FILED

15 APR 13 AM 11:03

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KING COUNTY
SUPERIOR COURT CLERK
E-FILED
CASE NUMBER: 14-2-07669-0 SEA

THE HONORABLE JOHN H. CHUN

Noted For Consideration: April 20, 2015

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON

FOR KING COUNTY
MOVE, INC., a Delaware corporation,
REALSELECT, INC., a Delaware
corporation TOP PRODUCERS
SYSTEMS COMPANY, a British
Columbia unlimited liability company,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
REALTORS, an Illinois non-profit
corporation, and REALTORS
INFORMATION NETWORK, INC., an
Illinois corporation,

No. 14-2-07669-0
DEFENDANT ZILLOW, INC.S MOTION
TO SHORTEN TIME FOR ITS OBJECTION
TO AND MOTION TO STRIKE
PLAINTIFFS NOTICE OF
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORT AND
DECLARATION OF DAVID SINGER IN
SUPPORT

Plaintiffs,
v.
ZILLOW, INC., a Washington corporation,
ERROL SAMUELSON, an individual,
CURTIS BEARDSLEY, an individual, and
DOES 1-20,
Defendants.

ZILLOWS MOTION TO SHORTEN TIME 1

LEGAL125641187.1

Perkins Coie LLP

1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4900
Seattle, WA 98101-3099
Phone: 206.359.8000
Fax: 206.359.9000

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I.

INTRODUCTION

Defendant Zillow, Inc. moves for an order shortening time to hear its concurrently
filed Objection and Motion to Strike Plaintiffs Notice of Supplemental Support (the
Motion to Strike). Plaintiffs seek to introduce this Supplemental Support for two
pending motions before this Court: (1) Plaintiffs Motion to Revise the Special Masters
Order Quashing Key Portions of the Document Subpoena to Trulia, and (2) Plaintiffs
Motion to Revise the Special Masters Order re Subpoenas to Goldman Sachs and J.P.
Morgan (collectively Motions to Revise Subpoenas). Zillows Motion to Strike
respectfully requests the Court disregard Plaintiffs Notice of Supplemental Support and the
supporting declaration from its consideration of the two pending Motions to Revise
Subpoenas.
Given Plaintiffs improper procedural maneuvers, without an order granting this
motion to shorten time, Zillow would be left without a remedy. Under a regular motion
calendar, the soonest Zillows Motion to Strike could be heard is April 21. But the two
motions Plaintiffs seek to bolster with this irrelevant and inflammatory material, the
Motions to Revise Subpoenas, are both noted to be considered the day before on April 20.
(Plaintiffs did not note their Notice; instead they mark it as noted for the same date as the
Motions to Revise Subpoenas.) Zillow respectfully requests that the Court shorten the
motion calendar to timely resolve Zillows Objection and Motion to Strike.
II.

RELIEF REQUESTED

Zillow requests the Court shorten the time for Plaintiffs to respond to Zillows
Motion to Strike and hear the motion on the same day as the related motions are being
heard, April 20th, 2015.

ZILLOWS MOTION TO SHORTEN TIME 2

LEGAL125641187.1

Perkins Coie LLP

1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4900
Seattle, WA 98101-3099
Phone: 206.359.8000
Fax: 206.359.9000

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III.

EVIDENCE RELIED UPON

Zillow relies on the concurrently filed Declaration of Mary P. Gaston in Support of

Motion to Strike (Gaston Decl.), the Motion to Strike and its supporting documentation,
and the records in this matter.
IV.

STATEMENT OF FACTS

On April 6, 2015, Plaintiffs filed two motions to reverse decisions made by the
Special Master, Judge Bruce Hilyer (Retired), appointed earlier in this case to govern and
control discovery regarding the trade secrets of two powerful competitors. These motions
are noted to be heard on April 20, 2015. The first motion challenged the Special Masters
decision to revise one topic of eight in Plaintiffs subpoena to third-party Trulia, Inc. (also a
competitor of Plaintiffs) in a Motion to Revise the Special Masters Order Quashing Key
Portions of Trulia Subpoena (Motion to Revise Trulia Subpoena).
Plaintiffs filed the Motion to Revise Trulia Subpoena under seal, Dkt. No. 524D, and
Defendants promptly filed a joinder and supported the sealing of the motion, Dkt. No. 533
(filed April 8, 2015). The second of Plaintiffs motions challenged the Special Masters
revisions to Plaintiffs subpoenas to third-parties J.P. Morgan and Goldman Sachs, the
investment advisors to Trulia and Zillow, respectively, during the recently closed, $3.5
billion merger between the two companies. See Plaintiffs Motion to Revise the Special
Masters Order Re Subpoenas to Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan. Plaintiffs also moved to
seal this motion and its supporting materials, Dkt. No. 524B and again, Defendants joined to
support the protection of the confidential materials cited and discussed in these pleadings,
Dkt. No. 534 (filed April 8, 2015).
On Friday, April 10, with no warning to Defendants, Plaintiffs filed a Notice of
Supplemental Support in open court and included a declaration attaching a letter received

