Dames et al v. Facebook, Inc.

Filing 20

ORDER by Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. Granting #18 Stipulation. (ndrS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/8/2021)

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KESSLER TOPAZ MELTZER & CHECK, LLP
Jennifer L. Joost (Bar No. 296164)
One Sansome Street, Suite 1850
San Francisco, CA 94104
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]

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SONAL N. MEHTA (SBN 222086)
[e-mail]
WILMER CUTLER PICKERING
HALE AND DORR LLP
2600 El Camino Real, Suite 400
Palo Alto, California 94306
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

[Additional Counsel on Signature Page]
Counsel for Plaintiffs DEBORAH DAMES
and TIMOTHY MATHEWS, individually and
on behalf of all others similarly situated

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DAVID Z. GRINGER (pro hac vice pending)
[e-mail]
WILMER CUTLER PICKERING
HALE AND DORR LLP
1875 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20006
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]

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Attorneys for Defendant
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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OAKLAND DIVISION

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DEBORAH DAMES and TIMOTHY MATHEWS,
individually and on behalf of all others similarly
situated,

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Plaintiffs,

Case No. 4:20-cv-08817-HSG
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v.
FACEBOOK, INC., a Delaware corporation
headquartered in California,

Hon. Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr.

Defendant.

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WHEREAS, Plaintiffs Deborah Dames and Timothy Mathews (“Plaintiffs”) filed the complaint in
this action (ECF No. 1) (the “Complaint”) on December 11, 2020;

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WHEREAS, Defendant Facebook, Inc.’s (“Facebook”) response to the Complaint is currently due
January 19, 2021;

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WHEREAS, six putative class action lawsuits have been filed against Facebook in this District in
recent weeks alleging violations of Section 2 of Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. § 2;1

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WHEREAS, five of these lawsuits, including this action, are currently the subject of contested

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motions pending before Judge Freeman to consider whether the cases should be related to Reveal Chat

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Holdco, LLC v. Facebook, Inc., No. 5:20-cv-00393-BLF;

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WHEREAS, two motions are currently pending before Judge Lucy H. Koh, including one motion

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considering whether Klein v. Facebook, Inc., No. 5:20-cv-08570-LHK, Kupcho v. Facebook, Inc., No.

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4:20-cv-08815-JSW, Steinberg v. Facebook, Inc., No. 3:20-cv-09130-VC, and Dames v. Facebook, Inc.,

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No. 3:20-cv-08817-HSG should be related, and another considering whether Klein v. Facebook, Inc., No.

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5:20-cv-08570-LHK and Sherman v. Facebook, Inc., No. 3:20-cv-08721-JSW should be related.

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ACCORDINGLY, pursuant to Civil Local Rules 6-1 and 7-12, Facebook and Plaintiffs, by and

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through their respective counsel, hereby stipulate and agree that good cause exists to extend Facebook’s

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time to answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint until the earlier of: (a) March 5, 2021; or (b) the date

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on which Facebook files a response to the complaints in Klein v. Facebook, Inc., No. 5:20-cv-08570-LHK;

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Sherman v. Facebook, Inc., No. 3:20-cv-08721-JSW; Kupcho v. Facebook, Inc., No. 4:20-cv-08815-JSW;

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Steinberg v. Facebook, Inc., No. 3:20-cv-09130-VC; or Affilious, Inc. v. Facebook, Inc., No. 4:20-cv-

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09217-KAW, or any other case that Facebook asserts is related to either Reveal Chat, Dames, or any of the

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above matters.

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In addition to this action, the actions include: Klein v. Facebook, Inc., No. 5:20-cv-08570-LHK; Sherman
v. Facebook, Inc., No. 3:20-cv-08721-JSW; Kupcho v. Facebook, Inc., No. 4:20-cv-08815-JSW; Steinberg
v. Facebook, Inc., No. 3:20-cv-09130-VC; and Affilious, Inc. v. Facebook, Inc., No. 4:20-cv-09217-KAW.
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Respectfully submitted,

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Dated: January 7, 2021

WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND
DORR LLP

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By:

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/s/ Sonal N. Mehta
SONAL N. MEHTA

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Attorney for Defendant
Facebook, Inc.

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Dated: January 7, 2021

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/s/ Jennifer L. Joost
KESSLER TOPAZ MELTZER & CHECK, LLP
Jennifer L. Joost (Bar No. 296164)
One Sansome Street, Suite 1850
San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]

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Joseph H. Meltzer*
Terence S. Ziegler*
Melissa L. Troutner*
Lauren McGinley*
KESSLER TOPAZ MELTZER & CHECK, LLP
280 King of Prussia Road
Radnor, PA 19087
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

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*pro hac vice forthcoming

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Counsel for Plaintiffs DEBORAH DAMES and
TIMOTHY MATHEWS and the putative Class

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SIGNATURE ATTESTATION
I am the ECF User whose identification and password are being used to file the foregoing. Pursuant
to Civil Local Rule 5-1(i), I hereby attest that the other signatories have concurred in this filing.

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Dated: January 7, 2021

By: /s/ Sonal N. Mehta
Sonal N. Mehta

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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED: Facebook’s time to answer or

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otherwise respond to the Complaint is enlarged up to and including the earlier of: (a) March 5, 2021; or

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(b) the date on which Facebook files a response to the complaints in Klein v. Facebook, Inc., No. 5:20-cv-

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08570-LHK; Sherman v. Facebook, Inc., No. 3:20-cv-08721-JSW; Kupcho v. Facebook, Inc., No. 4:20-

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cv-08815-JSW; Steinberg v. Facebook, Inc., No. 3:20-cv-09130-VC; or Affilious, Inc. v. Facebook, Inc.,

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No. 4:20-cv-09217-KAW, or any other case that Facebook asserts is related to either Reveal Chat, Dames,

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or any of the above matters.

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DATED: 1/8/2021

By: _________________________
Hon. Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr.
United States District Judge

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