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No. 13-136 IN THE Supreme Court of the United States _______________ MEGAN MAREK, Petitioner, v. SEAN LANE, ET AL. Respondents. _______________ On Petition for a Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit _______________ BRIEF OF RESPONDENT FACEBOOK, INC. IN OPPOSITION _______________ KRISTIN LINSLEY MYLES Counsel of Record ROSEMARIE T. RING JONATHAN H. BLAVIN MICHAEL J. MONGAN MUNGER,TOLLES &OLSON LLP 560 Mission Street, 27th Fl. San Francisco, CA 94105 (415) 512-4000 [email protected] MICHAEL G. RHODES MATTHEW D. BROWN LORI R. MASON COOLEY LLP 101 California Street, 5th Fl. San Francisco, CA 94111 (415) 693-2000 August 27, 2013

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