ZILLOWS MOTION TO SHORTEN TIME 3

LEGAL125641187.1

Perkins Coie LLP

1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4900
Seattle, WA 98101-3099
Phone: 206.359.8000
Fax: 206.359.9000

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by Plaintiffs counsel David Singer. The letter purports to be a treasure map for Plaintiffs
counsel to uncover alleged wrongdoing by the Defendants. It is not an sworn statement
submitted under penalty of perjury; its author does not even identify him or herself, let alone
sign the document, and it was sent without a return address. And it contains blatant
inaccuracies. See Declaration of Erin Coningsby 3-6 (filed April 13, 2015).
On Saturday, April 11, 2015, Zillow provided opposing counsel notice of its
Objection and Motion to Strike and its intent to move for a shortened calendar. See Gaston
Decl., at Ex. D.
V.

ARGUMENT AND AUTHORITY

The King County Superior Court Local Rules require a motion to be noted six court
days before the date the party wishes the motion to be considered. KCLCR 7(b)(4)(A). But
for good cause shown, the Court may also shorten the time for notice and hearing of a
motion. KCLCR 7(b)(10)(A). The moving party must provide as much notice as possible to
the other parties. KCLCR 7(b)(10)(C). In exercising its discretion to grant a motion to
shorten time and impose such conditions as may be needed, the Court may also consider
whether the opposing party will have time to prepare for the motion and have an opportunity
to submit legal authority or provide a countervailing argument. See State ex rel. Citizens
Against Tolls (CAT) v. Murphy, 151 Wn.2d 226, 237, 88 P.3d 375 (2004).
Here, good cause exists to allow Zillow to present its Motion to Strike on a shortened
Calendar. The current motions for revisions are noted for April 20, a day before the earliest
Zillows Motion to Strike could be heard. Without granting this Motion to Shorten Time,
Zillow will be left without any effective remedy should the Court agree with its Motion to
Strike and find the materials were improperly submitted to the Courts consideration.

ZILLOWS MOTION TO SHORTEN TIME 4

LEGAL125641187.1

Perkins Coie LLP

1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4900
Seattle, WA 98101-3099
Phone: 206.359.8000
Fax: 206.359.9000

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On Saturday, April 11, 2015, Zillow provided opposing counsel notice of the Motion
to Strike and Zillows intent to move for a shortened calendar. See Gaston Decl., Ex. D.
Finally, if there is any prejudice to the non-moving party, such prejudice would be
negligible. Plaintiffs have fully briefed their underlying Motions to Revise Subpoenas. The
Motion to Strike does not detract from Plaintiffs original motions at all; indeed, the Motion
to Strike only seeks to place the parties in the positions they would have been had Plaintiffs
followed the stipulated protocol established by court order governing motions for revision
rather than submitting, under the guise of a Notice to Supplemental Support, three
additional pages of argument and an anonymous, inadmissible, and wholly irrelevant letter.
Nor would an opposition require research and analysis of a complex or subtle legal issue; the
question whether the Court should consider Plaintiffs supplemental filings rests on
procedure and justice.
In short, good cause exists to shorten the motion calendar and schedule its Motion to
Strike to be heard on Monday, April 20, prior to the Court considering the Motions to
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VI.

CONCLUSION

Zillow requests the Court grant this motion to shorten time and note the Motion to
Strike Plaintiffs Notice of Supplemental Support and Declaration of David Singer for April
20, 2015.

Under such a schedule, Plaintiffs opposition to the Motion to Seal would be due at noon
on Thursday, April 16, and Zillows reply thereto at noon on Friday, April 17.

ZILLOWS MOTION TO SHORTEN TIME 5

LEGAL125641187.1

Perkins Coie LLP

1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4900
Seattle, WA 98101-3099
Phone: 206.359.8000
Fax: 206.359.9000

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DATED: April 13, 2015

s/Mary P. Gaston
Mary P. Gaston, WSBA No. 27258
MGaston@perkinscoie.com
Kathleen M. OSullivan, WSBA No. 27850
KOSullivan@perkinscoie.com
Susan E. Foster, WSBA No. 18030
SFoster@perkinscoie.com
David J. Burman, WSBA No. 10611
DBurman@perkinscoie.com
Judith B. Jennison, WSBA No. 36463
JJennison@perkinscoie.com
Katherine G. Galipeau, WSBA No. 40812
K.Galipeau@perkinscoie.com
Perkins Coie LLP
1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4900
Seattle, WA 98101-3099
Telephone: 206.359.8000
Facsimile: 206.359.9000
Attorneys for Defendant Zillow, Inc.

