Yahoo! Inc. v. Facebook, Inc.

Filing 8

Declination to Proceed Before a U.S. Magistrate Judge by Yahoo! Inc. . (Smith, Kevin) (Filed on 3/14/2012)

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Charles K. Verhoeven (Bar No. 170151)
[e-mail]
Jennifer A. Kash (Bar No. 203679)
[e-mail]
Kevin A. Smith (Bar No. 250814)
[e-mail]
QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART &
SULLIVAN, LLP
50 California Street, 22nd Floor
San Francisco, California 94111
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
Attorneys for Plaintiff Yahoo! Inc.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

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12 YAHOO! INC.,
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vs.

15 FACEBOOK, INC.
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Case No. CV3:12-01212 NC

Plaintiff,
DECLINATION TO PROCEED BEFORE A
MAGISTRATE JUDGE AND REQUEST
FOR REASSIGNMENT TO A UNITED
STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Defendant.

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REQUEST FOR REASSIGNMENT TO A UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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The undersigned party herby declines to consent to the assignment of this case to a United

20 States Magistrate Judge for trial and disposition and herby requests the reassignment of this case
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23 DATED: March 14, 2012

Respectfully submitted,

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By: /s/ Kevin A. Smith
Charles K. Verhoeven
Jennifer A. Kash
Kevin A. Smith
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP
50 California Street, 22nd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111

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Telephone: [phone]

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Attorney for Plaintiff Yahoo! Inc.

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

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The undersigned certifies that true and correct copies of the foregoing

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By: /s/ Kevin A. Smith

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