Twitter, Inc. v. Paxton
Plaintiff: Twitter, Inc.
Defendant: Ken Paxton
Amicus Curiae: Internet Association, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, Leonid Goldstein and Ms. Maria Rutenburg
Case Number: 3:2021cv01644
Filed: March 8, 2021
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of California
Presiding Judge: Maxine M Chesney
Referring Judge: Thomas S Hixson
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Other
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
March 8, 2021 Filing 11 CLERK'S NOTICE OF IMPENDING REASSIGNMENT TO A U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE: The Clerk of this Court will now randomly reassign this case to a District Judge because either (1) a party has not consented to the jurisdiction of a Magistrate Judge, or (2) time is of the essence in deciding a pending judicial action for which the necessary consents to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction have not been secured. You will be informed by separate notice of the district judge to whom this case is reassigned. ALL HEARING DATES PRESENTLY SCHEDULED BEFORE THE CURRENT MAGISTRATE JUDGE ARE VACATED AND SHOULD BE RE-NOTICED FOR HEARING BEFORE THE JUDGE TO WHOM THIS CASE IS REASSIGNED. This is a text only docket entry; there is no document associated with this notice. (rmm2S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/8/2021)
March 8, 2021 Filing 10 Summons Issued as to Ken Paxton. (elyS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/8/2021)
March 8, 2021 Filing 9 Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines: Case Management Statement due by 6/3/2021. Initial Case Management Conference set for 6/10/2021 10:00 AM in San Francisco, Courtroom G, 15th Floor. (elyS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/8/2021)
March 8, 2021 Filing 8 MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice of Ari Holtzblatt, ( Filing fee $ 317, receipt number 0971-15671808.) filed by Twitter, Inc.. (Holtzblatt, Ari) (Filed on 3/8/2021)
March 8, 2021 Filing 7 MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice of Peter G. Neiman, ( Filing fee $ 317, receipt number 0971-15671767.) filed by Twitter, Inc.. (Neiman, Peter) (Filed on 3/8/2021)
March 8, 2021 Filing 6 Case assigned to Magistrate Judge Thomas S. Hixson. 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. Consent/Declination due by 3/22/2021. (mbcS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/8/2021)
March 8, 2021 Filing 5 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order , MOTION for Order to Show Cause Why a Preliminary Injunction Should Not be Issued filed by Twitter, Inc.. Responses due by 3/22/2021. Replies due by 3/29/2021. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Matthew Williams, #2 Declaration of Hayden Schottlaender, #3 Declaration of Anuradha Sivaram, #4 Proposed Order)(Flanagan, Mark) (Filed on 3/8/2021)
March 8, 2021 Filing 4 MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice of Patrick J. Carome, ( Filing fee $ 317, receipt number 0971-15671219.) filed by Twitter, Inc.. (Carome, Patrick) (Filed on 3/8/2021)
March 8, 2021 Filing 3 Corporate Disclosure Statement by Twitter, Inc. identifying Corporate Parent No Corporate Parent and No Publicly Held Corporation Owns 10% or More of Its Stock for Twitter, Inc.. and Certification of Interested Entities or Persons, (Flanagan, Mark) (Filed on 3/8/2021)
March 8, 2021 Filing 2 Proposed Summons. (Flanagan, Mark) (Filed on 3/8/2021)
March 8, 2021 Filing 1 COMPLAINT for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief, against Ken Paxton ( Filing fee $ 402, receipt number 0971-15670942.). Filed byTwitter, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Civil Cover Sheet)(Flanagan, Mark) (Filed on 3/8/2021)

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Plaintiff: Twitter, Inc.
Represented By: Peter Neiman
Represented By: Patrick J. Carome
Represented By: Mark D. Flanagan
Represented By: Ari Holtzblatt
Represented By: Rishita Apsani
Represented By: Susan M. Pelletier
Represented By: Alex W. Miller
Represented By: Anuradha Sivaram
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Defendant: Ken Paxton
Represented By: Ryan D. Walters
Represented By: William T. Thompson
Represented By: Patrick Kinney Sweeten
Represented By: Michael Kenneth Johnson
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Amicus curiae: Internet Association
Represented By: Douglas Allen Smith
Represented By: Andrew John Pincus
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Amicus curiae: Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
Represented By: Katie Townsend
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Amicus curiae: Leonid Goldstein
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Amicus curiae: Ms. Maria Rutenburg
Represented By: Mark Louis Javitch
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