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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed Question: Fed Communications Act of 1934

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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 (See Stipulation and [Proposed] Order Consolidating Cases For All Purposes, Allowing for

the Filing of a Consolidated Complaint, Setting a Case Management Conference for October 25,

2010, and Appointing Lead Counsel, hereafter, “Stipulation,” C 10-02389-JW, Docket Item No. 22.)

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

David Gould, et al.,

 /

Mike Robertson, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

 v.

Facebook, Inc.,

Defendant. /

NO. C 10-02389 JW 

NO. C 10-02408 JW

ORDER ADOPTING STIPULATION TO

CONSOLIDATE CASES AS MODIFIED

Presently before the Court is a Stipulation by all parties for a Motion to Consider Whether

Cases Should be Consolidated.1 The parties seek the Court’s determination as to whether Robertson,

et al. v. Facebook, Inc., Case No. C 10-02408-JW, should be consolidated with Gould, et al. v.

Facebook, Inc., Case No. C 10-02389-JW. Plaintiffs contend that the cases should be consolidated

in the interests of judicial and party economy, because both cases involve similar complaints and

common questions of law and fact. (Stipulation at 1.) Upon review, the Court finds good cause to

adopt the parties’ Stipulation, as modified:

(1) The Court finds good cause to consolidate the cases in the interests of efficiency, in

light of the fact that they share substantial common issues of fact and legal theories. 

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As it was first filed, Case No. C 10-02389-JW will be the lead case for consolidation. 

All future filings shall bear the caption: “In Re: Facebook Privacy Litigation.” In

light of this Order, the Clerk of Court shall immediately close Case No. C 10-02408-

JW. 

(2) The Court sets September 27, 2010 at 10 a.m. for a Case Management Conference

for the consolidated action. On or before September 17, 2010, the parties shall file a

Joint Case Management Statement pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26 and Civ. L.R. 16-

19. The Statement shall include, among other things, a good faith discovery plan

with a proposed date for close of all discovery. The parties shall also address

whether discovery should be bifurcated between class and merits. 

(3) At this time, the Court finds the parties’ Stipulation with respect to the appointment

of co-lead counsel sufficient. However, the Court reserves the right to modify

appointment of counsel in the event that the nature of the case necessitates alteration

of appointment.

Dated: August 20, 2010 

JAMES WARE

United States District Judge

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THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT COPIES OF THIS ORDER HAVE BEEN DELIVERED TO:

Charles Hyunchul Jung cjung@nassiri-jung.com

Kassra Powell Nassiri knassiri@nassiri-jung.com

Matthew Dean Brown mbrown@cooley.com

Benjamin Harris Richman brichman@edelson.com

Jay Edelson jedelson@edelson.com

Michael James Aschenbrener maschenbrener@edelson.com

Sean Patrick Reis sreis@edelson.com

Dated: August 20, 2010 Richard W. Wieking, Clerk

By: /s/ JW Chambers 

Elizabeth Garcia

Courtroom Deputy

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