Facebook, Inc. v. Studivz, Ltd et al
Plaintiff Facebook, Inc. alleged that Defendants StudiVZ Ltd. ran a knockoff of Facebook's website by copying the look, feel, features and services of facebook.com
| Plaintiff: | Facebook, Inc. |
|---|---|
| Defendant: | Studivz, Ltd, Verlagsgruppe George Von Holtzbrinck GmbH, Holtzbrinck Networks GmbH and Holtzbrinck Ventures GmbH |
| Case Number: | 5:2008cv03468 |
| Filed: | July 18, 2008 |
| Court: | California Northern District Court |
| Office: | Contract: Other Office [ Court Info ] |
| County: | Santa Clara |
| Presiding Judge: | Hon. Jeremy Fogel |
| Presiding Judge: | Magistrate Judge Howard R. Lloyd |
| Referring Judge: | Magistrate Judge Howard R. Lloyd |
| Nature of Suit: | Contract - Other Contract |
| Cause: | Diversity |
| Jurisdiction: | Diversity |
| Jury Demanded By: | 28:1332 Diversity-Other Contract |
| Date Filed | # | Docket Text |
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| July 18, 2008 | 1 | COMPLAINT (Summons Issued); jury demand against all defendants ( Filing fee $ 350, receipt number 54611003553). Filed by Facebook, Inc. (OVER SIZED DOCUMENT (bw, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/18/2008) (bw, COURT STAFF). (Entered: July 21, 2008) |
| July 18, 2008 | 2 | ADR SCHEDULING ORDER: Case Management Statement due by 10/28/2008. Case Management Conference set for 11/4/2008 01:30 PM. (bw, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/18/2008) (Entered: July 21, 2008) |
| July 18, 2008 | 3 | Summons Issued as to Studivz, Ltd, Verlagsgruppe George Von Holtzbrinck GmbH, Holtzbrinck Networks GmbH, Holtzbrinck Ventures GmbH. (bw, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/18/2008) (Entered: 07/21/2008) |
| July 18, 2008 | CASE DESIGNATED for Electronic Filing. (bw, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/18/2008) (Entered: July 21, 2008) | |
| July 21, 2008 | 4 | Declination to Proceed Before a U.S. Magistrate Judge and Request for Reassignment to a United States District Judge by Facebook, Inc. (Chatterjee, I.) (Filed on 7/21/2008) Text modified on 7/22/2008 (bw, COURT STAFF). (Entered: July 21, 2008) |
| July 22, 2008 | 5 | CLERK'S NOTICE of Impending Reassignment to U.S. District Judge (pmc, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/22/2008) (Entered: July 22, 2008) |
| July 22, 2008 | 6 | ORDER REASSIGNING CASE. Case reassigned to District Judge Jeremy Fogel for all further proceedings and Magistrate Judge Howard R. Lloyd for all discovery matters. Signed by The Executive Committee on 07/23/08. (tsh, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/22/2008) (Entered: July 23, 2008) |
| July 24, 2008 | 7 | Certificate of Interested Entities by Facebook, Inc. (Avalos, Julio) (Filed on 7/24/2008) (Entered: July 24, 2008) |
| August 25, 2008 | 8 | WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed filed by Facebook, Inc.. Service waived by Studivz, Ltd waiver sent on 8/25/2008, answer due 11/24/2008; Verlagsgruppe George Von Holtzbrinck GmbH waiver sent on 8/25/2008, answer due 11/24/2008; Holtzbrinck Networks GmbH waiver sent on 8/25/2008, answer due 11/24/2008; Holtzbrinck Ventures GmbH waiver sent on 8/25/2008, answer due 11/24/2008. (Avalos, Julio) (Filed on 8/25/2008) (Entered: August 25, 2008) |
| August 25, 2008 | 9 | Summons Returned Unexecuted by Facebook, Inc. as to Studivz, Ltd, Verlagsgruppe George Von Holtzbrinck GmbH, Holtzbrinck Networks GmbH, Holtzbrinck Ventures GmbH. (Avalos, Julio) (Filed on 8/25/2008) (Entered: August 25, 2008) |
| August 26, 2008 | 10 | CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Facebook, Inc. re 8 Waiver of Service Executed, (Avalos, Julio) (Filed on 8/26/2008) (Entered: August 26, 2008) |
Docket Report Last Checked: August 27, 2008 16:03:46 PDT
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| Represented By: Julio C Avalos, I. Neel Chatterjee, Warrington S. Parker, III, Gary Evan Weiss | |
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