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COTE 8606'
SHEPPARD , MULLIN, RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP V8 CW
Daniel L. Brown (DB 0906)
30 Rockefeller Plaza, Suite 2400
New York , New York 10112
Telephone : 212-332-3800
Facsimile : 212-332-3888
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THOMPSON HOTELS, LLC, Civil Action No.
Plaintiff,
-against-
JOHN DOE
(a/k/a marisacortesnaxocketmail.com
or marissacortesarocketmail.com), OCT b.. ^ 2018
Defendant. U. Q1 ' - ^'r^' N`Y°
CASHIEIMS
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COMPLAINT
Plaintiff, Thompson Hotels, LLC, by its attorneys, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton
LLP, as and for its Complaint against defendant, John Doe, alleges as follows:
INTRODUCTION
1. In this civil action, brought pursuant to the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse
Act, Title 18, United States Code, Section 1030, plaintiff seeks compensatory damages,
injunctive relief, and all other appropriate relief to which it is entitled under law as a result of
defendant's unlawful and unauthorized access of plaintiffs computer systems and misuse of
PARTIES
limited liability company, with it principal place of business at 100 Van Dam Street, New York,
3. The identity, true name, and capacity of the defendant is unknown to plaintiff at
this time. As explained herein, as a result of defendant's clandestine actions, defendant is known
assigned to at least one of these emails was 76.13.13.68 and originated from the e-mail address
believes that information obtained in discovery will lead to the identification of defendant's true
6. Venue in this Judicial District is proper under 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b). Although the
true identity of defendant is unknown to plaintiff at this time, defendant, upon information and
belief, may be found in this District, and/or a substantial part of the acts complained of herein
occurred in this District. Upon information and belief, personal jurisdiction in this District is
also proper because defendant used the Internet to gain access to plaintiffs computer systems,
and such access occurred in every jurisdiction in the United States, including this District.
FACTS
among other places, New York; Washington, D.C.; and Los Angeles.
8. Plaintiff maintains confidential email accounts for all of its employees, which are
without authorization, obtained access to the Thompson email system through the account of one
or more Thompson employees. Thereafter, defendant forwarded personal and sensitive emails
which was created to impersonate the identity of an actual Thompson employee named Marissa
Cortes.
11. Upon information and belief, defendant then deleted any trace of the email that
12. Despite substantial effort and expense to date, plaintiff has been unable to
determine what, if any, additional information was (i) accessed without authorization and/or (ii)
13. On or about September 30, 2008, defendant sent an email to one of the principals
created, and in which defendant again impersonated an actual Thompson employee. That email
embarrass key employees of Thompson, and contained an implied threat to further disseminate
the stolen emails to the public to the detriment of Thompson. Indeed, in an attempt to embarrass
Thompson, defendant sent the material it stole from Thompson to at least one third party.
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14. Upon information and belief, the threatening email sent from
15. Upon information and belief, defendant maintains continued unlawful access to
plaintiffs email server and accounts and/or is in a position to continue to misuse information
unlawfully obtained from plaintiff, including interfering with and damaging plaintiffs business
reputation.
VIOLATION OF THE COMPUTER FRAUD AND ABUSE ACT (18 U.S.C. & 1030)
16. Plaintiff repeats and re-alleges each and every allegation contained in paragraphs
17. Plaintiffs computers are connected to the Internet and used in interstate
18. Plaintiffs computers contain confidential information, and are protected from
such a way that exceeded authorized access and obtained information from such computers.
20. Defendant used its unauthorized and unlawful access to plaintiffs computers to
21. Plaintiff has incurred costs in investigating any damage to the computer system
and in continuing to investigate any such damage, as well as the unauthorized access and
defendant's identity. As a direct and proximate result of defendant's conduct set forth herein,
plaintiff has suffered monetary damages in an amount to be determined at trial, but which
RELIEF REQUESTED
(i) Permanently enjoining and restraining defendant, its agents, servants, employees,
representatives, and all persons acting in concert or participating with defendant or any one of
(ii) Ordering the return of any of plaintiffs information that defendant unlawfully
obtained;
(iv) Awarding plaintiff such other and further relief as this Court shall deem just and
proper.
JURY DEMAND
Plaintiff demands a trial by jury on all issues so triable.
By
iel L. B (DB 0906)
hePp Min Richter & Hampton LLP
30 R ckefeller Plaza, Suite 2400
New York, New York 10112
Telephone: 212-332-3800
Facsimile : 212-332-3888
Attorneys for Thompson Hotels, LLC