Graf v. Zynga Game Network, Inc. Featured Case

Zynga, maker of popular online Facebook games like Farmville and Mafia Wars, faces a class-action lawsuit accusing it of illegally sharing FB customers' user data with advertisers and data brokers without the game players' consent.

Plaintiff: Nancy Walther Graf
Defendant: Zynga Game Network, Inc.
Case Number: 3:2010cv04680
Filed: October 18, 2010
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of California
Office: San Francisco Office
County: XX US, Outside State
Presiding Judge: James Larson
Nature of Suit: Other Contract
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1332
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff

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November 15, 2010 Filing 18 GRANTING MOTION TO RELATE CASES. Accordingly, the Clerk of Court shall immediately relate Graf v. Zynga, Case No. CV 10- 04680-WHA, Albini v. Zynga; Facebook, Inc., Case No. CV 10-04723-JL, Gudac v. Zynga, Case No. CV 10-04793-EMC, Schreiber v. Zynga, Case No. CV 10-04794-JCS, Swanson v. Zynga, Case No. 10-04902-HRL, Carmel-Jessup v. Facebook; Zynga, Case No. 10-04930-MEJ and Phee v. Facebook; Zynga, Case No. CV 10-04935-SC, to In Re: Facebook Privacy Litigation, Case No. CV 10-02389-JW. Defendant Zynga, in its Motion to Relate, raises the issue of whether these related actions should be consolidated into a single action. The Court invites the parties to fully brief the issue. On or before 11/22/2010, the parties shall file briefs as to whether these related actions should be consolidated into the current action, In Re: Facebook Privacy Litigation or consolidated as a separate action, In Re: Zynga Litigation. In their briefs, the parties shall nominate Lead Plaintiffs as well as Lead Counsel. The Court will take the parties briefs under submission without oral argument. Motions terminated: (10 in 3:10-cv-04794-RS) First MOTION to Relate Case filed by Howard L. Schreiber, (41 in 5:10-cv-02389-JW) MOTION to Relate Case filed by Zynga Game Network Inc. Signed by Judge James Ware on 11/12/2010. (ecg, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/15/2010) (Entered: 11/15/2010)
November 10, 2010 Opinion or Order Filing 17 SUPPLEMENTAL ORDER TO ORDER SETTING INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE re 16 Clerks Notice. Signed by Judge William Alsup on 11/20/08. (dt, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/10/2010)
November 8, 2010 Filing 15 STIPULATION to Extend Time to Respond to Complaint by Zynga Game Network, Inc.. (Seabolt, Richard) (Filed on 11/8/2010) (Entered: 11/08/2010)
November 5, 2010 Filing 14 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Zynga Game Network, Inc. / Proof of Service of Administrative Motion to Consider Whether Cases Should be Related, Filed In Re: Facebook Privacy Litigation Before Judge Ware; Administrative Motion; Seabolt Declaration; and [Proposed] Order (Seabolt, Richard) (Filed on 11/5/2010) (Entered: 11/05/2010)
October 29, 2010 Filing 13 Certificate of Interested Entities by Zynga Game Network, Inc. (Seabolt, Richard) (Filed on 10/29/2010) (Entered: 10/29/2010)
October 21, 2010 Filing 5 Declination to Proceed Before a U.S. Magistrate Judge by Nancy Walther Graf. (Nassiri, Kassra) (Filed on 10/21/2010) (Entered: 10/21/2010)
October 18, 2010 Filing 4 Summons Issued as to Zynga Game Network, Inc. (mjj2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/18/2010) (Entered: 10/20/2010)
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Plaintiff: Nancy Walther Graf
Represented By: Michael James Aschenbrener
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