In Re FACEBOOK INTERNET TRACKING LITIGATION

Filing 162

MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiffs Third Amended Consolidated Class Action Complaint filed by Facebook Inc.. Motion Hearing set for 11/16/2017 09:00 AM in Courtroom 4, 5th Floor, San Jose before Hon. Edward J. Davila. Responses due by 10/13/2017. Replies due by 10/27/2017. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Matthew D. Brown In Support of Defendant Facebook, Inc.s Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs Third Amended Consolidated Class Action Complaint, #2 Exhibit 1 to Brown Declaration, #3 Exhibit 2 to Brown Declaration, #4 Exhibit 3 to Brown Declaration, #5 Exhibit 4 to Brown Declaration, #6 Exhibit 5 to Brown Declaration, #7 Exhibit 6 to Brown Declaration, #8 Proposed Order)(Brown, Matthew) (Filed on 9/8/2017)

Exhibit 4

Brown, Matthew D.
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David Straite <[e-mail]>
Wednesday, August 23, 2017 3:52 AM
Brown, Matthew D.
[e-mail]
RE: Facebook Internet Tracking Litig., 5:12-md-2314-EJD-NC

thanks Matt. 

David A. Straite
Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer LLP
850 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Tel. [phone]
Fax [phone]

From: Brown, Matthew D. [mailto:[e-mail]]  
Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2017 9:43 PM 
To: David Straite <[e-mail]> 
Cc: [e-mail] 
Subject: RE: Facebook Internet Tracking Litig., 5:12‐md‐2314‐EJD‐NC 

David, 

Based on a reasonable search for historical versions of these Help Center pages during the class period, 
Facebook is not aware of any other versions in its possession, other than what we have already produced.  

Sincerely, 
Matt 

From: David Straite [mailto:[e-mail]]  
Sent: Monday, August 21, 2017 4:26 PM 
To: Brown, Matthew D. <[e-mail]> 
Cc: [e-mail] 
Subject: RE: Facebook Internet Tracking Litig., 5:12‐md‐2314‐EJD‐NC 

Thanks Matt, we appreciate the reminder regarding the April 2016 supplemental production.  As you note, 
several of the produced pages post‐date the class period proposed in the SAC, and (perhaps inartfully), that was 
the point of our inquiry.  We need to confirm whether older historical versions of Help Center pages might exist 
other than the ones already produced.  In particular, if they exist, we need production of any Help Center pages 
that contain the language from the first sentence of the first paragraph in Exhibit A to my letter of August 
14th.  Can you confirm whether or not that language (or language materially similar) appeared in the Help 
Center prior to September 27, 2011? 

As for the language in Exhibit D to my letter, we accept your representation that "based on Facebook’s 

investigation to date, no page containing the specified language was ever part of the Help Center, nor 
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was that language contained on any page that linked to the Help Center" and will wait until after the 
complaint to explore further.  Thanks. 

David A. Straite
Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer LLP
850 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Tel. [phone]
Fax [phone]

From: Brown, Matthew D. [mailto:[e-mail]]  
Sent: Monday, August 21, 2017 2:54 PM 
To: David Straite <[e-mail]> 
Cc: Lillian Rodriguez <[e-mail]>; [e-mail] 
Subject: RE: Facebook Internet Tracking Litig., 5:12‐md‐2314‐EJD‐NC 

David, 

This is in response to your letter of August 14th, attached to the email below.   
At  the  Case  Management  Conference  on  July  28th,  Plaintiffs  requested,  and  Facebook  agreed  to
produce, historical versions of Help Center pages in Facebook’s possession that existed during the class
period that Plaintiffs contend they need to prepare their third amended complaint.  Upon review of the 
exhibits attached to your letter, we were surprised to discover that the Help Center pages you are asking
for  have  been  in  your  possession  for  well  over  a  year.   In  April  2016,  Facebook  produced  historical
versions of a set of Help Center pages, including those you identified in your August 14 letter.  For your 
convenience, we have identified the Bates numbers of pages containing material portions of the text
from the exhibits to your letter as they appeared in that production: 
Exhibit A: FB_MDL_00064918 
Exhibit B: FB_MDL_00064919, FB_MDL_00064920, FB_MDL_00064921  
Exhibit C: FB_MDL_00064912, FB_MDL_00064914, FB_MDL_00064915 
Note  that  most  of  these  documents  bear  dates  indicating  that  they  did  not  appear  during  the  class
period.  For example, FB_MDL_00064918 (Exhibit A) bears the date 2011‐09‐27, the day after the class 
period  ended.   Similarly,  FB_MDL_00064919,  FB_MDL_00064920,  and  FB_MDL_00064921  (Exhibit  B)
and FB_MDL_00064915 (Exhibit C) bear dates after the end of the class period.  Any such Help Center 
pages that are so dated have no relevance to the two claims remaining in this case (among the other
reasons we contend they have no relevance).  
With respect to Exhibit D, based on Facebook’s investigation to date, no page containing the specified 
language was ever part of the Help Center, nor was that language contained on any page that linked to 
the Help Center.  Accordingly, it is beyond the scope of the parties’ production agreement. 

Sincerely, 
Matt 

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Matthew D. Brown  
Partner 
Cooley LLP  
101 California Street, 5th Floor  
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Fax: 415‐693‐2222  
Email: [e-mail]  
Bio: http://www.cooley.com/brownmd 

From: Lillian Rodriguez [mailto:[e-mail]]  
Sent: Monday, August 14, 2017 12:40 PM 
To: Brown, Matthew D. <[e-mail]> 
Cc: David Straite <[e-mail]>; [e-mail] 
Subject: Facebook Internet Tracking Litig., 5:12‐md‐2314‐EJD‐NC 

Dear Counsel,  

Please see the attached letter from David Straite. 

Regards, 

Lillian Rodriguez 
Paralegal  
Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer LLP 
850 Third Avenue, 14th floor 
New York, NY 10022 
Tel:  [phone] 
Fax: [phone] 

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