Connectu, Inc. v. Facebook, Inc. et al

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MOTION to Strike Demands in Prayer For Relief in First Amended Complaint by Dustin Moskovitz, Andrew McCollum, Thefacebook LLC, Facebook, Inc., Mark Zuckerberg. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order Granting Motion to Strike)(Chatterjee, I.)

Connectu, Inc. v. Facebook, Inc. et al

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Case 1:07-cv-10593-DPW

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS CONNECTU, INC., CAMERON WINKLEVOSS, TYLER WINKLEVOSS, AND DIVYA NARENDRA, Plaintiff, v. FACEBOOK, INC., MARK ZUCKERBERG, EDUARDO SAVERIN, DUSTIN MOSKOVITZ, ANDREW MCCOLLUM, and FACEBOOK, LLC, Defendants.

Civil Action No. 1:07-CV-10593-DPW

DEFENDANTS MOTION TO STRIKE DEMANDS IN PRAYER FOR RELIEF

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Defendants' move pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(f) for the Court to strike inappropriate requests for relief from the First Amended Complaint ("FAC"). The relief requested is overly broad and not available under the law. The pleadings fail to allege facts to demonstrate that Plaintiffs are entitled to the requested relief. Defendants request an order dismissing with prejudice and striking (i) the allegations that Plaintiffs' "damages at least equal the value of the website facebook.com" in paragraphs 87, 94, 95, 102, 147, 159, 169, 261, 293, 324 of the FAC; (ii) the demand for constructive trust in paragraph H of the Request for Relief (FAC, p 100), and (iii) the demand for an injunction shutting down the facebook.com website or any variation thereof in paragraph I(1) of the Request for Relief. CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO LOCAL RULE 7.1(A)(2) Counsel for the Individual Defendants certifies that pursuant to Local Rule 7.1(a)(2) they met and conferred with counsel for Plaintiffs and Defendant Eduardo Saverin regarding this motion on August 27, 2007, via telephone conference.

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Dated: August 29, 2007.

Respectfully submitted, /s/ I. Neel Chatterjee /s/ G. Hopkins Guy, III* I. Neel Chatterjee* Monte Cooper* Theresa A. Sutton* ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP 1000 Marsh Road Menlo Park, California 94025 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] [e-mail] [e-mail] [e-mail] [e-mail] Steven M. Bauer Jeremy P. Oczek PROSKAUER ROSE, LLP One International Plaza, 14th Floor Boston, MA 02110-2600 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] [e-mail] [e-mail] * Admitted Pro Hac Vice

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that this document(s) filed through the ECF system will be sent electronically to the registered participants as identified on the Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) and paper copies will be sent to those indicated as non registered participants on August 29, 2007. Dated: August 29, 2007. Respectfully submitted, /s/ I. Neel Chatterjee /s/ I. Neel Chatterjee

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