Doe 1 v. AOL LLC

Good Law

719 F. Supp. 2d 1102·2010 WL 2524494·2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 68859

United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaJune 23, 2010Case C 06-5866 SBACalifornia5,384 words

Opinion

Armstrong, J.

ORDER (1) DENYING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO STAY AND (2) GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS

Plaintiffs, Kasadore Ramkissoon, Doe 1 and Doe 2 (collectively “Plaintiffs”), bring this putative class action against Defendant, AOL LLC (“AOL”), alleging that it publicly disclosed confidential internet search records of more than 650,000 AOL members, in violation of various California consumer protection statutes. The parties are presently before the Court on (1) Plaintiffs’ Motion to Stay and (2) AOL’s Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings. Having read and considered the papers submitted in connection with these matters, the Court DENIES Plaintiffs’ Motion to Stay and GRANTS IN PART and DENIES IN PART AOL’s Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings. The Court resolves the instant motion without oral argument. Fed.R.Civ.P. 78(b).

I. BACKGROUND

A. Factual Summary

AOL is an internet service provider, which during the relevant time period, provided access to its services on a paid, subscription basis. (Compl. ¶ 11.) Members of AOL were allowed access to the internet, along with a variety of proprietary content, applications, tools and alleged…

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