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                         SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  
                              Washington, D.C.  20549
                                  _______________
  
                                      FORM 8-K
  
                                   CURRENT REPORT
  
       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
  Date of Report (Date of Earliest event reported)    October 18, 2000
                                                  _______________________________
  
                           PILOT NETWORK SERVICES, INC.
  _______________________________________________________________________________
                 (Exact name of registrant as specified in Charter)
  
             Delaware                     000-24507                94-3305774
  _____________________________   __________________________   __________________
  (State or Other Jurisdiction           (Commission File        (IRS Employer
       of Incorporation)                    Number)            Identification No.)
  
  1080 Marina Village Parkway, Alameda, California                94501
  _______________________________________________________________________________
  (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                     (Zip Code)
  
  Registrant's telephone number, including area code:(510) 433-7800
                                                     ____________________________
                                       None
  _______________________________________________________________________________
           (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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  Item 5.     Other Events
  
  Legal Proceedings
  
        In October 2000, seven purported shareholder class action lawsuits were
  filed against Pilot Network Services, Inc. (the "Company") and certain of its
  officers and directors in the United States District Court for the Northern
  District of California: St. John, et al., Plaintiff v. Pilot Network Services,
  Inc., et al. Case No. C 00-03862 WDB; Capece, et al. v. Pilot Network Services,
  Inc., et al., Case No. C 00-21072 PVT; Juetten, et al. v. Pilot Network
  Services, Inc., et al. Case No. C 00-03914 BZ; Olsen, et al. v. Pilot Network
  Services, Inc., et al. Case No. C 00-21090 PVT; Minzer, et al. v. Pilot Network
  Services, Inc., et al. Case No. C 00-03952 JCS; Galton, et al. v. Pilot Network
  Services, Inc., et al. Case No. C 00-03989 Shapiro, et al.v. Pilot Network
  Services, Inc., et al. Case No. C 00-3966 WDB. The complaints allege generally
  that certain Company statements were false and misleading when made and that
  those statements unlawfully inflated the market value of the Company's stock.
  The lawsuits seek monetary damages and unspecified injunctive relief. The
  Company intends to vigorously defend itself against all claims.
  
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                                     SIGNATURE
  
  
  
       Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
  registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned herewith duly authorized.
  
  
  
  Date:  November 8, 2000                    PILOT NETWORK SERVICES, INC.
  
  
  
                                             By:  /s/ M. Marketta Silvera
                                                  -------------------------------
                                                  M. Marketta Silvera, President
                                                  and Chief Executive Officer
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text: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  
                              Washington, D.C.  20549
                                  _______________
  
                                      FORM 8-K
  
                                   CURRENT REPORT
  
       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
  Date of Report (Date of Earliest event reported)    October 18, 2000
                                                  _______________________________
  
                           PILOT NETWORK SERVICES, INC.
  _______________________________________________________________________________
                 (Exact name of registrant as specified in Charter)
  
             Delaware                     000-24507                94-3305774
  _____________________________   __________________________   __________________
  (State or Other Jurisdiction           (Commission File        (IRS Employer
       of Incorporation)                    Number)            Identification No.)
  
  1080 Marina Village Parkway, Alameda, California                94501
  _______________________________________________________________________________
  (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                     (Zip Code)
  
  Registrant's telephone number, including area code:(510) 433-7800
                                                     ____________________________
                                       None
  _______________________________________________________________________________
           (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
  Item 5.     Other Events
  
  Legal Proceedings
  
        In October 2000, seven purported shareholder class action lawsuits were
  filed against Pilot Network Services, Inc. (the "Company") and certain of its
  officers and directors in the United States District Court for the Northern
  District of California: St. John, et al., Plaintiff v. Pilot Network Services,
  Inc., et al. Case No. C 00-03862 WDB; Capece, et al. v. Pilot Network Services,
  Inc., et al., Case No. C 00-21072 PVT; Juetten, et al. v. Pilot Network
  Services, Inc., et al. Case No. C 00-03914 BZ; Olsen, et al. v. Pilot Network
  Services, Inc., et al. Case No. C 00-21090 PVT; Minzer, et al. v. Pilot Network
  Services, Inc., et al. Case No. C 00-03952 JCS; Galton, et al. v. Pilot Network
  Services, Inc., et al. Case No. C 00-03989 Shapiro, et al.v. Pilot Network
  Services, Inc., et al. Case No. C 00-3966 WDB. The complaints allege generally
  that certain Company statements were false and misleading when made and that
  those statements unlawfully inflated the market value of the Company's stock.
  The lawsuits seek monetary damages and unspecified injunctive relief. The
  Company intends to vigorously defend itself against all claims.
  SIGNATURE
  
       Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
  registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned herewith duly authorized.
  
  Date:  November 8, 2000                    PILOT NETWORK SERVICES, INC.
  
                                             By:  /s/ M. Marketta Silvera
                                                  -------------------------------
                                                  M. Marketta Silvera, President
                                                  and Chief Executive Officer