Campbell et al v. Facebook Inc.

Filing 207

MOTION to Compel Production of Configuration Tables filed by Matthew Campbell, Michael Hurley. Responses due by 8/9/2016. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order, # 2 Declaration of Dr. Jennifer Golbeck)(Sobol, Michael) (Filed on 8/2/2016)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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MATTHEW CAMPBELL and MICHAEL
HURLEY, on behalf of themselves and all
others similarly situated,

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Plaintiffs,

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FACEBOOK, INC.,

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[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING
PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO COMPEL
CONFIGURATION TABLES

v.

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Case No. C 13-05996 PJH (SK)

Defendant.

Judge: Honorable Phyllis J. Hamilton

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Having considered Plaintiffs’ Motion to Compel Configuration Tables (“Motion”), all

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materials submitted in support thereof, and other records on file, the Court hereby GRANTS the

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Motion, and FINDS as follows:

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1.

Plaintiffs request that Facebook several “configuration tables”—tables contained

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within databases, which show what kind of data resides on a given database, how that data is

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organized, and how that data is used—for the databases specifically identified in Plaintiffs’

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Motion, as well as for any databases that contain data derived from Private Message URL

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content.

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2.

The above-described configuration tables relate to Plaintiffs’ claims (as well as

Facebook’s affirmative defenses) as defined by the Court’s class certification ruling (Dkt. 192,
[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING
PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO COMPEL
CONFIGURATION TABLES
CASE NO. 13-CV-05996-PJH (SK)

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“Cert. Order”) and Plaintiffs’ Second Amended Complaint (Dkt. 196, “SAC”), filed in

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compliance with the Court’s Order.

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Plaintiffs seek only those configuration tables that relate to Plaintiffs’ claims as

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defined by the Cert. Order and Plaintiffs’ SAC, filed in compliance with the Court’s Order, and

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thus Plaintiffs’ request is proportional to the needs of the case pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P.

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26(b)(1). Additionally, Plaintiffs do not seek the user data contained within the above-described

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databases, but merely the configuration data. The information contained in these tables necessary

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to understand the operation of Facebook’s internal systems with respect to the challenged

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conduct. Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(b)(2), the requested tables are neither cumulative nor

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duplicative or other discovery, nor can the configuration data be obtained from some other

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source. Similarly, Rule 26(b)(2) is satisfied due to the fact that production of the configuration

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tables—distinct from the voluminous user data in the tables—is not overly burdensome or

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disproportionate.

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Accordingly, the Court ORDERS as follows:

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1.

Facebook shall produce all configuration tables for the databases identified in

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Plaintiffs’ Motion, as well as for any other databases that contain data derived from Private

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Message URL content.

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The configuration tables shall be produced in the form of a text file dump, within

two weeks of the entry of this Order.

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It is so ORDERED.

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Dated: ______________

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Phyllis J. Hamilton
United States District Judge

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[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING
PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO COMPEL
CONFIGURATION TABLES
CASE NO. 13-CV-05996-PJH (SK)