Hawthorne et al v. Meta Platforms Inc. et al
Plaintiff: Lorine Hawthorne and Christopher Hawthorne
Defendant: Meta Platforms Inc., Instagram LLC, Facebook Payments, Inc., Siculus, Inc., Facebook Operations, LLC, Snap Inc., ByteDance Ltd., ByteDance Inc., TikTok Ltd, TikTok LLC and Tiktok Inc.
Case Number: 4:2022cv06751
Filed: November 1, 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. ยง 1332 Diversity-Product Liability
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
September 21, 2023 Filing 12 NOTICE of Change In Counsel by Neal Roberts (Roberts, Neal) (Filed on 9/21/2023)
April 13, 2023 Filing 11 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Christopher Hawthorne, Lorine Hawthorne. ByteDance Inc. served on 4/11/2023, answer due 5/2/2023; ByteDance Ltd. served on 4/11/2023, answer due 5/2/2023; TikTok LLC served on 4/11/2023, answer due 5/2/2023; TikTok Ltd served on 4/11/2023, answer due 5/2/2023; Tiktok Inc. served on 4/11/2023, answer due 5/2/2023. (Hazam, Lexi) (Filed on 4/13/2023)
April 13, 2023 Filing 10 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Christopher Hawthorne, Lorine Hawthorne. Snap Inc. served on 4/11/2023, answer due 5/2/2023. (Hazam, Lexi) (Filed on 4/13/2023)
April 13, 2023 Filing 9 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Christopher Hawthorne, Lorine Hawthorne. Facebook Operations, LLC served on 4/11/2023, answer due 5/2/2023; Facebook Payments, Inc. served on 4/11/2023, answer due 5/2/2023; Siculus, Inc. served on 4/11/2023, answer due 5/2/2023. (Hazam, Lexi) (Filed on 4/13/2023)
April 11, 2023 Filing 8 Summons Issued as to ByteDance Inc., ByteDance Ltd., Facebook Operations, LLC, Facebook Payments, Inc., Siculus, Inc., Snap Inc., TikTok LLC, TikTok Ltd, Tiktok Inc. (cjl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/11/2023)
April 10, 2023 Filing 7 Proposed Summons. (Hazam, Lexi) (Filed on 4/10/2023)
April 4, 2023 Filing 6 COMPLAINT Short Form against All Defendants. Filed byLorine Hawthorne, Christopher Hawthorne. (Hazam, Lexi) (Filed on 4/4/2023)
November 17, 2022 Filing 5 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)
November 10, 2022 Filing 4 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed filed by Lorine Hawthorne, Christopher Hawthorne. Service waived by Instagram LLC waiver sent on 11/9/2022, answer due 1/9/2023; Meta Platforms Inc. waiver sent on 11/9/2022, answer due 1/9/2023. (Hazam, Lexi) (Filed on 11/10/2022)
November 2, 2022 Filing 3 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 11/2/2022)
November 2, 2022 Filing 2 Case assigned to Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers. 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. A scheduling order will be sent by Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) within two business days. (jrs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/2/2022)
November 1, 2022 DIRECT MEMBER CASE OPENED: MDL 3047, Opened in California Northern District as 4:22-cv-6751-YGR cc: JPMDL (jml, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/1/2022)
November 1, 2022 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against Instagram LLC, Meta Platforms Inc. with jury demand ( Filing fee $ 402, receipt number ACANDC-17687780.). Filed by Lorine Hawthorne, Christopher Hawthorne. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Hazam, Lexi) (Filed on 11/1/2022) Modified on 11/2/2022 (jml, COURT STAFF).

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Plaintiff: Lorine Hawthorne
Represented By: Lexi Joy Hazam
Represented By: Neal Roberts
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Plaintiff: Christopher Hawthorne
Represented By: Lexi Joy Hazam
Represented By: Neal Roberts
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Defendant: Meta Platforms Inc.
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