Complaint (2020-10-01), Doc. 46 — Children's Health Defense v. Facebook Inc
- Date
- 2020-10-01
Summary
A Rule 7.1 corporate disclosure statement filed October 1, 2020 as Document 46 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. Defendants The Poynter Institute for Media Studies, Inc. and PolitiFact state under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 7.1 that the Poynter Institute has no parent corporation and issues no stock. The statement says PolitiFact is a branded news fact-checking service operated by the Poynter Institute that does not exist as a separate legal entity, and reserves rights over its naming as a distinct defendant. The three-page filing is signed by Kevin L. Vick of Jassy Vick Carolan LLP and Carol Jean LoCicero of Thomas & LoCicero, and includes a signature attestation and certificate of service.
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Case 3:20-cv-05787-SI Document 46 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
RULE 7.1 CORPORATE
25 Defendants. DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
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CASE NO.: 3:20-CV-05787-SI DEFENDANTS’ POYNTER INSTITUTE FOR MEDIA
STUDIES, INC.’S AND POLITIFACT’S RULE 7.1
CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
Case 3:20-cv-05787-SI Document 46 Filed 10/01/20 Page 2 of 3
1 RULE 7.1 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
2 Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 7.1, Defendants Poynter Institute for Media
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Studies, Inc. (incorrectly sued as Poynter Institute) and PolitiFact state:
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1. The Poynter Institute for Media Studies, Inc. has no parent corporation and issues no
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stock.
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2. PolitiFact is a branded news fact-checking service operated by the Poynter Institute for
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8 Media Studies, Inc. Despite the allegations made in Plaintiff’s Verified Complaint (D.E.
9 1), it does not exist as a separate legal entity and, therefore, has no parent corporation and
10 issues no stock. 1
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Dated: October 2, 2020 JASSY VICK CAROLAN LLP
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By: /s/ Kevin L. Vick
13 KEVIN L. VICK
14 THOMAS & LOCICERO PL
15 By: /s/ Carol Jean LoCicero
16 CAROL JEAN LOCICERO
17 Carol Jean LoCicero (pro hac vice)
clocicero@tlolawfirm.com
18 Mark R. Caramanica (pro hac vice)
mcaramanica@tlolawfirm.com
19 601 South Boulevard
Tampa, Florida 33606
20 Telephone: (813) 984-3060
Facsimile: (813) 984-3070
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Daniela B. Abratt (pro hac vice)
23 dabratt@tlolawfirm.com
915 Middle River Drive, Suite 309
24 Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33304
Telephone: (954) 703-3416
25 Facsimile: (954) 400-5415
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All rights and remedies related to Plaintiff improperly naming PolitiFact as a distinct defendant in
28 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 RULE 7.1
CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
Case 3:20-cv-05787-SI Document 46 Filed 10/01/20 Page 3 of 3
1 Attorneys for Defendants The Poynter Institute
for Media Studies, Inc. and PolitiFact
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3 SIGNATURE ATTESTATION
4 I am the ECF User whose identification and password are being used to file the foregoing
5 Opposition. Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 5-1(i), I hereby attest that the other signatures have
6 concurred in this filing.
7 Dated: October 2, 2020 By: /s/ Kevin L. Vick
Kevin L. Vick
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9 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
10 I hereby certify that on October 2, 2020, I electronically filed the above document with the
11 Clerk of the Court using CM/ECF which will send electronic notification of such filing to all
12 registered counsel.
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14 Dated: October 2, 2020 By: /s/ Kevin L. Vick
Kevin L. Vick
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CASE NO.: 3:20-CV-05787-SI DEFENDANTS’ OPPOSITION TO PLAINTIFF’S
REQUEST FOR CASE MANAGEMENT AND
SUBSTITUTED SERVICE ORDERS
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