Campbell et al v. Facebook Inc.

Filing 34

NOTICE of Recent Decision by Matthew Campbell, Michael Hurley, David Shadpour. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Gardner, Melissa) (Filed on 8/19/2014) Modified on 8/20/2014 (kcS, COURT STAFF).

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Michael W. Sobol (State Bar No. 194857)
[e-mail]
Melissa Gardner (State Bar No. 289096)
[e-mail]
LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN, LLP
275 Battery Street, 29th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111-3339
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 415.956.1008
Rachel Geman
[e-mail]
Nicholas Diamand
[e-mail]
LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN, LLP
250 Hudson Street, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10013-1413
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 212.355.9592

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Patrick V. Dahlstrom
[e-mail]
POMERANTZ, LLP
10 S. La Salle Street, Suite 3505
Chicago, Illinois 60603
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 312.377.1184

Hank Bates (State Bar No. 167688)
[e-mail]
Allen Carney
[e-mail]
David Slade
[e-mail]
CARNEY BATES & PULLIAM, PLLC
11311 Arcade Drive
Little Rock, AR 72212
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 501.312.8505

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Jeremy A. Lieberman
Lesley F. Portnoy
[e-mail]
POMERANTZ, LLP
600 Third Avenue, 20th Floor
New York, New York 10016
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 212.661.8665

Attorneys for Plaintiffs and the Proposed Class

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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

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Plaintiffs,

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v.

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Case No. C 13-05996 PJH
PLAINTIFFS’ NOTICE OF RECENT
DECISION
Judge: The Honorable Phyllis J. Hamilton
Courtroom: 3, Third Floor

FACEBOOK, INC.,

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Defendant.

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PLAINTIFFS’ NOTICE OF RECENT DECISION
CASE NO. C 13-05996-PJH

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Pursuant to L.R. 7-3(d)(2), Plaintiffs respectfully inform this Court of a recent decision

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that is relevant to Defendant Facebook, Inc.’s Motion to Dismiss [Dkt. 29] and Plaintiffs’

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Opposition [Dkt. 31].

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On August 12, 2014, U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh granted in part and denied in part a

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motion to dismiss claims based on defendant Yahoo’s alleged practice of scanning emails for

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content. See In re: Yahoo Mail Litig., No. 5:13-cv-4980-LHK, Dkt. 49 (N.D. Cal.) (copy attached

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hereto as Exhibit A). The court held that it was premature, on a Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss,

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to determine whether Yahoo had intercepted emails “in transit” within the meaning of the

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Electronic Communications Privacy Act (“ECPA”) and the California Invasion of Privacy Act

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(“CIPA”). Id. at 11-12, 24. The court also analyzed ECPA’s consent exception in the context of

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the particular disclosures at issue, dismissing the plaintiffs’ ECPA claims with limited leave to

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amend in view of Yahoo’s specific, extensive disclosures. Id. at 12-17.

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Dated: August 19, 2014

LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN, LLP
By:

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/s/ Melissa Gardner
Melissa Gardner

Michael W. Sobol (State Bar No. 194857)
[e-mail]
Melissa Gardner (State Bar No. 289096)
[e-mail]
LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN, LLP
275 Battery Street, 29th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111-3339
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 415.956.1008

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Rachel Geman
[e-mail]
Nicholas Diamand
[e-mail]
LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN & BERNSTEIN, LLP
250 Hudson Street, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10013-1413
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 212.355.9592

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PLAINTIFFS’ NOTICE OF RECENT DECISION
CASE NO. C 13-05996-PJH

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Hank Bates (State Bar No. 167688)
[e-mail]
Allen Carney
[e-mail]
David Slade
[e-mail]
CARNEY BATES & PULLIAM, PLLC
11311 Arcade Drive
Little Rock, AR 72212
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 501.312.8505

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Jeremy A. Lieberman
Lesley F. Portnoy
[e-mail]
POMERANTZ, LLP
600 Third Avenue, 20th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 212.661.8665

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Patrick V. Dahlstrom
[e-mail]
POMERANTZ, LLP
10 S. La Salle Street, Suite 3505
Chicago, IL 60603
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 312.377.1184

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Jon Tostrud (State Bar No. 199502)
[e-mail]
TOSTRUD LAW GROUP, PC
1925 Century Park East, Suite 2125
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 310.278.2640

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Attorneys for Plaintiffs and the Proposed Class

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PLAINTIFFS’ NOTICE OF RECENT DECISION
CASE NO. C 13-05996-PJH