In Re FACEBOOK INTERNET TRACKING LITIGATION

Filing 104

Administrative Motion to File Under Seal filed by Perrin Aikens Davis, Brian K. Lentz, Cynthia D. Quinn, Matthew J. Vickery. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order, #2 Declaration of David A. Straite, #3 Exhibit 1: Memorandum in Opposition to Motion to Dismiss (Redacted Version), #4 Exhibit 2: Memorandum in Opposition to Motion to Dismiss (Unredacted Version) - FILED UNDER SEAL)(Straite, David) (Filed on 2/18/2016)

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Stephen G. Grygiel (admitted pro hac vice)
SILVERMAN THOMPSON
SLUTKIN WHITE LLC
201 N. Charles Street, 26TH Floor
Baltimore, MD 21201
Tel.: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]

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Frederic S. Fox (admitted pro hac vice)
David A. Straite (admitted pro hac vice)
KAPLAN FOX & KILSHEIMER LLP
850 Third Avenue, 14th Floor
New York, NY 10022
Tel.: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]
Laurence D. King (206423)
Mario Choi (243409)
KAPLAN FOX & KILSHEIMER LLP
350 Sansome Street, 4th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104
Tel.: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SAN JOSE DIVISION

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No. 5:12-md-02314-EJD
IN RE: FACEBOOK, INC. INTERNET
TRACKING LITIGATION

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PLAINTIFFS’ ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION
TO FILE PORTIONS OF MEMORANDUM
OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES UNDER
SEAL

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N.D. Cal. L.R. 7-11 and 79-5

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Next Hearing Date: April 28, 2016

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Judge: The Honorable Edward J. Davila
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PLAINTIFFS’ ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO FILE MEMORANDUM UNDER SEAL

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I.

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INTRODUCTION
Pursuant to Civil Local Rules 7-11 and 79-5(e), Plaintiffs Perrin Davis, Cynthia Quinn, Matthew

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Vickery and Brian Lentz respectfully submit this administrative motion to file portions of plaintiffs’

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Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Opposition to Facebook’s Motion to Dismiss (the

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“Memorandum”) under seal. Plaintiffs are lodging the Memorandum under seal because it contains

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quotes from (or references to) documents produced in discovery that Defendant Facebook Inc. has

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designated as “Highly Confidential” pursuant to the Stipulated Protective Order entered by Magistrate

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Judge Paul S. Grewal in this matter on April 11, 2014 (the “Protective Order”) [ECF No. 75].

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Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 79-5(1), accompanying this motion is a Declaration of David A.

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Straite (1) providing a public redacted version of the Memorandum; and (2) providing an unredacted

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version of the Memorandum highlighting the text that reflects discovery material designated by

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Facebook as “Highly Confidential.”

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II.

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DISCUSSION
Public policy favors public access to court records. See Foltz v. State Farm Mutual Automobile

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Insurance Co., 331 F.3d 1124, 1134-35 (9th Cir. 2003); see also Nixon v. Warner Communications, Inc.,

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435 U.S. 589, 597 (1978) (recognizing “a general right to inspect and copy public records and

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documents, including judicial records and documents”). Furthermore, “a party seeking to seal a judicial

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record must articulate justifications for sealing that outweigh the public policies favoring disclosure.”

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Dunbar v. Google, Inc., No. 5:12-cv-003305-LHK, 2012 WL 6202719, at *1 (N.D. Cal. Dec. 12, 2012).

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Concurrent with this Motion to Seal, plaintiffs are filing the Memorandum. Several pages of the

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Memorandum reflect discovery material designated “Highly Confidential” by Facebook. To comply

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with the Protective Order and Civil Local Rule 79-5, Plaintiffs have lodged the Memorandum under

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seal. To the best of plaintiffs’ knowledge, the redactions to the Memorandum are consistent with

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Facebook’s designations.

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III.

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CONCLUSION
Plaintiffs have filed this motion in compliance with the Protective Order and Civil Local Rule

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79-5 to identify portions of the Memorandum that Facebook has designated “Highly Confidential” and

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to redact the Memorandum in accordance therewith. Plaintiffs take no position on whether the
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PLAINTIFFS’ ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO FILE MEMORANDUM UNDER SEAL

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designations are appropriate until having a chance to evaluate Facebook’s L.R. 79-5(e) declaration in

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response to this Motion justifying the designations.

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Dated: February 18, 2016

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KIESEL LAW LLP

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By:
/s/ Paul R. Kiesel
Paul R. Kiesel (SBN 119854)
8648 Wilshire Blvd.
Beverly Hills, CA 90211-2910
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]

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Interim Liaison Counsel

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SILVERMAN, THOMPSON, SLUTKIN &
WHITE LLC
By: /s/ Stephen G. Grygiel
Stephen G. Grygiel (admitted pro hac vice)
201 N. Charles St., #2600
Baltimore, MD 21201
Telephone [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]

KAPLAN, FOX & KILSHEIMER LLP
By:
/s/ David A. Straite
Frederic S. Fox (admitted pro hac vice)
David A. Straite (admitted pro hac vice)
850 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
[e-mail]

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Laurence D. King (206423)
Mario Choi (243409)
350 Sansome Street, 4th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104
Tel.: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]

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Interim Co-Lead Counsel

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Interim Co-Lead Counsel

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PLAINTIFFS’ ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO FILE MEMORANDUM UNDER SEAL

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ATTESTATION OF E-FILED SIGNATURE

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I, David A. Straite, court-appointed interim lead counsel for the proposed Class, am the ECF

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User whose ID and password are being used to file the foregoing. In compliance with Civil L.R. 5-

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1(i)(3), I hereby attest that Paul R. Kiesel and Stephen Grygiel have concurred in this filing.

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/s/ David A. Straite

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