Taylor et al v. Acxiom Corporation et al
Filing
91
REPLY to Response to Motion re 72 MOTION to Dismiss on Common Issues and Response to Plaintiffs' Statement of Violations filed by ACS State & Local Solutions, Inc., Gila Corporation, American Electric Power Service Corporation, Southwestern Bell Telephone, LP, Texas Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company, Insurance Technologies Corporation, JI Specialty Services, Inc., Globe Life and Accident Insurance Company, Hawkeye Insurance Services, Inc.,, ISO Claims Services, Inc., United Teacher Associates Insurance Company, Spartan Insurance Company, Safeway, Inc.,, HEB Grocery Company, LP, The Hearst Corporation, Safety-USA Institute, LLC, U.S. Interactive, Inc., The Talbot Group, Inc., Background Information Systems, Inc., Academy, LTD, CarFax, Inc, ABC Data, American Student List Co., Inc., Aristotle International, Inc.,, Continueded.com, LLC, Driver Training Associates, Inc., Federated Retail Holdings, Inc., Household Drivers Report, Inc., Paradise Development, Inc., RealPage, Inc., Biometric Access Company, Emaginenet Technologies, Inc., LML Payment Systems Corp, Telecheck Services, Inc., Acxiom Corporation, Zebec Data Systems, Inc., Allied Resident/Employee Screening Service, Inc., ADP Screening and Selection Services, Inc., American Driving Records, Inc., FEDCHEX. LLC., Jon Latorella, Marshall Systems Technology, Inc., Source Data, Inc., URAPI, PropertyInfo Corporation, Tenant Tracker, Inc., Defensivedriving.com, Cross-Sell, Inc., InfoNations, Inc., Realty Computer Solutions, Inc., Urapi, Inc., National Statistical Service Corporation, Reliant Energy, Inc., Dallas Computer Associates, AMERICAN MUNICIPAL SERVICES CORPORATION, Acxiom Risk Mitigation, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Motion for Intervention# 2 Exhibit Motion for Leave to File Amicus Curie Brief)(John, Philip)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
CASE NO. 03-61063-CIV-MARTINEZ/KLEIN
RICHARD FRESCO, CARLOS BARRETT, JEFFREY HY, MARY ANN COLLIER, ROY McGOLDRICK, ROBERT PINO, KENNETH HERETICK, RUSSELL V. ROSEN and JOEL LEVINE
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AUTOMOTIVE DIRECTIONS, INC., a Wisconsin Corporation; EXPERIAN INFORMATION SOLUTIONS. INC.. an Ohio corporation; R.L. POLK & CO.. a Delaware corporation; CHOICEPOINT PUBLIC RECORDS INC., a Georgia corporation; CHOICEPOINT INC., a
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KNOWX LLC, a Georgia limited liability company; SEISINT. INC., a Florida corpration; REED
ELSEVIER INC., a Massahusetts corporation; AeXIOM CORPORATION, Delaware corporation; and eFt ˇNOS CORPORATION Delaware \:orponition.
Dercmlaiits.
MOTION Ufo' TIU:. NATI()NAL ('..:Nl..:R "'OR MISSING ANi) ..:XI)Orn:l).CIIII.DR..:N ,,'OR LEl- V": TO,..II...: AMIClJS ClJRul: ßRIf:... AND Ml:MQ~~DlIM Oft LAW IN SIJPI)()RT
The National Center for Missing mid Fxpluited Children ("Amicus"), hy ;ind throii~h
undersigned counsel. respectfully moves on the liillowiiig grounds liir leˇivc to file a hrief as
amicus curiae iii the above-captioned action.
I. Amicus has a siiostantial interest iii the outcume of this action hecause, in the
e\'enl ihe Coiir1 aJopts i
Ill' plaintiff,,' intcrrrewiion iii' the Driver's Privacy Protection Act, as
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codified under 18 U.S.c. § 272 1, et seq., and Fla. Stats. § 119, et seq., and rejects the
interpretation offered by defendant Reed Elsevier Inc., as joincd by the remaining defcndants, Amicus could be precluded from obtaining products and services from certain defendants that
Amicus utilizes in thcir efforts to recover missing childrcn, apprehend their abductors. and
othcrwisc to prevent exploitation of childrcn in the State of Florida and elsewhere.
2. The plaintiffs have refused to consent to the filing of thc attached brief.
Defendants have consented.
MEMORANDUM OF I'A W
This Court has the inherent authority to appoint amicus curiae to assist it in this
proceeding, and acceptancc of an amicus submission is within the sole discretion of this Court.
