Lipton v. Google, Inc.

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ORDER OF DISMISSAL. Signed by Judge Jeffrey S. White on July 7, 2014. (jswlc3, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/8/2014)

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MICHAEL H. RUBIN, State Bar No. 214636
WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
Professional Corporation
One Market Plaza
Spear Tower, Suite 3300
San Francisco, CA 94105-1126
Telephone:
[phone]
Facsimile:
[phone]
Email:
[e-mail]
DAVID H. KRAMER, State Bar No. 168452
DALE R. BISH, State Bar No. 235390
JACOB P. VELTMAN, State Bar No. 247597
WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
Professional Corporation
650 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, CA 94304-1050
Telephone:
[phone]
Facsimile:
[phone]
Attorneys for Defendant
(Additional Counsel listed on Signature Pages)
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
OAKLAND DIVISION
IN RE: GOOGLE ANDROID
CONSUMER PRIVACY LITIGATION

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This Document Relates to
ALL CASES

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER
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CASE NO. 11-MD-02264 JSW
MDL No. 2264
STIPULATED VOLUNTARY
DISMISSAL OF NONPARTICIPATING PLAINTIFFS

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The parties in the above-entitled actions, by and through their respective attorneys, hereby stipulate to the following:

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WHEREAS, this consolidated Multidistrict Litigation proceeding consists of eight puta-

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tive class actions that were centralized in this Court pursuant to orders of the U.S. Judicial Panel

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on Multidistrict Litigation (“JPML”) dated August 8 and August 19, 2011;

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WHEREAS, on September 21, 2011, the Court ordered that the eight cases centralized by

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the JPML, as well as a ninth related action filed in this district, be consolidated for pretrial pur-

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poses;

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WHEREAS, the constituent complaints were brought by or on behalf of 18 individual

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plaintiffs, including Juliann King, Julie Brown, Kayla Molaski, Kendrick Cochran, Nicholas

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Lawrence, Sid Lajzer, Jon Pessano, Tracey Lipton, Joan Smith, Bryan Hicks, Phillip Hall, Bever-

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ly Levine, Theodore Spradley, Erin Hillman, Maritsa Urias, Stan Hines, James Jefferys and Jes-

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sica Jefferys;

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WHEREAS, following appointment of Interim Co-Class Counsel on September 26, 2011,

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plaintiffs filed a Consolidated Complaint on November 28, 2011, a First Amended Consolidated

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Complaint (“FACC”) on January 23, 2012, and a Second Amended Consolidated Complaint

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(“SACC”) on May 9, 2013, each of which removed certain individuals as named plaintiffs in this

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action;

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WHEREAS, plaintiff Juliann King voluntarily dismissed her constituent complaint on
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WHEREAS, as a result of these amendments and dismissal, Kayla Molaski, Erin Hill-

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man, Stan Hines, Jon Pessano, Tracey Lipton, Julie Brown, Sid Lazjer, Bryan Hicks, Theodore

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Spradley, James Jefferys, Jessica Jefferys, “M.G.” (a minor) or Juliann King are no longer partic-

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ipating in these proceedings;

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WHEREAS, on June 10, 2014 the Court ordered the parties to meet and confer regarding

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whether constituent actions for which no plaintiff was named in the SACC should be dismissed;

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WHEREAS, counsel for Google and Interim Co-Class Counsel agree that individuals not

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named in the SACC, and any constituent actions in which no plaintiff is participating, should be

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dismissed for all purposes;

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IT IS SO AGREED that:

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Plaintiffs in any constituent case that were not named as plaintiffs in the SACC are

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hereby dismissed, except that such plaintiffs may participate in any settlement or jury

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award to the same extent as all other unnamed plaintiffs. For the avoidance of doubt,

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the claims of Kayla Molaski, Erin Hillman, Stan Hines, Jon Pessano, Tracey Lipton,

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Julie Brown, Sid Lajzer, Bryan Hicks, Theodore Spradley, James Jefferys, Jessica

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Jefferys, and “M.G.,” are hereby dismissed.

