In Re FACEBOOK INTERNET TRACKING LITIGATION

Filing 127

ORDER GRANTING #125 Notice (Other) for Leave to File Recent Decision filed by Matthew J. Vickery, Cynthia D. Quinn, Perrin Aikens Davis, Brian K. Lentz. Signed by Judge Edward J. Davila on 5/25/2016. (ecg, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/25/2016)

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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
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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
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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No. 5:12-md-02314-EJD
IN RE: FACEBOOK, INC. INTERNET
TRACKING LITIGATION

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PLAINTIFFS’ NOTICE OF RECENT
DECISION; REQUEST FOR LEAVE

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N.D. Cal. L.R. 7-3(d)

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Laurence D. King (206423)
Mario Choi (243409)
KAPLAN FOX & KILSHEIMER LLP
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On January 14, 2016, Defendant Facebook, Inc. (“Facebook”) filed a Motion to Dismiss

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Plaintiffs’ Second Amended Consolidated Class Action Complaint (“Motion”) [Dkt. 101]. On April

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28, 2016, this Court heard argument on the Motion and took the matter under submission [Transcript,

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Dkt. 123]. Two days ago, subsequent to oral argument, an opinion in this District was issued that bears

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directly on the Motion. See Campbell v. Facebook, Inc., 13-cv-5996-PJH, order dated May 18, 2016

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(N. D. Cal.), slip opinion appended as Exhibit A.

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The Campbell Court granted in part and denied in part plaintiffs’ motion to certify a class of

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Facebook users alleging that Facebook improperly intercepted URLs included in private electronic

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messages. In the order, the Court ruled that the subject URLs are “contents” within the meaning of the

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Electronic Communications Privacy Act and the California Invasion of Privacy Act,1 distinguishing In

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re: Zynga Privacy Litig., 750 F.3d 1098 (9th Cir. 2014). See Ex. A, Slip Op. at 19-20. This holding

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relates to arguments made by the parties in the above-captioned case on the same issue. See Motion at

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11-12; Brief in Opposition to Motion dated Feb. 18, 2016, at 10-13; Reply Brief in Further Support of

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Motion dated Mar. 10, 2016, at 5-6; Transcript at 8, 16-19, 27, 63-64, 72, 101-03.
Plaintiffs seek leave to provide this decision as supplemental authority for the Court’s

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consideration when deciding the Motion.

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[signatures on following page]

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On December 23, 2014, the Campbell Court denied in part and granted in part Facebook’s motion to
dismiss but did not address at that time whether the subject URLs contained “contents” within the
meaning of the statues. See Order dated Dec. 23, 2014 [Campbell ECF No. 43].
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Dated: May 20, 2016

Respectfully submitted,

SILVERMAN, THOMPSON, SLUTKIN &
WHITE LLC

KAPLAN, FOX & KILSHEIMER LLP

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]

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/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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Interim Co-Lead Counsel
Laurence D. King (206423)
Mario Choi (243409)
350 Sansome Street, 4th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104
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Interim Co-Lead Counsel

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ECF ATTESTATION

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I, David A. Straite, am the ECF User whose ID and password are being used to file the

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following: PLAINTIFFS’ NOTICE OF RECENT DECISION; REQUEST FOR LEAVE. In

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compliance with General Order 45, X.B., I hereby attest that all signatories have concurred in this

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filing.

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DATED: May 20, 2016

KAPLAN, FOX & KILSHEIMER LLP

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By: /s/ David Straite
DAVID A. STRAITE

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Interim Co-Class Counsel

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