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Majed Nachawatimn@fnlawfirm.com 
 
FEARS | NACHAWATI LAW FIRM4925 Greenville Avenue, Suite 715Dallas, Texas 75206Telephone: (214) 890-0711Facsimile: (214) 890-0712Jeremy R. Wilson jeremy@wilsontrosclair.com WILSON TROSCLAIR & LOVINS, P.L.L.C.302 N. Market Street, Suite 510Dallas, Texas 75202Telephone: (214) 484-1930Facsimile: (214) 276-1475David C. Parisi (SBN 162248)dcparisi@parisihavens.com PARISI & HAVENS LLP15233 Valleyheart DriveSherman Oaks, California 91403Telephone: (818) 990-1299Facsimile: (818) 501-7852Attorneys for Plaintiff 
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTFOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIASAN JOSE DIVISION
DUSTIN FREEMAN, JARED PARSLEY,COLE PARR, and PRECIOUSARRINGTON on Behalf of Themselves andAll Others Similarly SituatedPlaintiffs,v.APPLE, INC., a Delaware Corporation;GOGII, INC., a Delaware Corporation;PANDORA MEDIA, INC., a CaliforniaCorporation; BACKFLIP STUDIOS, INC., aDelaware Corporation; THE WEATHER CHANNEL, INC., a Georgia Corporation;DICTIONARY.COM, LLC, a CaliforniaCorporation; OUTFIT7 LTD., a ForeignCorporation, ROOM CANDY, INC., aCalifornia Corporation,SUNSTORMINTERACTIVE, INC., an IndianaCorporation,Defendants.CASE NO. __________ 
COMPLAINT – CLASSACTIONJURY TRIAL DEMAND(1)Violation of CFAA, 18U.S.C. § 1030;(2) Violation of CLRA, Civ.Code § 1750,
et seq
.;(3) Violation of California’sComputer Crime Law,Penal Code § 502,
et seq.
;(4) Violation of Bus. and Profs.Code § 17200,
et seq.
;(5) Trespass;(6) Conversion; and(7)Unjust Enrichment.
 
 
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On behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs,DUSTIN FREEMAN, JARED PARSLEY, COLE PARR, and PRECIOUS AR-RINGTON sue Defendants, APPLE, INC., GOGII, INC., PANDORA INC.,BACKFLIP STUDIOS, INC., THE WEATHER CHANNEL, INC., DICTION-ARY.COM, LLC, OUTFIT7, LTD., ROOM CANDY, INC.
,
and SUNSTORMINTERACTIVE, INC., and in support thereof, state:This is a class action. Plaintiffs bring this action on their own behalf and on behalf of all similarly situated individuals.
I.SUMMARY OF THE CASE
1.
 
This lawsuit involves the intentional interception, by Defendants, of Plaintiffs’ personally identifying information (“PII”). Defendants accomplish this by using iPhone and iPad mobile device applications (“Apps”). Defendantscapture Plaintiffs’ devices Unique Device ID (“UDID”) – the unique identifyingnumber that Apple, Inc. (“Apple”) assigns to each of its iPhones and iPads – andtransmits that information along with the devices’ location data to third-partyadvertisers. Apple, as a joint venturer with the remaining Defendants, aids andabets this intentional taking and transmitting of Plaintiffs’ PII. All of this is donewithout Plaintiffs’ consent and in violation of their legal rights. Plaintiffs bringthis lawsuit to rectify this wrong being systematically perpetrated upon them.
II.INTRADISTRICT ASSIGNMENT
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Defendant Apple, Inc.’s principle executive offices and headquartersare located in this District at 1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, California 95014. Intra-district assignment to the San Jose Division is proper.
 
 
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III.PARTIES
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Plaintiff, DUSTIN FREEMAN, is a resident of Arlington in TarrantCounty, Texas. At all times relevant to this action, Plaintiff FREEMAN hasowned an iPhone and had the following iPhone Apps installed on his iPhone:Pandora, Paper Toss, and Weather Channel.
4.
 
Plaintiff, JARED PARSLEY, is a resident of Royce City in HuntCounty, Texas. At all times relevant to this action, Plaintiff PARSLEY has ownedan iPhone and had the following iPhone Apps installed on his iPhone: Pandora,Paper Toss and TextPlus 4.
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Plaintiff, COLE PARR, is a resident of Dallas in Dallas County,Texas. At all times relevant to this action, Plaintiff PARR has owned an iPhoneand had the following iPhone Apps installed on his iPhone: Pimple Popper Lite,Pandora, Dictionary.com, Pumpkin Maker and Talking Tom Cat.
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Plaintiff, PRECIOUS ARRINGTON, is a resident of Palmdale,California. At all times relevant to this action, Plaintiff ARRINGTON has ownedan iPhone and had the following iPhone Apps installed on her iPhone: Pandoraand Paper Toss.
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Defendant, APPLE, INC. (“Apple”), is a California Corporation withits principal place of business in Cupertino, California. Apple manufactures andsells the popular mobile phone, the iPhone, as well as the iPad.
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Defendant, GOGII, INC. (“Gogii”), is a Delaware Corporation withits principal place of business at 13160 Mindanao Way, Ste. 233, Marina DelRey, California 90292. Defendant, Gogii, is the maker of the mobile deviceapplication (“App”), Textplus4.
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Defendant, PANDORA MEDIA, INC., is a Delaware Corporationwith its principal place of business at 2101 Webster Street, Ste. 1650, Oakland,

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Yeah,, i like this.....

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is reading Apple, App-makers Sued Over User-Tracking Complaint Freeman v. Apple.final.

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Apple, app-makers sued over user-tracking/secret ad profiles http://bit.ly/fZC4pv

claustrophobic2000 replied:

hi
12 / 30 / 2010

doitinpublic replied:

This is really interesting. As we get more connected, privacy becomes a bigger & bigger issue. No one wants to be spied on by brands and advertisers.
12 / 29 / 2010

Nani Angirekula's replied:

hi i am doing my b.tech<>
12 / 29 / 2010

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where is u r native place?
12 / 29 / 2010