In Re FACEBOOK INTERNET TRACKING LITIGATION

Filing 136

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, #2 Exhibit B)(Straite, David) (Filed on 9/28/2016)

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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]

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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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
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IN RE: FACEBOOK, INC. INTERNET
TRACKING LITIGATION

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

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PLAINTIFFS’ NOTICE OF RECENT DECISION AND REQUEST FOR LEAVE
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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]. On May 20, 2016, the Court granted permission to submit supplemental briefing related to

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

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Supplemental Spokeo briefing concluded on June 10, 2016.

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After the conclusion of briefing and oral argument, Judge Koh in the Northern District of

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California issued two decisions in the same case that are relevant to the Motion and to the supplemental

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Spokeo briefing. See generally Matera v. Google, Inc., 15-cv-4062-LHK (N.D. Cal.). On August 12,

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2016, the court addressed federal wiretap claims and California Invasion of Privacy (“CIPA”) claims

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similar to those asserted in this case, including specifically Google, Inc.’s “ordinary course of business”

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defense under 18 U.S.C. § 2510(5)(a)(ii). See Order dated Aug. 12, 2016 Denying Motion to Dismiss

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as to the Merits of Plaintiffs’ Claims (ECF No. 49) (“Gmail I”). On September 23, 2016, Judge Koh

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issued a related opinion regarding standing and addressed the application of Spokeo to federal wiretap

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and CIPA claims. See Order dated Sept. 23, 2016 Granting in Part and Denying in Part Defendant’s

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Motion to Dismiss Based on Lack of Standing (ECF No. 54) (“Gmail II”), 2016 WL 5339806 (N.D.

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Cal., Sept. 23, 2016).

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A copy of Gmail I is attached as Exhibit A; a copy of Gmail II is attached as Exhibit B.

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Plaintiffs respectfully seek leave to provide both decisions 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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Dated: September 28, 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]

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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

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ATTESTATION OF E-FILED SIGNATURE
I, David A. Straite, court-appointed interim lead counsel for the proposed Class, am the ECF user

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whose ID and password are being used to file the foregoing. In compliance with Civil L.R. 5-1(i)(3), I

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hereby attest that Stephen Grygiel has concurred in this filing.

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/s/ David A. Straite

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