Lane v. Meta Platforms Inc et al
Plaintiff: Destiny Lane
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: 4:2022cv06428
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: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
May 19, 2023 Filing 32 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Destiny Lane. 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 5/19/2023)
May 19, 2023 Filing 31 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Destiny Lane. Snap Inc. served on 4/18/2023, answer due 5/9/2023. Proof of Service of Summons and Complaint (Richardson, Clinton) (Filed on 5/19/2023)
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 11, 2023 Filing 29 NOTICE of Appearance by Ashley Margaret Simonsen (Simonsen, Ashley) (Filed on 4/11/2023)
April 6, 2023 Filing 28 Summons Issued as to ByteDance, Inc., ByteDance, Ltd., Snap Inc., TikTok, Inc., TikTok, LLC, TikTok, Ltd.. (hdj, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/6/2023)
April 5, 2023 Filing 27 Proposed Summons. (VanZandt, Joseph) (Filed on 4/5/2023)
April 4, 2023 Filing 26 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 byDestiny Lane. (VanZandt, Joseph) (Filed on 4/4/2023)
November 17, 2022 Filing 25 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 24 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 23 Case transferred in from District of Illinois Northern; Case Number 1:22-cv-04651. Original file certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received.
October 19, 2022 Filing 22 TRANSFERRED to the U.S. District Court Northern District of California the electronic record. (daj, )
October 19, 2022 Filing 21 CONDITIONAL TRANSFER ORDER from MDL Panel 3047 transferring case to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. (daj, )
October 19, 2022 Civil Case Terminated pursuant to MDL 3047 Conditional Transfer Order filed 10/19/2022. (daj, )
October 6, 2022 Filing 20 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ORDER: The Honorable Charles R. Norgle, Sr. has retired from regular active service as a United States District Judge effective October 4, 2022. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED That the cases on the attached list are to be reassigned to the other judges of this Court as indicated, pursuant to Local Rule 40.1(f). IT IS ALSO ORDERED That any case that was assigned to the Honorable Charles R. Norgle, Sr. and may require further judicial action in the future, shall be reassigned by lot to a judge of this Court. Case reassigned to the Honorable John J. Tharp, Jr for all further proceedings. Honorable Charles R. Norgle, Sr no longer assigned to the case. Signed by Honorable Rebecca R. Pallmeyer on 10/06/2022.(td, )
September 28, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 19 ORDER Granting Joint Motion to stay all deadlines pending decision of Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation on Motion to Transfer. Signed by the Honorable Charles R. Norgle on 9/28/2022. Mailed notice(smm, )
September 28, 2022 Filing 18 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Charles R. Norgle: Joint Motion to stay all deadlines pending decision of Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation on Motion to Transfer #17 is granted. Mailed notice (smm, )
September 27, 2022 Filing 17 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 16 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Siculus Inc (Spencer, Jacob)
September 19, 2022 Filing 15 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Instagram LLC (Spencer, Jacob)
September 19, 2022 Filing 14 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Facebook Technologies LLC (Spencer, Jacob)
September 19, 2022 Filing 13 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Facebook Payments Inc (Spencer, Jacob)
September 19, 2022 Filing 12 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Facebook Operations LLC (Spencer, Jacob)
September 19, 2022 Filing 11 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Facebook Holdings LLC (Spencer, Jacob)
September 19, 2022 Filing 10 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Meta Platforms Inc (Spencer, Jacob)
September 19, 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 Jacob T. Spencer (Spencer, Jacob)
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 Matthew Charles Crowl (Crowl, Matthew)
September 16, 2022 Filing 7 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 14, 2022 Filing 6 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Charles R. Norgle: Motion for leave to appear pro hac vice #5 is granted. Attorney Joseph G. VanZandt for Destiny Lane added. Mailed notice (smm, )
September 14, 2022 Filing 5 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number AILNDC-19837889. (VanZandt, Joseph)
September 14, 2022 Filing 4 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number AILNDC-19837830. (Richardson, Clinton)
September 7, 2022 Filing 3 WAIVER OF SERVICE returned executed by Destiny Lane. 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 (jb, )
August 31, 2022 Filing 2 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Destiny Lane by Peter J. Flowers (Flowers, Peter)
August 31, 2022 Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed by Destiny Lane; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 402, receipt number AILNDC-19795054. (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. (mbh, )
August 31, 2022 CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Charles R. Norgle, Sr. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Sunil R. Harjani. Case assignment: Random assignment. (mbh, )

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Plaintiff: Destiny Lane
Represented By: Joseph G. VanZandt
Represented By: Peter J. Flowers
Represented By: Clinton Richardson
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Defendant: Siculus Inc
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