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LEGAL125641187.1

Perkins Coie LLP

1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4900
Seattle, WA 98101-3099
Phone: 206.359.8000
Fax: 206.359.9000

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
On April 13, 2015, I caused to be served upon counsel of record, at the address stated
below, via the method of service indicated, a true and correct copy of the following
document:
DEFENDANT ZILLOW, INC.S MOTION TO SHORTEN TIME FOR ITS
OBJECTION TO AND MOTION TO STRIKE PLAINTIFFS NOTICE OF
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORT AND DECLARATION OF DAVID SINGER IN
SUPPORT.
Jack M. Lovejoy, WSBA No. 36962
Lawrence R. Cock, WSBA No. 20326
Cable, Langenbach, Kinerk & Bauer, LLP
Suite 3500, 1000 Second Avenue Building
Seattle, WA 98104-1048
Telephone: (206) 292-8800
Facsimile: (206) 292-0494

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jlovejoy@cablelang.com
LRC@cablelang.com
kalbritton@cablelang.com
jpetersen@cablelang.com
Clemens H. Barnes, Esq., WSBA No. 4905
Estera Gordon, WSBA No. 12655
Daniel Oates, WSBA No. 39334
Miller Nash Graham & Dunn LLP
Pier 70
2801 Alaskan Way, Suite 300
Seattle, WA 98121-1128
Telephone: (206) 624-8300
Facsimile: (206) 340-9599

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connie.hays@millernash.com
estera.gordon@millernash.com
dan.oates@millernash.com
robert.mittenthal@millernash.com

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 1

LEGAL125641187.1

Perkins Coie LLP

1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4900
Seattle, WA 98101-3099
Phone: 206.359.8000
Fax: 206.359.9000

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Brent Caslin, WSBA No. 36145

Richard Lee Stone , (Pro Hac Vice)
Nick G. Saros, (Pro Hac Vice)
Charles H. Abbott III, (Pro Hac Vice)
Jeffrey A. Atteberry, (Pro Hac Vice)
Samuel D. Green, (Pro Hac Vice)
Jenner & Block LLP
633 West 5th Street, Suite 3600
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Telephone: (213) 239-5150

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rstone@jenner.com
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chabbott@jenner.com
jatteberry@jenner.com
sgreen@jenner.com
I certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Washington that the
foregoing is true and correct.
DATED this 13th day of April, 2015.
s/ June Starr
June Starr, Legal Secretary

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 2

LEGAL125641187.1

Perkins Coie LLP

1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4900
Seattle, WA 98101-3099
Phone: 206.359.8000
Fax: 206.359.9000

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THE HONORABLE JOHN CHUN

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON

FOR KING COUNTY
MOVE, INC., a Delaware corporation,
REALSELECT, INC., a Delaware
corporation TOP PRODUCERS
SYSTEMS COMPANY, a British
Columbia unlimited liability company,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
REALTORS, an Illinois non-profit
corporation, and REALTORS
INFORMATION NETWORK, INC., an
Illinois corporation,

No. 14-2-07669-0
[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING
DEFENDANT ZILLOW, INC.S MOTION
TO SHORTEN TIME TO HEAR ITS
OBJECTION TO AND MOTION TO
STRIKE PLAINTIFFS NOTICE OF
SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORT AND
DECLARATION OF DAVID SINGER IN
SUPPORT

Plaintiffs,
v.
ZILLOW, INC., a Washington corporation,
ERROL SAMUELSON, an individual,
CURTIS BEARDSLEY, and DOES 1-20,
Defendants.
THIS MATTER came before the Court on Defendant Zillows Motion to Shorten
Time to Hear Its Objection To and Motion to Strike Plaintiffs Notice of Supplemental

[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING

ZILLOWS MOTION TO SHORTEN TIME 1
LEGAL125641200.1

Perkins Coie LLP

1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4900
Seattle, WA 98101-3099
Phone: 206.359.8000
Fax: 206.359.9000

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Support 1 and Declaration of David Singer in Support (Zillows Motion to Shorten Time),
and the Court having reviewed and considered the motion, supporting Declaration of Mary
P. Gaston with exhibits, and any opposition papers filed, and being fully advised in the
premises, now, therefore, it is hereby:
ORDERED that Defendant Zillows Motion to Shorten Time is GRANTED and will
be noted for April 20, 2015.
ENTERED this ______ day of April, 2014.

