Free Declination to Proceed Before a U.S. Magistrate Judge - District Court of California - California

Case 5:08-cv-03468-JF

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GARY E. WEISS (STATE BAR NO. 122962) [email protected] I. NEEL CHATTERJEE (STATE BAR NO. 173985) [email protected] JULIO C. AVALOS (STATE BAR NO. 255350) [email protected] ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP 1000 Marsh Road Menlo Park, CA 94025 Telephone: +1-650-614-7400 Facsimile: +1-650-614-7401 WARRINGTON S. PARKER (STATE BAR NO. 148003) [email protected] ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE LLP The Orrick Building 405 Howard Street San Francisco, CA 94105-2669 Telephone: +1-415-773-5700 Facsimile: +1-415-773-5759 Attorneys for Plaintiff FACEBOOK, INC. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION

FACEBOOK, INC., Plaintiff, v. STUDIVZ LTD., VERLAGSGRUPPE GEORG VON HOLTZBRINCK GmBH, HOTLZBRINCK NETWORKS GmBH, HOLTZBRINCK VENTURES GmBH, and DOES 1-25, Defendant.

Case No. C 08-03468 HRL DECLINATION TO PROCEED BEFORE MAGISTRATE JUDGE AND REQUEST FOR REASSIGNMENT TO A UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

DECLINATION TO PROCEED BEFORE MAGISTRATE JUDGE; REQUEST FOR REASSIGNMENT TO A U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE ­ CASE NO. C 08-03468

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REQUEST FOR REASSIGNMENT TO A UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE The undersigned party hereby declines to consent to the assignment of this case to a United States Magistrate Judge for trial and disposition and hereby requests the reassignment of this case to a United States District Judge.

Dated: July 21, 2008

GARY E. WEISS WARRINGTON S. PARKER I. NEEL CHATTERJEE JULIO C. AVALOS Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

/s/ I. Neel Chatterjee /s/ I. NEEL CHATTERJEE Attorneys for Plaintiff FACEBOOK, INC.

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DECLINATION TO PROCEED BEFORE MAGISTRATE JUDGE; REQUEST FOR REASSIGNMENT TO A U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE ­ CASE NO. C 08-03468

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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 July 21, 2008 2008. Dated: July 21, 2008. Respectfully submitted, /s/ I. Neel Chatterjee /s/ I. Neel Chatterjee

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DECLINATION TO PROCEED BEFORE MAGISTRATE JUDGE; REQUEST FOR REASSIGNMENT TO A U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE ­ CASE NO. C 08-03468