In Re FACEBOOK INTERNET TRACKING LITIGATION

Filing 138

NOTICE by Perrin Aikens Davis, Brian K. Lentz, Cynthia D. Quinn, Matthew J. Vickery PLAINTIFFS' NOTICE THAT THE MOTION TO COMPEL DISCOVERY AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROTECTIVE ORDER HAS BEEN UNDER SUBMISSION FOR MORE THAN 120 DAYS (Straite, David) (Filed on 10/17/2016)

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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 THAT THE MOTION
TO COMPEL DISCOVERY AND
COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROTECTIVE
ORDER HAS BEEN UNDER SUBMISSION FOR
MORE THAN 120 DAYS
Judge: The Honorable Edward J. Davila
Court Room: 4

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N.D. Cal. L.R. 7-13
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PLAINTIFFS’ LOCAL RULE 7-13 NOTICE
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Discovery began in this case on April 11, 2014, following the Court’s entry of a stipulated

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protective order governing the exchange of confidential information (“the Protective Order”). ECF No.

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75. On March 16, 2016, following several meet-and-confer teleconferences, plaintiffs filed a motion to

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compel discovery and to compel defendant’s compliance with the Protective Order (the “Motion to

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Compel”). ECF No. 110. Defendant opposed the Motion to Compel on March 30, 2016. ECF No. 114.

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Plaintiffs’ Reply was filed on April 6, 2016. ECF No. 115. More than 120 days have passed since that

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briefing concluded.
As discussed in more detail in the Motion to Compel, defendant has unilaterally granted itself a
discovery stay pending its motion to dismiss – without Court approval. Defendant has also
inappropriately designated more than 99% of all documents produced thus far as “highly confidential” in
violation of the Protective Order. That sweeping over-designation substantially limits plaintiffs’ ability
to use those documents in depositions. In essence, defendants will not allow discovery to proceed
absent a court order.
Plaintiffs’ counsel remain prepared to re-start discovery immediately. Plaintiffs respectfully
request that the Court grant the Motion to Compel.

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[signatures on following page]

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Dated: October 17, 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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