Levitte v. Google Inc.

MOTION to Relate C08-3369 JW, C08-3452 RMW, C08-3888 SI Cases

N.D. Cal.September 2, 2008

1, 2 J 4 5 6 7 I 9 10 11. 12 13 1,4 15 1,6 17 18 19 20 2't, 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Guido Saveri (022349) guido@saveri.com R. Alexander Saveri (173102) rick@saveri.com Cadio Zirpoli (179108) cadio@saveri.com SAVERI & SAVERI, INC. 1l I Pine Street, Suite 1700 San Francisco, CA 94lll-5619 Telephone: (415) 217 -6810 Facsimile: (415) 217 -6813 Terry Gross (103878) teny@gbs-law.com Adam C. Belsky (147800) adam@gba-law.com Monique Alonso (127078) monique@gba-law.com GROSS BELSKY ALONSO LLP 180 Montgomery Street, Suite 2200 San Francisco, CA 94104 Telephone: (415) 544-0200 Facsimile: (415) 544-0201 Attorneys for Pulaski & Middleman, LLC HAL K. LEVITTE, individually and on behalf of all others similarlv situated. Plaintiff, GOOGLE, a Delaware corporation, Defendant. IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION Case No. 08-03369-JW PLAINTIFF PULASKI & MIDDLEMAN, LLC'S ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO CONSIDER \ilHETHER CASES SHOULD BE RELATED ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO CONSIDER WHETHER CASES SHOULD BE RELATED cASE NO. 08-03369-JW Case 5:08-cv-03369-JW Document 5 Filed 09/02/2008 Page 1 of 3 't 2 nJ 4 5 6 I 9 10 11, 12 13 1.4 15 1.6 17 18 19 20 21, 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 This Document Relates to: PULASKI & MIDDLEMAN, LLC, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, V, GOOGLE, fNC., a Delaware corporation, Defendant. TO ALL PARTIES AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that plaintiff Pulaski & Middleman, LLC submits this Administrative Motion to Consider Whether Cases Should Be Related pursuant to Civil Local Rule 3-12. A. RELATED CASES 1. Levitte v. Google, Inc., ("Levitte") Case No. 08-03369-JW, complaint filed July I l, 2008 in the Northern District of Califomia and assigned to the Honorable James Ware. 2. RK llest, Inc. v. Google, Inc., ("RK West") Case No. 08-03452-RS, complaint filed July 17 ,2008 in the Northern District of California and assigned to the Honorable Ronald V/hyte.l 3. Pulaski & Middleman, LLC v. Google, Inc., ("Pulaski & Middlemøn") Case No. 08-3888-SI, complaint filed August 14, 2008 in the Northern District of California and assigned to the Honorable Susan Illston. B. RELATIONSHIP OF THE ACTIONS This administrative motion is made on the grounds that the three actions referred to above involve substantially similar subject matter: Google AdWord's misleading practice of charging ' On August29,2008, plaintiff RK West filed an Administrative Motion to Consider Whether Cases Should Be Related, also seeking to relate the three above-mentioned actions before the Honorable James Ware. ) ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO CONSIDER WHETHER CASES SHOULD BE RELATED CASE NO. 08-03369-JW Case 5:08-cv-03369-JW Document 5 Filed 09/02/2008 Page 2 of 3 T 2 J 4 5 6 n 8 9 10 1't. 12 13 't4 L5 16 17 18 19 20 2't 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 for ads placed on parked domain and error pages. Plaintiffs in Levitte, RK West, and Pulaski & Middleman all assert claims for violations of California Business and Professions Code asainst the same sole defendant. It appears likely that there will be an unduly burdensome duplication of labor and expense or the possibility of conflicting results if the cases are conducted before different Judges. Relating the cases will help eliminate duplicative discovery, prevent inconsistent pretrial rulings, and conserve the resources ofthe parties, their counsel, and thejudiciary. C. CONCLUSION The actions referred to above satisfy the criteria of Rule 3-12. Therefore plaintiff Pulaski & Middleman, LLC respectfully requests that the cases be deemed related and that they be assigned to the Honorable James Ware, the Judge assigned to the low numbered case, Levitte v. Google, Inc., Case No. 08-03369-JV/. DATED: September 2, 2008 SAVERI & SAVERI.INC. /s/ Cqdio Zirpoli Guido Saveri (22349) R. Alexander Saveri (173102) Cadio Zirpoli (179108) 111 Pine Street, Suite 1700 San Francisco, CA 94lII Telephone: (415) 217 -6810 Terry Gross (103878) Adam C. Belsky (147800) Monique Alonso (127078) GROSS BELSKY ALONSO LLP 180 Montgomery Street, Suite 2200 San Francisco, CA 94104 Telephone : (41 5) 5 44-0200 Attorneys for Pulaski & Middleman, LLC ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO CONSIDER WHETHER CASES SHOULD BE RELATED CASE NO. 08-03369-JV/ Case 5:08-cv-03369-JW Document 5 Filed 09/02/2008 Page 3 of 3