THE HONORABLE JOHN CHUN

Presented by:
PERKINS COIE LLP
By s/ Mary Gaston
Mary P. Gaston, WSBA No. 27258
MGaston@perkinscoie.com
Susan E. Foster, WSBA No. 18030
SFoster@perkinscoie.com
Kathleen OSullivan, WSBA No. 27850
KOSullivan@perkinscoie.com
Katherine G. Galipeau, WSBA No. 40812
KGalipeau@perkinscoie.com
Perkins Coie LLP
1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4900
Seattle, WA 98101-3099
Telephone: 206.359.8000
Facsimile: 206.359.9000
Attorneys for Defendant Zillow, Inc.

On April 10, 2015, Plaintiffs filed a Notice of Supplemental Support for: (1) Motion to
Revise the Special Masters Order Quashing Key Portions of the Document Subpoena to Trulia, and
(2) Motion to Revise the Special Masters Order re Subpoenas to Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan.

[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING

ZILLOWS MOTION TO SHORTEN TIME 2
LEGAL125641200.1

Perkins Coie LLP

1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4900
Seattle, WA 98101-3099
Phone: 206.359.8000
Fax: 206.359.9000

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
On April 13, 2015, I caused to be served upon counsel of record, at the address stated
below, via the method of service indicated, a true and correct copy of the following
document: [PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT ZILLOW, INC.S
MOTION TO SHORTEN TIME TO HEAR ITS OBJECTION TO AND MOTION
TO STRIKE PLAINTIFFS NOTICE OF SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORT AND
DECLARATION OF DAVID SINGER IN SUPPORT.

Jack M. Lovejoy, WSBA No. 36962

Lawrence R. Cock, WSBA No. 20326
Cable, Langenbach, Kinerk & Bauer, LLP
Suite 3500, 1000 Second Avenue Building
Seattle, WA 98104-1048
Telephone: (206) 292-8800
Facsimile: (206) 292-0494

Via Hand Delivery

Via U.S. Mail, 1st Class, Postage
Prepaid
Via Overnight Delivery
Via Facsimile
Via E-filing
Via E-mail

jlovejoy@cablelang.com
LRC@cablelang.com
kalbritton@cablelang.com
jpetersen@cablelang.com
Clemens H. Barnes, Esq., WSBA No. 4905
Estera Gordon, WSBA No. 12655
K. Michael Fandel, WSBA No. 16281
Miller Nash Graham & Dunn LLP
Pier 70
2801 Alaskan Way, Suite 300
Seattle, WA 98121-1128
Telephone: (206) 624-8300
Facsimile: (206) 340-9599

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Prepaid
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clemens.barnes@millernash.com
connie.hays@millernash.com
estera.gordon@millernash.com
michael.fandel@millernash.com
robert.mittenthal@millernash.com

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 1

LEGAL125641200.1

Perkins Coie LLP

1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4900
Seattle, WA 98101-3099
Phone: 206.359.8000
Fax: 206.359.9000

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Brent Caslin, WSBA No. 36145

Richard Lee Stone , (Pro Hac Vice)
Nick G. Saros, (Pro Hac Vice)
Jennifer Wagman Njathi, (Pro Hac Vice)
Ethan A. Glickstein, (Pro Hac Vice)
Jeffrey A. Atteberry, (Pro Hac Vice)
Jenner & Block LLP
633 West 5th Street, Suite 3600
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Telephone: (213) 239-5150

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Prepaid
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bcaslin@jenner.com
rstone@jenner.com
nsaros@jenner.com
JNjathi@jenner.com
eglickstein@jenner.com
jatteberry@jenner.com
dsinger@jenner.com
drozansky@jenner.com
avanhoesen@jenner.com
James P. Savitt, WSBA No. 16847
Duffy Graham, WSBA No. 33103
Ryan Solomon, WSBA No. 43630
Savitt Bruce & Willey LLP
Joshua Green Building
1425 Fourth Avenue, Suite 800
Seattle, WA 98101-2272

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dgraham@sbwllp.com
rsolomon@sbwllp.com
clein@sbwllp.com

I certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Washington that the
foregoing is true and correct.
DATED this 13th day of April, 2015.
/s Vicki Lynn Babani
Vicki Lynn Babani
Legal Secretary

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 2

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Perkins Coie LLP

1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4900
Seattle, WA 98101-3099
Phone: 206.359.8000
Fax: 206.359.9000