The Facebook, Inc. v. Connectu, Inc et al

Filing 800

ORDER by Judge James Ware finding as moot 776 Motion for Attorney Fees; finding as moot 778 Motion (jwlc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/5/2011)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION
NO. C 07-01389 JW

The Facebook, Inc., et al.,

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ORDER GRANTING TRUSTEE’S
PROPOSED ORDER RE. SETTLEMENT
DISTRIBUTIONS; DENYING AS MOOT
MOTIONS TO DISBURSE SETTLEMENT
PROCEEDS

Plaintiffs,
v.

For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

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ConnectU, Inc., et al.,
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Defendants.
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Presently before the Court are: (1) Cameron Winklevoss, Tyler Winklevoss and Divya

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Narendra’s Motion to Pay Lienholders and Complete Exchange of Consideration;1 (2) Quinn

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Emanuel’s Motion to Disburse Settlement Proceeds;2 and (3) Finnegan Henderson’s Motion to

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Disburse Settlement Proceeds.3 The Court conducted a hearing on November 28, 2011. Counsel for

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all parties were present. At the hearing, the parties agreed that they would meet and confer with the

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Trustee of the settlement proceeds at issue in this case, and that the Trustee would prepare a

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Proposed Order authorizing the payment of those settlement proceeds to the moving parties. In

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(Notice of Motion and Motion of Cameron Winklevoss, Tyler Winklevoss and Divya
Narendra to Pay Lienholders and Complete the Exchange of Consideration, hereafter, “Founders’
Motion,” Docket Item No. 778 (filed under seal).)
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(Quinn Emanuel’s Motion for an Order Disbursing Settlement Proceeds from Escrow in
Accordance with Judgment and Attorney’s Lien, hereafter, “Quinn Emanuel Motion,” Docket Item
No. 774 (filed under seal).)
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(Motion for Disbursement of Settlement Proceeds to Finnegan Henderson for Attorneys
Fees and Costs, hereafter, “Finnegan Henderson Motion,” Docket Item No. 776 (filed under seal).)

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accordance with the discussion at the November 28 hearing, on December 2, 2011 the Trustee filed a

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Proposed Order.4

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Upon review, the Court finds good cause to adopt the Trustee’s Proposed Order Authorizing

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the Trustee to Pay Lienholders and Completing the Exchange of Settlement Consideration which

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will be filed as a separate Order. In light of the parties’ agreement and the Court’s grant of the

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Trustee’s Proposed Order, the Court DENIES as moot the Founders’, Quinn Emanuel’s and

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Finnegan Henderson’s Motions.

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Dated: December 5, 2011
JAMES WARE
United States District Chief Judge

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For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

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([Proposed] Order Authorizing Trustee to Pay Lienholders and Completing the Exchange
of Settlement Consideration, Docket Item No. 798 (filed under seal).)
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THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT COPIES OF THIS ORDER HAVE BEEN DELIVERED TO:

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Alison Paige Buchanan [e-mail]
Bruce Eric Van Dalsem [e-mail]
Chester Wren-Ming Day [e-mail]
D. Michael Underhill [e-mail]
David A. Barrett [e-mail]
Evan A. Parke [e-mail]
George C. Fisher [e-mail]
George C. Fisher [e-mail]
George Hopkins Guy [e-mail]
Indra Neel Chatterjee [e-mail]
James Earl Towery [e-mail]
Jerome B. Falk [e-mail]
John Phillip Duchemin [e-mail]
Jonathan M. Shaw [e-mail]
Kalama M. Lui-Kwan [e-mail]
Mark A. Weissman [e-mail]
Mark A. Weissman [e-mail]
Mark Andrew Byrne [e-mail]
Mark Andrew Byrne [e-mail]
Merri Anne Baldwin [e-mail]
Monte M.F. Cooper [e-mail]
Rachel E. Matteo-Boehm [e-mail]
Randall Garteiser [e-mail]
Roger Rex Myers [e-mail]
Scott Richard Mosko [e-mail]
Sean Alan Lincoln [e-mail]
Sean F. O’Shea [e-mail]
Sean M. SeLegue [e-mail]
Steven Christopher Holtzman [e-mail]
Theresa Ann Sutton [e-mail]
Thomas B Mason [e-mail]
Tyler Alexander Baker [e-mail]
Tyler Roberts Meade [e-mail]
Valerie Margo Wagner [e-mail]
Warrington S. Parker [e-mail]
Yvonne Penas Greer [e-mail]

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For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

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Dated: December 5, 2011

Richard W. Wieking, Clerk

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By:
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/s/ JW Chambers
Susan Imbriani
Courtroom Deputy