Twitter, Inc. v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security et al Featured Case

Plaintiff Twitter, Inc. filed an action to prevent Defendant U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the individual defendants from allegedly abusing a limited-purpose investigatory tool to try to unmask the real identity of the persons using @ALT_USCIS to criticize the Department and the current Administration.

Plaintiff: Twitter, Inc.
Defendant: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, John F. Kelly, Kevin K. McAleenan, Stephen P. Caruso and Adam Hoffman
Case Number: 3:2017cv01916
Filed: April 6, 2017
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of California
Office: San Francisco Office
County: San Francisco
Presiding Judge: Joseph C. Spero
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1343
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
April 7, 2017 Filing 11 Order, signed 4/7/17, by Chief Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero granting 6 Motion for Pro Hac Vice for Ari Holtzblatt.(klhS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/7/2017)
April 7, 2017 Filing 10 Order, signed 4/7/17, by Chief Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero granting 5 Motion for Pro Hac Vice for Patrick J. Carome.(klhS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/7/2017)
April 7, 2017 Filing 9 Order, signed 4/7/17, by Chief Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero granting 4 Motion for Pro Hac Vice for Seth Waxman.(klhS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/7/2017)
April 7, 2017 Filing 8 NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by Twitter, Inc. (Flanagan, Mark) (Filed on 4/7/2017)
April 6, 2017 Filing 7 Case assigned to Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero. Counsel for plaintiff or the removing party is responsible for serving the Complaint or Notice of Removal, Summons and the assigned judge's standing orders and all other new case documents upon the opposing parties. For information, visit E-Filing A New Civil Case at http://cand.uscourts.gov/ecf/caseopening.Standing orders can be downloaded from the court's web page at www.cand.uscourts.gov/judges. Upon receipt, the summons will be issued and returned electronically. Counsel is required to send chambers a copy of the initiating documents pursuant to L.R. 5-1(e)(7). A scheduling order will be sent by Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) within two business days. (srnS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/6/2017)
April 6, 2017 Filing 6 MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice by Ari Holtzblatt ( Filing fee $ 310, receipt number 0971-11294623.) filed by Twitter, Inc.. (Flanagan, Mark) (Filed on 4/6/2017)
April 6, 2017 Filing 5 MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice by Patrick J. Carome ( Filing fee $ 310, receipt number 0971-11294578.) filed by Twitter, Inc.. (Flanagan, Mark) (Filed on 4/6/2017)
April 6, 2017 Filing 4 MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice by Seth P. Waxman ( Filing fee $ 310, receipt number 0971-11294558.) filed by Twitter, Inc.. (Flanagan, Mark) (Filed on 4/6/2017)
April 6, 2017 Filing 3 Certificate of Interested Entities by Twitter, Inc. , and Twitter, Inc.'s Corporate Disclosure Statement (Flanagan, Mark) (Filed on 4/6/2017)
April 6, 2017 Filing 2 Proposed Summons. (Flanagan, Mark) (Filed on 4/6/2017)
April 6, 2017 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 0971-11294340.). Filed byTwitter, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet)(Flanagan, Mark) (Filed on 4/6/2017)

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Plaintiff: Twitter, Inc.
Represented By: Mark D. Flanagan
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Defendant: U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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Defendant: U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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Defendant: John F. Kelly
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Defendant: Kevin K. McAleenan
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Defendant: Stephen P. Caruso
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Defendant: Adam Hoffman
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