In Re FACEBOOK INTERNET TRACKING LITIGATION
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*** POSTED IN ERROR *** please see #92 Administrative Motion to File Under Seal filed by Perrin Aikens Davis. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of David Straite, #2 Exhibit 1, #3 Exhibit 2 - FILED UNDER SEAL, #4 Exhibit 3 - FILED UNDER SEAL, #5 Proposed Order)(Kiesel, Paul) (Filed on 11/30/2015) Modified on 6/3/2016 (cv, COURT STAFF).
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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
Tel.: (410) 385-2225
Fax: (410) 547-2432
sgrygiel@mdattorney.com
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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.: (212) 687-1980
Fax: (212) 687-7714
dstraite@kaplanfox.com
Laurence D. King (206423)
Mario Choi (243409)
KAPLAN FOX & KILSHEIMER LLP
350 Sansome Street, 4th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104
Tel.: (415) 772-4700
Fax: (415) 772-4707
lking@kaplanfox.com
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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
IN RE: FACEBOOK, INC. INTERNET
TRACKING LITIGATION
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PLAINTIFFS’ ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION
TO FILE PORTIONS OF SECOND
AMENDED CONSOLIDATED COMPLAINT
UNDER SEAL
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N.D. Cal. L.R. 7-11 and 79-5
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Next Hearing Date: January 14, 2016
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Judge: The Honorable Edward J. Davila
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PLAINTIFFS’ ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO FILE AMENDED COMPLAINT UNDER SEAL
No. 5:12-md-02314-EJD
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I.
INTRODUCTION
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Pursuant to Civil Local Rules 7-11 and 79-5(e), Plaintiffs Perrin Davis, Cynthia Quinn, Matthew
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Vickery and Brian Lentz (the “Plaintiffs”) respectfully submit this administrative motion to file portions
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of the Second Amended Consolidated Class Action Complaint (the “SAC” or “Amended Complaint”)
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under seal. Plaintiffs are lodging the SAC under seal because it contains quotes from (or references to)
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documents produced in discovery that Defendant Facebook Inc. has designated as “Highly Confidential”
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pursuant to the Stipulated Protective Order entered by Magistrate Judge Paul S. Grewal in this matter on
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April 11, 2014 (the “Protective Order”) [ECF No. 75].
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Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 79-5(1), accompanying this motion is a Declaration of David A.
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Straite (1) identifying the portions of the Amended Complaint (and attachments thereto) that are the
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subject of this sealing motion; (2) providing 14 documents sought to be sealed which accompany the
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Amended Complaint; and (3) providing an unredacted version of the Amended Complaint highlighting
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the text that reflects discovery material designated by Facebook as “Confidential” or “Highly
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Confidential.”
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II.
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DISCUSSION
Public policy favors public access to court records. See Foltz v. State Farm Mutual Automobile
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Insurance Co., 331 F.3d 1124, 1134-35 (9th Cir. 2003); see also Nixon v. Warner Communications, Inc.,
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435 U.S. 589, 597 (1978) (recognizing “a general right to inspect and copy public records and
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documents, including judicial records and documents”). Furthermore, “a party seeking to seal a judicial
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record must articulate justifications for sealing that outweigh the public policies favoring disclosure.”
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Dunbar v. Google, Inc., No. 5:12-cv-003305-LHK, 2012 WL 6202719, at *1 (N.D. Cal. Dec. 12, 2012).
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Concurrent with this Motion to Seal, Plaintiffs are filing the Amended Complaint. Several pages
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of the Amended Complaint reflect discovery material designated “Confidential” or “Highly
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Confidential” by Facebook, and several attachments are internal Facebook documents produced in
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discovery, and designed “Highly Confidential” by Facebook. To comply with the Protective Order and
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Civil Local Rule 79-5, Plaintiffs have lodged the Amended Complaint under seal. To the best of
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Plaintiffs’ knowledge, the redactions to the Amended Complaint are consistent with Facebook’s
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designations.
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III.
CONCLUSION
Plaintiffs have filed this motion in compliance with the Protective Order and Civil Local Rule
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79-5 to identify portions of the SAC that Facebook has designated “Confidential” or “Highly
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Confidential” and to redact the SAC in accordance therewith. Plaintiffs take no position on whether the
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designations are appropriate until having a chance to evaluate Facebook’s L.R. 79-5(e) declaration in
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response to this Motion justifying the designations.
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Dated: November 30, 2015
KIESEL LAW LLP
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By:
/s/ Paul R. Kiesel
Paul R. Kiesel (SBN 119854)
8648 Wilshire Blvd.
Beverly Hills, CA 90211-2910
Telephone: (310) 854-4444
Facsimile: (310) 854-0812
kiesel@kiesel-law.com
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Interim Liaison Counsel
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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 (410) 385-2225
Facsimile: (410) 547-2432
sgrygiel@mdattorney.com
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: (212) 687-1980
Facsimile: (212) 687-7714
dstraite@kaplanfox.com
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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.: (415) 772-4700
Fax: (415) 772-4707
lking@kaplanfox.com
Interim Co-Lead Counsel
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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I hereby certify that on November 30, 2015, I caused the foregoing to be electronically filed with
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the Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF system which will send notification of such filing to the e-mail
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addresses denoted on the Electronic Mail Notice List.
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I certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the
foregoing is true and correct. Executed on November 30, 2015.
KIESEL LAW LLP
/s/ Paul R. Kiesel
Paul R. Kiesel
kiesel@kbla.com
8648 Wilshire Boulevard
Beverly Hills, California 90211
Tel.: (310) 854-4444
Fax: (310) 854-0812
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