Lee v. Meta Platforms Inc et al
Plaintiff: Edyta Lee and Sophia Lee
Defendant: Meta Platforms Inc.,, Facebook Holdings, LLC, Facebook Operations, LLC, Facebook Payments, Inc., Facebook Technologies, LLC, Instagram LLC, Siculus Inc, Meta Platforms Inc., Snap Inc., ByteDance, Ltd., ByteDance, Inc., TikTok, Ltd., TikTok, LLC and TikTok, Inc.
Case Number: 4:2022cv06426
Filed: October 24, 2022
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of California
Presiding Judge: Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers
Nature of Suit: Personal Inj. Prod. Liability
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity-Product Liability
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
May 22, 2023 Filing 33 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Sophia Lee. ByteDance, Inc. served on 4/18/2023, answer due 5/9/2023; TikTok, Inc. served on 4/18/2023, answer due 5/9/2023. Proof of Service of Summons and Complaint (Richardson, Clinton) (Filed on 5/22/2023)
May 22, 2023 Filing 32 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Sophia Lee. Proof of Service of Summons and Complaint on Snap Inc. (Richardson, Clinton) (Filed on 5/22/2023)
May 22, 2023 Filing 31 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Sophia Lee. Snap Inc. served on 4/18/2023, answer due 5/9/2023. Proof of Service of Summons and Complaint (Richardson, Clinton) (Filed on 5/22/2023)
April 19, 2023 Filing 30 NOTICE of Change In Counsel by Rosemarie Theresa Ring NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANTS META PLATFORMS, INC.; FACEBOOK HOLDINGS, LLC; FACEBOOK OPERATIONS, LLC; FACEBOOK PAYMENTS, INC.; FACEBOOK TECHNOLOGIES LLC; INSTAGRAM LLC; SICULUS, INC. (Ring, Rosemarie) (Filed on 4/19/2023)
April 12, 2023 Filing 29 Summons Issued as to ByteDance, Inc., ByteDance, Ltd., Snap Inc., TikTok, Inc., TikTok, LLC, TikTok, Ltd.. (far, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/12/2023)
April 12, 2023 Filing 28 Proposed Summons. (VanZandt, Joseph) (Filed on 4/12/2023)
April 11, 2023 Filing 27 NOTICE of Appearance by Ashley Margaret Simonsen (Simonsen, Ashley) (Filed on 4/11/2023)
April 5, 2023 #Electronic filing error. ONLY ONE SUMMONS TO BE ISSUED PER CASE, USE AN ATTACHMENT TO SUMMONS IF NEEDED TO LIST ADDITIONAL DEFENDANTS INFORMATION [err201] This filing will not be processed by the clerks office.Please re-file in its entirety. Re: #26 Proposed Summons filed by Sophia Lee (far, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/5/2023)
April 4, 2023 Filing 26 Proposed Summons. (VanZandt, Joseph) (Filed on 4/4/2023)
April 4, 2023 Filing 25 COMPLAINT Short Form Complaint against Facebook Operations, LLC, Facebook Payments, Inc., Instagram LLC, Meta Platforms Inc.,, Siculus Inc, Snap Inc., ByteDance, Ltd., ByteDance, Inc., TikTok, Ltd., TikTok, LLC, TikTok, Inc.. Filed bySophia Lee. (VanZandt, Joseph) (Filed on 4/4/2023)
November 17, 2022 Filing 24 Transcript of Proceedings held on 11/09/2022, before Judge Gonzalez Rogers. Court Reporter Irene L. Rodriguez, email address Irene_Rodriguez@cand.uscourts.gov. Per General Order No. 59 and Judicial Conference policy, this transcript may be viewed only at the Clerk's Office public terminal or may be purchased through the Court Reporter until the deadline for the Release of Transcript Restriction. After that date it may be obtained through PACER. Any Notice of Intent to Request Redaction, if required, is due no later than 5 business days from date of this filing., TRANSCRIPT COPY DELIVERED Release of Transcript Restriction set for 2/15/2023. (Rodriguez, Irene) (Filed on 11/17/2022)
October 24, 2022 Filing 23 CLERK'S NOTICE. This case is reassigned to Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers for coordination with In re: Social Media Adolescent Addiction/Personal Injury Products, No. 4:22-md-03047 consistent with the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation's Transfer Order and the Order Setting Initial Conference in this District. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (amg, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/24/2022)
October 24, 2022 Filing 22 Case transferred in from District of Illinois Northern; Case Number 1:22-cv-04650. Original file certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received.
