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HOWARD v. CRIMINAL INFORMATION SERVICES, INC.

Nos. 10-35751, 10-35779.

654 F.3d 887 (2011)

Michael HOWARD, Samantha Kossa, Ora Hooper, and Jeanna Fuehre on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CRIMINAL INFORMATION SERVICES, INC., Oregonian Publishing Co., and Western Mercantile Agency Inc., Defendants-Appellees. Dawn Rodriguez, Adrian Simays, and Sharon Swann on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. AMPCO Parking Systems, Automotive.com Inc., and Members Only Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed August 15, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas M. Corea (argued), The Corea Firm, Dallas, TX; Elizabeth M. Quick , Kirkland, WA; Joseph H. Malley , Dallas, TX; Goerge A. Otstott , Otstott & Jamison, Dallas, TX, for plaintiffs-appellants Dawn Rodriguez, Adrian Simays, and Sharon Swann.

Thomas M. Corea (argued), The Corea Firm, Dallas, TX; William C. Carpenter , Eugene, OR; Joseph H. Malley , Dallas, TX; George A. Otstott , Otstott & Jamison, Dallas, TX, for plaintiffs-appellants Michael Howard, Samantha Kossa, Ora Hooper and Jeanna Fuehre.

Charles F. Hinkle (argued) and Joel A. Mullin , Stoel Rives , Portland, OR, for defendant-appellee Oregonian Publishing Company.

Susan K. Sullivan (argued) and Douglas J. Collodel , Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold, Los Angeles, CA, for defendant-appellee Members Only Inc.

Jack Levy and Chin See Ming , Smith Freed & Eberhard, Portland, OR, for defendant-appellee Criminal Information Services Inc.

Jeffrey I. Hasson , Davenport & Hasson, Portland, OR, for defendant-appellee Western Mercantile Agency Inc.

James R. Evans, Jr. and Spencer Persson , Fulbright & Jaworski, Los Angeles, CA; Richard Yarmuth and Lyle A. Tenpenny , Yarmuth Wilsdon Calfo , Seattle, WA, for defendant-appellee Automotive.com Inc.

Michael I. White and P. Arley Harrel , Williams Kastner , Seattle, WA, for defendant-appellee AMPCO Parking Systems.

Ronald I. Raether, Jr. , Faruki Ireland & Cox, Dayton, OH, for amicus curiae Coalition for Sensible Public Records Access and The Consumer Data Industry Association.

Before: RICHARD R. CLIFTON and N. RANDY SMITH, Circuit Judges, and EDWARD R. KORMAN, Senior District Judge.

OPINION

CLIFTON, Circuit Judge:

These appeals involve two essentially identical actions filed in two different states, Oregon and Washington, by different groups of Plaintiffs, each of which seeks to represent a class. The actions seek damages on the ground that Plaintiffs' personal information was obtained by Defendants in violation of the Driver's Privacy Protection Act ("DPPA"), 18 U.S.C. §§ 2721-2725. That statute provides that personal information...

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