Winklevoss twins press Facebook case in Boston

(CBS/CNET/AP) SAN FRANCISCO - Reports that the Winklevoss twins had decided to drop their legal dispute against Facebook and its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, were apparently premature.

Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss and partner Divya Narendra, who have accused Zuckerberg of stealing their idea to create the social-networking giant, filed a motion Thursday in U.S. District Court of Massachusetts to ask the court to determine whether Facebook and Zuckerberg "intentionally or inadvertently suppressed evidence."

According to CNET, the Winklevosses and Narenda claim in their filing that their efforts to file a motion for discovery and relief have been thwarted by Facebook and ConnectU, the Winklevosses' brainchild, which have objected to attempts by the trio's new lawyer to obtain pleadings and discovery files. Their previous legal representatives have also declined to turn over the information to their new lawyers, the filing states.

The filing states that once discovery is complete, appropriate relief will be requested.

The trio said yesterday in a filing with the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that, "after careful consideration," it would not ask the U.S. Supreme Court to hear its appeal on a $65 million settlement to drop litigation related to the allegations against Facebook and Zuckerberg.

Facebook representatives did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the latest filing, but a spokesman said yesterday that the company has "considered this case closed for a long time."