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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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Stephen G. Grygiel (admitted pro hac vice) 

SILVERMAN THOMPSON 

SLUTKIN WHITE LLC 

201 N. Charles Street, 26TH Floor 

Baltimore, MD 21201 

Tel.: (410) 385-2225 

Fax: (410) 547-2432 

sgrygiel@mdattorney.com 

Frederic S. Fox (admitted pro hac vice) 

David A. Straite (admitted pro hac vice) 

KAPLAN FOX & KILSHEIMER LLP

850 Third Avenue, 14th Floor 

New York, NY 10022 

Tel.: (212) 687-1980 

Fax: (212) 687-7714 

dstraite@kaplanfox.com 

Laurence D. King (206423) 

Mario Choi (243409) 

KAPLAN FOX & KILSHEIMER LLP

350 Sansome Street, 4th Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94104 

Tel.: (415) 772-4700 

Fax: (415) 772-4707 

lking@kaplanfox.com 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN JOSE DIVISION 

IN RE: FACEBOOK, INC. INTERNET 

TRACKING LITIGATION 

No. 5:12-md-02314-EJD 

PLAINTIFFS’ NOTICE OF RECENT 

DECISION; REQUEST FOR LEAVE 

N.D. Cal. L.R. 7-3(d) 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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GRANTED

Judge Edward J. Davila

DATED: 5/25/2016

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On January 14, 2016, Defendant Facebook, Inc. (“Facebook”) filed a Motion to Dismiss 

Plaintiffs’ Second Amended Consolidated Class Action Complaint (“Motion”) [Dkt. 101]. On April 

28, 2016, this Court heard argument on the Motion and took the matter under submission [Transcript, 

Dkt. 123]. Two days ago, subsequent to oral argument, an opinion in this District was issued that bears 

directly on the Motion. See Campbell v. Facebook, Inc., 13-cv-5996-PJH, order dated May 18, 2016 

(N. D. Cal.), slip opinion appended as Exhibit A. 

The Campbell Court granted in part and denied in part plaintiffs’ motion to certify a class of 

Facebook users alleging that Facebook improperly intercepted URLs included in private electronic 

messages. In the order, the Court ruled that the subject URLs are “contents” within the meaning of the 

Electronic Communications Privacy Act and the California Invasion of Privacy Act,1

 distinguishing In 

re: Zynga Privacy Litig., 750 F.3d 1098 (9th Cir. 2014). See Ex. A, Slip Op. at 19-20. This holding 

relates to arguments made by the parties in the above-captioned case on the same issue. See Motion at 

11-12; Brief in Opposition to Motion dated Feb. 18, 2016, at 10-13; Reply Brief in Further Support of 

Motion dated Mar. 10, 2016, at 5-6; Transcript at 8, 16-19, 27, 63-64, 72, 101-03. 

Plaintiffs seek leave to provide this decision as supplemental authority for the Court’s 

consideration when deciding the Motion. 

[signatures on following page] 

 

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 On December 23, 2014, the Campbell Court denied in part and granted in part Facebook’s motion to 

dismiss but did not address at that time whether the subject URLs contained “contents” within the 

meaning of the statues. See Order dated Dec. 23, 2014 [Campbell ECF No. 43]. 

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Dated: May 20, 2016 Respectfully submitted, 

SILVERMAN, THOMPSON, SLUTKIN & 

WHITE LLC 

By: /s/ Stephen G. Grygiel 

Stephen G. Grygiel (admitted pro hac vice) 

201 N. Charles St., #2600 

Baltimore, MD 21201 

Telephone (410) 385-2225 

Facsimile: (410) 547-2432 

sgrygiel@mdattorney.com 

Interim Co-Lead Counsel

KAPLAN, FOX & KILSHEIMER LLP 

By: /s/ David A. Straite 

Frederic S. Fox (admitted pro hac vice) 

David A. Straite (admitted pro hac vice) 

850 Third Avenue 

New York, NY 10022 

Telephone: (212) 687-1980 

Facsimile: (212) 687-7714 

dstraite@kaplanfox.com 

Laurence D. King (206423) 

Mario Choi (243409) 

350 Sansome Street, 4th Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94104 

Tel.: (415) 772-4700 

Fax: (415) 772-4707 

lking@kaplanfox.com 

Interim Co-Lead Counsel

 

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ECF ATTESTATION 

 I, David A. Straite, am the ECF User whose ID and password are being used to file the 

following: PLAINTIFFS’ NOTICE OF RECENT DECISION; REQUEST FOR LEAVE. In 

compliance with General Order 45, X.B., I hereby attest that all signatories have concurred in this 

filing. 

DATED: May 20, 2016 KAPLAN, FOX & KILSHEIMER LLP

By: /s/ David Straite DAVID A. STRAITE 

Interim Co-Class Counsel 

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