Price v. Facebook, Inc.

Filing 56

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P r i c e v. Facebook, Inc. Doc. 5 1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION FACEBOOK, I N C., ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) CV -08 -3468- JF SAN JOSE , CALIFORNIA NOVEMBER 7, 2008 PAGES 1- 5 5 PLAINTIFF, 6 VS . 7 STUDIVZ, LTD , E T A L, 8 DEFENDANT. 9 10 11 12 13 A P P E A R A N C E S: 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 FOR THE PLAINTIFF : FACEBOOK TRANSCRIPT O F PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE HONORABLE JEREMY FOGEL UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFEE BY : ANNETTE H U R S T WARRINGTON PARKER THE ORRICK BUILDING 405 HOWARD STREET SAN FRANCISCO , C A 94105 FOR THE DEFENDANT : GREENBERG GLUSKER STUDIVZ BY : STEPHEN S M I T H HOLTZBRINCK NETWORKS 1900 AVENUE OF T H E S T A R S HOLTZBRINCK VENTURES SUITE 2100 L O S ANGELES, CA 90067 OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER : S U M M E R CLANTON, CSR , CERTIFICATE NUMBER 13185 1 Dockets.Justia.co 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 SAN JOSE , CALIFORNIA NOVEMBER 7, 2008 PROCEEDINGS (WHEREUPON, COURT CONVENED A N D T H E FOLLOWING PROCEEDINGS WERE HELD: ) T H E C O U R T: LIMITED. MS . H U R S T: GOOD MORNING, YOUR H O N O R. FACEBOOK VERSUS STUDIVZ , ANNETTE HURST AND WARRINGTON PARKER FROM ORRICK HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE . MR . S M I T H: GOOD MORNING, YOUR H O N O R. STEPHEN SMITH SPECIALLY APPEARING F O R THE DEFENDANTS STUDIVZ LIMITED , HOLTZBRINCK NETWORKS GM BH, A N D HOLTZBRINCK V E N T U R E S, GMB H. T H E C O U R T: IS THERE A MOTION S E T? OH , I' M S O R R Y - - I S E E FROM MY NOTES THERE IS A MOTION S E T F O R FEBRUARY 13T H. MR . S M I T H: T H E C O U R T: Y E S, YOUR H O N O R. A N D THAT GOES TO THE COURT 'S JURISDICTION OVER THE CASE AND THE DEFENDANTS? MS . H U R S T: YOUR HONOR. T H E C O U R T: RIGHT . JUST OVER T H E PARTIES; YES , IS THERE ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE BEFORE THAT MOTION IS DETERMINED? MS . H U R S T: Y E S, YOUR H O N O R. 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 WE 'VE S E R V E D DISCOVERY, A N D I T I S O U R VIEW THAT THAT SHOULD PROCEED I N THE MEANTIME, PARTICULARLY I N T H E NINTH CIRCUIT A N D ITS VIEW THAT WE WOULD BE ENTITLED TO JURISDICTIONAL DISCOVERY. WE 'VE BEEN MEETING A N D CONFERRING REGARDING T H E SCOPE OF PROTECTIVE O R D E R I S S U E S AND I THINK WE' VE COME T O A T L E A S T SOME INITIAL AGREEMENT O N THAT , I HOPE, HERE THIS MORNING . A N D YOUR HONOR , W E W O U L D LIKE TO S E T DATES IN THIS CASE BECAUSE WE 'RE CONCERNED A B O U T A PATTERN OF STALLI N G, IF Y O U WILL ; S O RESPECTFULLY, WE WOULD REQUEST THAT T H E COURT SET DATES . IF T H E DEFENDANTS A R E SUCCESSFUL IN GETTING THEMSELVES DISMISSED, THOSE DATES WOULD BE COME MOOT , B U T WE WOULD LIKE T O KEEP T H E CASE M O V I N G FORWARD IN T H E M E A N T I M E. T H E C O U R T: OKAY. WELL, APART FROM THE QUESTION OF WHETHER T H E C O U R T WILL ULTIMATELY HAVE JURISDICTION, IS T H E SCHEDULE PLAINTIFFS PROPOSED REALISTIC ? MR . S M I T H: ASSUMING O U R MOTIONS TO DISMISS ARE D E N I E D, YES . T H E C O U R T: OKAY. WITHOUT PREJUDICE T O THAT MOTION , AND CERTAINLY NOT CONCEDING ANYTHING BY THIS, I' LL ADOPT THE DATES THAT PLAINTIFF 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 PROPOSED A N D THEN WE C A N S E E WHAT HAPPENS ON T H E 13 TH OF FEBRUARY. SO I WILL S E T A C M C TO FOLLOW T H E HEARING ON T H E M O T I O N, A N D I N T H E MEANTIME WE WILL PROVISIONALLY, WITHOUT PREJUDICE , ADOPT PLAINTIFF' S SCHEDULE . MR . S M I T H: THAT WE WERE S T A L LI N G. T H E C O U R T: I CAN 'T IMAGINE W H Y I W O U L D AND OBVIOUSLY , I F JUST FOR T H E R E C O R D, I DENY DO THAT -- BUT NO , I UNDERSTAND. Y O U HAVE A FOREIGN CORPORATION, THERE' S ISSUES ABOUT THAT. MS . H U R S T: MR . S M I T H: YOUR HONOR. (WHEREUPON, T H E PROCEEDINGS I N THIS MATTER WERE CONCLUDED.) THANK Y O U, YOUR H O N O R. THANK YOU VERY MUCH 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) ) S S: COUNTY O F SANTA CLARA ) I, T H E UNDERSIGNED O F F I C I A L C O U R T REPORTER OF T H E U N I T E D STATES DISTRICT COURT F O R THE NORTHERN DISTRICT O F CALIFORNIA , 280 SOUTH FIRST S T R E E T, SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA, DO H E R E B Y CERTIFY: THAT THE FOREGOING TRANSCRIPT , CERTIFICATE INCLUSIVE, CONSTITUTES A TRUE , FULL AND CORRECT TRANSCRIPT O F M Y SHORTHAND NOTES TAKEN AS SUCH OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER OF THE PROCEEDINGS HEREINBEFORE E N T I T L E D A N D REDUCED B Y C O M P U T E R-A I D E D TRANSCRIPTION TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY. {_ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ } SUMMER A . CLANTON OFFICIAL REPORTER , C S R NO. 13185 5

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