Christensen et al v. Apple Inc.

Filing 1

COMPLAINT against Apple Inc. Filing fee: $ 400, receipt number 0101-4816787 (Fee Status: Filing Fee paid), filed by Adam Christensen, William Farrell, Jeffrey Scolnick. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Category Form, # 3 Exhibit)(Shapoval, Alexander) (Attachment 1 replaced on 1/16/2014) (Abaid, Kimberly). (Attachment 2 replaced on 1/16/2014) (Abaid, Kimberly).

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