Perkins et al v. LinkedIn Corporation

Filing 1

COMPLAINT (Class Action) against LinkedIn Corporation ( Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 0971-8008331.). Filed byPaul Perkins, Erin Eggers, Ann Brandwein, Pennie Sempell. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Berger, Dorian) (Filed on 9/17/2013)

CIVIL COVER SHEET

JS 44 (Rev. 12/12) cnnd rev (1115/13)

The JS 44 civil cover sheet and the information contained herein neither replace nor supplement the filing and service ofpleadin&s OJ' other papers as required by law, except as
provided by local mlcs of court. This form, approved by the Judicial Conference of the United States in September 1974, is required for the use of the Clerk of Court for the
purpose of initiating the civil docket sheet. (SEE INSTRUCTIONS ON NEXT PAGE OF 7'f-IlS FORM.)

I, (a) PLAINTIFFS
Perkins, Paul; SempeU, Pennie; Brandwein, Ann; Eggers, Erin

DEFENDANTS
Linked In Corporation

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(b) County of Residence of First Listed Plaintiff

COUIlty of Residence of First Listed Defendant

(EXCEPT IN U.S. PLAINTIFF CASES)

(IN US. PLAINTIFF CASES ONLY)

NOTE:

(c) Attorneys (Firm Name, Address, alld 1'efep/ICme Number)
Larry C. Russ, Dorian S. Berger and Daniel P. Hipskind

IN LAND CONDEMNATION CASES, USE THE LOCATION OF

THE TRACT OF LAND INVOLYEO.

Attorneys (If Kllown)

Russ, August & Kabat
12424 Wilshire Blvd" Floor 12, Los Angeles, CA 90025

[phone]

III. CITIZENSHIP OF PRINCIPAL PARTIES (Place all "X" ill Olle Box/or Plaim;iff

II. BASIS OF JURISDICTION (PloCCUII "X" ill Olle Box Ollfy)
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PERSONAL INJURY
110 Insurance
310 Ail]llane
120 Marine
\30 Miller Act
0315 Airplane Product
140 Negotiahle instrument
Liahility
320 Assault, Libel &
150
& Enforcement UI JuugmclII
Slander
151 Medicare Act
330 Federal Employers'
Liability
152 Recovery of Default cd
Student Loans
o 340 Marine
(Excludes Vcterans)
o 345 Marine Product
153 Recovery of Overpaymcnt
Liability
of Veteran's Benefits
o 350MotorVchicic
160 StockholdCn>' Suits
355 Motor Vehicle
Product Liability
190 Other Contract
195 Contmct Product Liability
o 360 Other Personal
196 Franchise
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o 220 Foreclosure
230 Rent Lease & Ejectment
o 240 Torts to Land
245 Tort Product Liability
o 290 All Other Real Property

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463 Alien Dctainee
510 Motions to Vacate
Sentence
o 530 General
o 535 Death Penalty
Olher:
o 540 Mandamus & Other
~ 550 Civil Rights
555 Prison Condition
o 560 Civil DctaineeConditions of
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690 Other

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422 Appeal2!! USC 158
423 Withdrawal
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o 740 Railway Labor Act

o 751 Family and Medical

830 Patent
840 Trademark

861 HlA (l395ft)
862 Black Lung (923)
863 DIWCIDIWW (405(g)
864 ssm Title XVI
865 RSI (405{g»

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0 375 False Claims Act
0 400 State Reapportionment
0 410 Antitrust
0 430 Banks and Banking
0 450 Commerce
0 460 Deportation
0 470 Racketeer Influenced and
Corrupt Organizations
0 480 Consumer Credit
0 490 Cable/Sat TV
0 850 Securities!Commodities!
Exchange
M 890 Other Statutory Actions
0 891 Agricultural Acts
0 893 Environmental Matters
0 895 Freedom of III formation

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Leave Act
o 790 Other Labor Litigation
o 791 Employee Retirement
Income Security Act

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0441 Voting
~ 442 Employment
o 443 Housing!
Accommodations
o 445 Amer. wlDisabilities
Employment
446 Amer. w/Disabilities
Other
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365 Personal Injury
Product Liability
367 Health Care/
Pharmaceutical
Personal Injmy
Product Liability
0 368 Asbestos Persona!
Injury Product
Liability
PERSONAL PROPERTY
370 Other Fraud
o 37 I Tmth in Lending
o 380 Other Personal
Property Damage
o 385 Property Damage
Product Liability

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26 USC 7609

0 896 Arbitration
0 899 Administrative Procedure
ActJReview or Appeal of
Agency Decision
0 950 Constitutionality of
Stale Statutes

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)( 1 Original
Proceeding

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State Court

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4 Reinstated or
Reopened

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5 Transferred from
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6 Multidistriet
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Cite the U.S. Civil Statute under which you are filing (Do lIot cilejllrisdictiollol statutes III/leSS di~·e,.sity):

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Brief descriJ?tion of cause:

Alleged Violations of website users' right of publicity, Unfair competition law, and Federal statutes

!&I CHECK IF THIS IS A CLASS ACTION
VII, REQUESTED IN
UNDER RULE 23, F.R.Cv.P.
COMPLAINT:
VIII, RELATED CASE(S)
(See instl'uctiolls):
IF ANY
JUDGE

5,000,000.00

CHECK YES only if demanded in complaint:
JURY DEMAND:
)d Yes
0 No

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DOCKET NUMBER

SIGNATURE OF A TIORNEY OF RECORD

DATE

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09/17/2013
IX. DIVISIONAL ASSIGNMENT (Civil L.R. 3-2)
(Place an "X" in One Box Only)

DEMAND $

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