLA N E (~ 315 AIRP LANE PRODUCT LIABILITY (~ 320 ASSAULT, LIBEL & SLA N DER O 330 FEDERAL EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY U 340 MANNE U 345 MA NN E PRODUCT LIABILITY (_} 350 MOTOR VEHICLE O 355 MOTOR VEHICLE PR ODUCT LIABILITY L) 360 OTHER P ERSO NAL INJURY 0 362 PERSONAL INJURY - MEDICAL MALPRACTICE (X) 365 PERSO NAL INJURY - PRODUCT LIABILITY U 368 ASBESTOS PERSONAL I N JURY PRODUC T LIABILITY TORTS - PERSONAL PROPERTY - " 4" MONTHS DISCOVERY TRACK {j 370 OTH ER F RAUD {j 37 1 TR U TH IN LE NDING (~ 380 OTHER PERSO N AL PROPE RT Y DAMAGE (_) 385 PR OP ERTY DAMAGE PR O DU C T LIABILI T Y

PLEASE NOTE DISCOVERY . TRACK FOR EACH CASE TYPE . SEE LOCAL RULE 26 .2

VI . REQUESTED IN COMPLAINT :

(x ) CHECK IF THIS .S A CLASS ACTION UNDER F . R . C i v . P . 23 DEMAND $ Ove r $10,000 . 00 pe r Class Me m ber . JURY DEMAND (X ) YES () NO ( CHECK YES ONLY IF DEMANDED I N COMPLAINT)

VIII . RELATED CASE(S) IF ANY
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CIVI L CASES ARE DEEMED RELATED IF THE PENDING CASE INVOLVES : ( CHECK APPROPRIATE BOX ) () 1 . PROPERTY INCLUDED IN AN EARLIER NUMBERED PENDING SUIT . () 2 . SAME I S S UE OF FACT OR ARISES OUT OF THE SAME EVENT OR TRANSACTION INCLUDED IN AN EARLIER NUMBERED F ENDING SUIT . () 3 . VALIDITY OR INFRINGEMENT OF THE SAME PATENT, COPYRIGHT OR TRADEMARK INCLUDED IN AN EARLIER NUMBERED PEND I NG SUIT. O 4 . APPEALS ARISING OUT OF THE SAME BANKRUPTCY CASE A ND ANY CASE RE LA TED THERETO WHICH HAVE BEEN DECI D ED BY THE SAME BANKRUPTCY JUDG E . O 5 . REPET IT IVE CASE S FILED BY PRO SE LITIGANTS . O 6 . C OMPANION OR RELATED CASE TO CASE ( S ) BEING SIMULTANEOUSLY FILED ( INCLUDE ABBREVIATED STYLE OF OTHER CASE(S)) :

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Je...-w,c SIG NATURE OF ATTORN EY OF R ECORD

Jeanine Gibbs Garvie, Esq .
Georgia B ar N o: 292590

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