Hepting et al v. AT&T Corp. et al

MOTION to Remove Incorrectly

N.D. Cal.May 26, 2006

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 700466969v1 Motion to Remove Incorrectly Filed Document No. C-06-0672-VRW PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP BRUCE A. ERICSON #76342 DAVID L. ANDERSON #149604 JACOB R. SORENSEN #209134 MARC H. AXELBAUM #209855 BRIAN J. WONG #226940 DANIEL J. RICHERT #232208 50 Fremont Street Post Office Box 7880 San Francisco, CA 94120-7880 Telephone: (415) 983-1000 Facsimile: (415) 983-1200 Email: bruce.ericson@pillsburylaw.com SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP DAVID W. CARPENTER (admitted pro hac vice) BRADFORD A. BERENSON (admitted pro hac vice) DAVID L. LAWSON (admitted pro hac vice) EDWARD R. McNICHOLAS (admitted pro hac vice) 1501 K Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20005 Telephone: (202) 736-8010 Facsimile: (202) 736-8711 Attorneys for Defendants AT&T CORP. and AT&T INC. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION TASH HEPTING, GREGORY HICKS, CAROLYN JEWEL and ERIK KNUTZEN on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiffs, vs. AT&T CORP., AT&T INC. and DOES 1-20, inclusive, Defendants. No. C-06-0672-VRW DEFENDANT AT&T CORP.’S ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO REMOVE INCORRECTLY FILED DOCUMENT Courtroom: 6, 17th Floor Judge: Hon. Vaughn R. Walker [Civ. L.R. 7-11] Hepting et al v. AT&T Corp. et al Doc. 154 Dockets.Justia.com 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 700466969v1 - 1 - Motion to Remove Incorrectly Filed Document No. C-06-0672-VRW Defendant AT&T CORP. (“AT&T”) brings this motion pursuant to Local Rule 7- 11 to remove the Reply Memorandum of Defendant AT&T Corp. in Response to Court’s May 17, 2006 Minute Order (Dkt. 141; “Redacted Reply”) from the Court’s docket. I. ADMINISTRATIVE RELIEF SOUGHT. AT&T respectfully requests that the Court remove the incorrectly filed Redacted Reply (Dkt. 141) from its files and enter the proposed order filed herewith. II. REASONS FOR SEEKING ADMINISTRATIVE RELIEF. On May 24, 2006, counsel for AT&T e-filed a version of the Redacted Reply. Only today, however, did counsel learn that e-filed version of the Redacted Reply could be manipulated to reveal the redacted text. Ericson Declaration, filed herewith, ¶¶ 2-5. On the morning on May 26, 2006, counsel for AT&T received an e-mail from CNET News.com that said: “CNET News.com has learned that portions of the redacted material filed with the court are readable using certain computer programs.” Id. ¶ 3. Later, CNET News.com said that the Redacted Reply was the pleading in which it could view redacted material. This was the first time that AT&T learned that redacted text in the Redacted Reply could be viewed if manipulated. Id. ¶ 4. Upon learning this fact, counsel for AT&T immediately contacted the Court and had the Redacted Reply locked to prevent public access. AT&T has e-filed a replacement version of the Redacted Reply with the Court; it is Dkt. 150. Id. ¶ 5. Dated: May 26, 2006. // // // 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 700466969v1 - 2 - Motion to Remove Incorrectly Filed Document No. C-06-0672-VRW PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP BRUCE A. ERICSON DAVID L. ANDERSON JACOB R. SORENSEN MARC H. AXELBAUM BRIAN J. WONG DANIEL J. RICHERT 50 Fremont Street Post Office Box 7880 San Francisco, CA 94120-7880 SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP DAVID W. CARPENTER BRADFORD A. BERENSON DAVID L. LAWSON EDWARD R. McNICHOLAS 1501 K Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20005 By /s/ Bruce A. Ericson Bruce A. Ericson Attorneys for Defendants AT&T CORP. and AT&T INC.