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2. Any constituent case in which all plaintiffs have been dismissed pursuant to the fore-

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going are hereby dismissed. For the avoidance of doubt, the member cases Brown v.

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Google Inc. (No. 11-cv-04573 JSW), Lipton v. Google Inc. (No 11-cv-02427 JSW),

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and Jefferys v. Google Inc. (No. 11-cv-04429 JSW) are hereby dismissed.

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DATE: July 3, 2014

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/s/ Michael H. Rubin
Michael H. Rubin
WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
Professional Corporation
One Market Plaza
Spear Tower, Suite 3300
San Francisco, CA 94105-1126
Telephone:
[phone]
Facsimile:
[phone]
Email:
[e-mail]
David H. Kramer
Dale R. Bish
Jacob P. Veltman
WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
Professional Corporation
650 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, CA 94304-1050
Telephone:
[phone]
Facsimile:
[phone]
Email:
[e-mail]
Email:
[e-mail]
Email:
[e-mail]

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Attorneys for Defendant

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DATE: July 3, 2014

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/s/ William M. Audet
William M. Audet
Jonas P. Mann
AUDET & PARTNERS LLP
221 Main Street
Suite 1460
San Francisco, CA 94105
Telephone:
[phone]
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[phone]
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[e-mail]
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Robert K. Shelquist
Karen Hanson Riebel
LOCKRIDGE GRINDAL NAUEN P.L.L.P
100 Washington Avenue S., Suite 2200
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Telephone:
[phone]
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[phone]
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Interim Co-Lead Class Counsel

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DATE: July 3, 2014

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/s/ Steven T. Budaj
Steven T. Budaj
Paul M. Hughes
STEVEN T. BUDAJ, P.C.
65 Cadillac Square
2915 Cadillac Tower
Detroit, MI 48226
Telephone:
[phone]
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Attorneys for Julie Brown and Kayla Molaski

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DATED: July 3, 2014

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/s/ Gillian L. Wade
Gillian L. Wade
Sara D. Avila
MILSTEIN ADELMAN, LLP.
2800 Donald Douglas Loop North
Santa Monica, CA 90405
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Attorneys for Tracey Lipton

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DATED: July 3, 2014

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/s/ Brian W. Smith
Brian W. Smith
SMITH & VANTURE, LLP
1615 Forum Place, Suite 4C
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Telephone:
[phone]
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CERTIFICATION
I, Michael H. Rubin, am the ECF User whose identification and password are being used

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to file this STIPULATION RE: VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL OF NON-PARTICIPATING

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PLAINTIFFS. In compliance with Civil Local Rule 5-1(i), I hereby attest that William M. Au-

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det, Steven T. Budaj, Gillian L. Wade, and Brian W. Smith have concurred in this filing.

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/s/ Michael H. Rubin
Michael H. Rubin
WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
Professional Corporation
One Market Plaza
Spear Tower, Suite 3300
San Francisco, CA 94105-1126
Telephone:
[phone]
Facsimile:
[phone]
Email:
[e-mail]

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Attorneys for Defendant

DATE: July 3, 2014

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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, AND GOOD CAUSE APPEARING, IT IS
HEREBY ORDERED THAT
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cluding Kayla Molaski, Erin Hillman, Stan Hines, Jon Pessano, Tracey Lipton, Julie

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Brown, Sid Lajzer, Bryan Hicks, Theodore Spradley, James Jefferys, Jessica Jefferys,

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and “M.G.” (a minor), are hereby dismissed.

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going are hereby dismissed, i.e., the member cases Brown v. Google Inc. (No. 11-cv-

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04573 JSW), Lipton v. Google Inc. (No 11-cv-02427 JSW), and Jefferys v. Google

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Inc. (No. 11-cv-04429 JSW), are hereby dismissed.

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July
SIGNED this ____ day of ______________, 2014.

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JEFFREY S. WHITE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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