Complaint (2020-10-01), Doc. 47 — Children's Health Defense v. Facebook Inc
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- 2020-10-01
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A Local Rule 3-15 certification of interested parties filed by defendants The Poynter Institute for Media Studies, Inc. and PolitiFact in Children's Health Defense v. Facebook, Inc., et al., Case No. 3:20-cv-05787-SI, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, San Francisco Division, filed October 1, 2020 as Document 47. Counsel certify that, other than the named parties and parties identified by the plaintiff, there is no such interest to report. A footnote states that PolitiFact is a news fact-checking service operated by the Poynter Institute and does not exist as a separate legal entity, and reserves rights over its naming as a defendant. The three-page filing is signed by Kevin L. Vick of Jassy Vick Carolan LLP and Carol Jean LoCicero of Thomas & LoCicero, with a signature attestation and certificate of service dated October 2, 2020.
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Case 3:20-cv-05787-SI Document 47 Filed 10/01/20 Page 1 of 3
1 KEVIN L. VICK (SBN 220738)
kvick@jassyvick.com
2 JASSY VICK CAROLAN LLP
800 Wilshire Blvd.
3 Suite 800
Los Angeles, California 90017
4 Telephone: (310) 870-7048
Facsimile: (310) 870-7010
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CAROL JEAN LOCICERO (pro hac vice)
6 clocicero@tlolawfirm.com
MARK R. CARAMANICA (pro hac vice)
7 mcaramanica@tlolawfirm.com
THOMAS & LOCICERO
8 601 South Boulevard
Tampa, Florida 33606
9 Telephone: (813) 984-3060
Facsimile: (813) 984-3070
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DANIELA B. ABRATT (pro hac vice)
11 dabratt@tlolawfirm.com
THOMAS & LOCICERO
12 915 Middle River Drive, Suite 309
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33304
13 Telephone: (954) 703-3416
Facsimile: (954) 400-5415
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Attorneys for Defendants
15 THE POYNTER INSTITUTE FOR MEDIA
STUDIES, INC. and POLITIFACT
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18 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
19 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
20 SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION
21 CHILDREN’S HEALTH DEFENSE,
Case No. 3:20-cv-05787-SI
22 Plaintiff,
23 DEFENDANTS’ POYNTER
v.
INSTITUTE FOR MEDIA STUDIES,
24 FACEBOOK, INC., ET AL., INC.’S AND POLITIFACT’S
LOCAL RULE 3-15 CERTIFICATION
25 Defendants. OF INTERESTED PARTIES
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CASE NO.: 3:20-CV-05787-SI DEFENDANTS’ POYNTER INSTITUTE FOR MEDIA
STUDIES, INC.’S AND POLITIFACT’S LOCAL RULE 3-
15 CERTIFICATION OF INTERESTED PARTIES
Case 3:20-cv-05787-SI Document 47 Filed 10/01/20 Page 2 of 3
1 LOCAL RULE 3-5 CERTIFICATION OF INTERESTED PARTIES
2 Pursuant to Civil Local Rule of Civil Procedure 3-15, undersigned counsel for Defendants
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Poynter Institute for Media Studies, Inc. (incorrectly sued as Poynter Institute) and PolitiFact 1 certify
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that as of this date, other than the named parties and parties identified by Plaintiff, there is no such
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interest to report.
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Dated: October 2, 2020 JASSY VICK CAROLAN LLP
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8 By: /s/ Kevin L. Vick
KEVIN L. VICK
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THOMAS & LOCICERO PL
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By: /s/ Carol Jean LoCicero
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CAROL JEAN LOCICERO
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Carol Jean LoCicero (pro hac vice)
13 clocicero@tlolawfirm.com
Mark R. Caramanica (pro hac vice)
14 mcaramanica@tlolawfirm.com
601 South Boulevard
15 Tampa, Florida 33606
Telephone: (813) 984-3060
16 Facsimile: (813) 984-3070
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18 Daniela B. Abratt (pro hac vice)
dabratt@tlolawfirm.com
19 915 Middle River Drive, Suite 309
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33304
20 Telephone: (954) 703-3416
Facsimile: (954) 400-5415
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Attorneys for Defendants The Poynter Institute
22 for Media Studies, Inc. and PolitiFact
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PolitiFact is a branded news fact-checking service operated by the Poynter Institute for Media
27 Studies, Inc. Despite the allegations made in Plaintiff’s Verified Complaint (D.E. 1), it does not
exist as a separate legal entity. All rights and remedies related to Plaintiff improperly naming
28 PolitiFact as a distinct defendant in this action are specifically reserved.
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CASE NO.: 3:20-CV-05787-SI DEFENDANTS’ POYNTER INSTITUTE FOR MEDIA
STUDIES, INC.’S AND POLITIFACT’S LOCAL RULE 3-
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Case 3:20-cv-05787-SI Document 47 Filed 10/01/20 Page 3 of 3
1 SIGNATURE ATTESTATION
2 I am the ECF User whose identification and password are being used to file the foregoing
3 Opposition. Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 5-1(i), I hereby attest that the other signatures have
4 concurred in this filing.
5 Dated: October 2, 2020 By: /s/ Kevin L. Vick
Kevin L. Vick
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7 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
8 I hereby certify that on October 2, 2020, I electronically filed the above document with the
9 Clerk of the Court using CM/ECF which will send electronic notification of such filing to all
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11 Dated: October 2, 2020 By: /s/ Kevin L. Vick
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