In Re FACEBOOK INTERNET TRACKING LITIGATION

Filing 135

STATEMENT OF RECENT DECISION pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7-3.d filed byPerrin Aikens Davis, Brian K. Lentz, Cynthia D. Quinn, Matthew J. Vickery. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Related document(s) #101 ) (Straite, David) (Filed on 7/1/2016)

1
2
3
4
5

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]

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]

6
7
8
9
10
11

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]

12
13
14
15

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SAN JOSE DIVISION

16
17
No. 5:12-md-02314-EJD
18
19
20

IN RE: FACEBOOK, INC. INTERNET
TRACKING LITIGATION

PLAINTIFFS’ NOTICE OF RECENT
DECISION; REQUEST FOR LEAVE
N.D. Cal. L.R. 7-3(d)

21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
PLAINTIFFS’ NOTICE OF RECENT DECISION; REQUEST FOR LEAVE
No. 5:12-md-02314-EJD

1

On January 14, 2016, Defendant Facebook, Inc. (“Facebook”) filed a Motion to Dismiss

2

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

3

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

4

Dkt. 123]. On May 20, 2016, the Court granted permission to submit supplemental briefing related to

5

the Supreme Court decision Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, 136 S. Ct. 1540 (2016) [ECF No. 126].

6

Supplemental Spokeo briefing concluded on June 10, 2016.

7

Yesterday, June 30, 2016, the United States District Court for the District of West Virginia

8

issued a ruling addressing Spokeo. See generally Mey v. Got Warranty, Inc., 5:15-cv-0101-JPB, Order

9

Denying Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss (D. W.Va., Jun. 30, 2016) (hereinafter “Mey”), slip opinion

10

attached hereto as Exhibit A.

11

The Mey court addressed on pages 6 through 9 whether invasion of privacy (including intrusion

12

upon seclusion) resulting from a statutory violation can be intangible concrete harm under Spokeo. The

13

Mey court addressed on pages 9 through 12 whether an unwanted invasion of a consumer’s electronic

14

device can be trespass to chattels and whether this invasion can be intangible concrete harm under

15

Spokeo.

16
17

Plaintiffs respectfully seek leave to provide this decision as supplemental authority for the
Court’s consideration when deciding the Motion.

18
19

[signatures on following page]

20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
-1PLAINTIFFS’ NOTICE OF RECENT DECISION; REQUEST FOR LEAVE
No. 5:12-md-02314-EJD

1

Dated: July 1, 2016

Respectfully submitted,

KAPLAN, FOX & KILSHEIMER LLP

SILVERMAN, THOMPSON, SLUTKIN &
WHITE LLC

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]

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]

2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15

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

16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
-2PLAINTIFFS’ NOTICE OF RECENT DECISION; REQUEST FOR LEAVE
No. 5:12-md-02314-EJD

1

ATTESTATION OF E-FILED SIGNATURE

2

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

3

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

4

1(i)(3), I hereby attest that Stephen Grygiel has concurred in this filing.

5
6

/s/ David A. Straite

7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
PLAINTIFFS’ NOTICE OF RECENT DECISION; REQUEST FOR LEAVE
No. 5:12-md-02314-EJD