October 19, 2022 Filing 21 TRANSFERRED to the Northern District of California the electronic record. (aee, )
October 19, 2022 Filing 20 CONDITIONAL TRANSFER ORDER from MDL Panel transferring case to Northern District of California. (aee, )
October 19, 2022 Civil Case Terminated pursuant to MDL (3047) Conditional Transfer Order filed 10/19/2022. (aee, )
September 29, 2022 Filing 19 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan H. Lefkow: Motion to stay #18 is granted. The Court stays all deadlines pending decision of Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation on Motion to Transfer. Mailed notice (ags)
September 27, 2022 Filing 18 MOTION by Defendants Facebook Holdings LLC, Facebook Operations LLC, Facebook Payments Inc, Facebook Technologies LLC, Instagram LLC, Meta Platforms Inc, Siculus Inc to stay All Deadlines Pending Decision of Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation on Motion to Transfer (Joint) (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Proposed Order)(Spencer, Jacob)
September 19, 2022 Filing 17 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Siculus Inc (Spencer, Jacob)
September 19, 2022 Filing 16 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Instagram LLC (Spencer, Jacob)
September 19, 2022 Filing 15 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Facebook Technologies LLC (Spencer, Jacob)
September 19, 2022 Filing 14 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Facebook Payments Inc (Spencer, Jacob)
September 19, 2022 Filing 13 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Facebook Operations LLC (Spencer, Jacob)
September 19, 2022 Filing 12 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Facebook Holdings LLC (Spencer, Jacob)
September 19, 2022 Filing 11 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Meta Platforms Inc (Spencer, Jacob)
September 19, 2022 Filing 10 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants Facebook Holdings LLC, Facebook Operations LLC, Facebook Payments Inc, Facebook Technologies LLC, Instagram LLC, Meta Platforms Inc, Siculus Inc by Jacob T. Spencer (Spencer, Jacob)
September 16, 2022 Filing 9 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants Facebook Holdings LLC, Facebook Operations LLC, Facebook Payments Inc, Facebook Technologies LLC, Instagram LLC, Meta Platforms Inc, Siculus Inc by Matthew Charles Crowl (Crowl, Matthew)
September 16, 2022 Filing 8 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants Facebook Holdings LLC, Facebook Operations LLC, Facebook Payments Inc, Facebook Technologies LLC, Instagram LLC, Meta Platforms Inc, Siculus Inc by Patricia Brown Holmes (Holmes, Patricia)
September 15, 2022 Filing 7 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan H. Lefkow: Motions to appear pro hac vice #5 , #6 are granted. Mailed notice (ags)
September 14, 2022 Filing 6 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number AILNDC-19838092. (Richardson, Clinton)
September 14, 2022 Filing 5 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number AILNDC-19838001. (VanZandt, Joseph)
September 7, 2022 Filing 4 WAIVER OF SERVICE returned executed by Edyta Lee. All Defendants. (Richardson, Clinton)
September 6, 2022 SUMMONS Issued as to Defendants Facebook Holdings LLC, Facebook Operations LLC, Facebook Payments Inc, Facebook Technologies LLC, Instagram LLC, Meta Platforms Inc, Siculus Inc (ey, )
September 1, 2022 Filing 3 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Joan H. Lefkow: Initial status hearing is set for 11/1/2022 at 11:00 a.m. Throughout the telephonic hearing, each speaker will be expected to identify themselves for the record before speaking. Please note that the conference call-in will be used by all cases that are on the court's calendar for the said date, therefore counsel must be in a quiet area while on the line and must have the telephone muted until your case is called. Members of the public and media will be able to call in to listen to this hearing. The call-in number is (877) 402-9753 and the access code is 1564342. Counsel of record will receive an email the day before the telephonic hearing with instructions to join the call. Persons granted remote access to proceedings are reminded of the general prohibition against photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings. Violation of these prohibitions may result in sanctions, including removal of court issued media credentials, restricted entry to future hearings, denial of entry to future hearings, or any other sanctions deemed necessary by the Court. Mailed notice (ags)
August 31, 2022 Filing 2 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Edyta Lee by Peter J. Flowers (Flowers, Peter)
August 31, 2022 Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed by Edyta Lee; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 402, receipt number AILNDC-19794836. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Flowers, Peter)
August 31, 2022 CLERK'S NOTICE: Pursuant to Local Rule 73.1(b), a United States Magistrate Judge of this court is available to conduct all proceedings in this civil action. If all parties consent to have the currently assigned United States Magistrate Judge conduct all proceedings in this case, including trial, the entry of final judgment, and all post-trial proceedings, all parties must sign their names on the attached #Consent To# form. This consent form is eligible for filing only if executed by all parties. The parties can also express their consent to jurisdiction by a magistrate judge in any joint filing, including the Joint Initial Status Report or proposed Case Management Order. (lm, )
August 31, 2022 CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Joan H. Lefkow. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Young B. Kim. Case assignment: Random assignment. (lm, )

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Plaintiff: Edyta Lee
Represented By: Peter J. Flowers
Represented By: Clinton Richardson
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