City of Marictta v. CSX Transportation. Inc., 196 F.3d 1300, 1304 (11 ih Cir. 1999) (within
discretion or district court to accept late-fied amicus brief and rely upon it to reverse its earlier
decision); Resort Timeshare Resales,
Inc. v. Stuart, 764 F. Supp. 1495,1500-01 (S.D. Fla. 1991)
(Paine, J.) ("district court, huwever. has the inhcrent authority to appoint amicus i;uriae, or
. friends ill' the i;Ollrt . , . it is solely within discretion of the court to determine the fact, extcnt,
amI 1l1anner of participiltion oy amicus. "').
Amiciis moves this Court for leave to file this orier in urder to assist the Court in deciding
the priimiry issue advanced in dcremJˇint Reed 1.:Jsevier Inc.'s motion for judgment on the
pbidings. to which all other defendants have joined. The question presented is whether the
DPPA penn
its the sale or DPPA-protccted informatiun fmm the DlJSMV to resellers, like the
defeiiihints. who in tum sell that data to custoiiers (or provide pro hono to users such as
NCMEC) with a DPPA permitted usc, In this putative dass actiun, the plaiiiilfs arc persons
who argue that the DPPA docs not provide for such sales, and that Congress did not intend such
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sales. The defendants are resellers who argue that the DPP A in fact does provide for such sales,
and that such salcs were clearly intended by Congress.
Amicus constitutes a voice not heard in this litigation: NeMEC and its law enforcement
partners are the customers to whom the defendants provide such information, for purposes
expressly permitted by the DPPA. Amicus and various law cnrorcemcnt agencies could not
obtain DMV inronnation in a practical form if they wcre prohibited rrom obtaining it from
rescllers, but instead had to obtain the infomiation directly from the DMV without the benefit of
the advanced technology offered by resellers. Thus, Amicus is an entity that will be arrccted
uirectly and pruliiunuly by this Court's decision. Amicus respectfully re4ucsts that this ('ourt
accept tht: submission of this brief in support of the Defendant Reed Elsevier Inc.'s motion lor
judgment on the pleadings.
WHEREFORE, Amieus respectfully urges this Court for leave to fic an amicus curiae
hricf, conditionally fied as an attachment hereto, in this action.
Respcctrully submitted,
ARAGON. BURJ.NGTON, WElL, SnlWIEP, KAPLAN & ßLONSK Y P.A. Counsel ror Amiciis Curiae
onkc in the Grove Penthouse A
2Cil)l) South Biiyshnre Drive
M ˇami, i:i. :n l3J
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of
the foregoing was served by United
States Mail to those individuals listed on the attached Service List this /7!day of May,
2004.
RUDOLPH F. ARAGO
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SERVICE LIST
COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFFS
Tod Aronovitz, Esq. Barbara Perez, Esq. Steven Jaffe, Esq.
Aronovitz Trial Lawycrs ISO W. Flaglcr Street Miami, FL 33130
John A. Yanchunis, Esq.
Peter A, Portley, Esq.
Portleyand Sullivan 2211 E. Sample Road Lighthouse Point, FL 33064
Lawrence D, Goodman, Esq.
Dcvine Goodman Pallot & Wclls, P.A. 777 Brickcll Avenuc, Suite 850
Miami, FL 33131
Jamcs Hoyer Newcomber & Smiljanich, P.A. One Urban Center Suite 550 4830 W. Kenney Boulevard Tampa, FI. 33609
James K. Green, Esq.
Jamcs K. Grcen, P.A.
Suitc 1630, Espcrante
222 Lakevicw A vcnuc
Mark S. Fhilos, l:sq. James Iloycr Newcombcr & Smiljanich, P.A. 3301 Thomasville Road
Suite A200
Wcst Palm Beach, FL 33401
Jack Scarola, Esq,
David J, Sales, Esq.
Scarcy Dcnncy Scarola Barnhart
Tallahassce, FL 32308
David D.. Welch, Esq. Wclch & Finkel 2401 E. Atlantic Boulevard, Suite 400
Pompano Beach, FL 33062
& Shipley, P.A.
2139 Palm Beach Lakcs Boulcvard
P.O. Drawcr 3626 West Palm Beach, FL 33402
Joel S. Perwln, Esq.
Podhurst, Orseck, P.A.
25 W. Flagler Street
City National Bank lluilding, Suite HOO
Miami,
1,"1. 33130
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