Carroll v. TikTok Inc. et al
Plaintiff: John Carroll
Defendant: TikTok Inc., ByteDance Inc., Meta Platforms, Inc., Facebook Holdings, LLC, Facebook Operations, LLC, Meta Payments Inc., Facebook Technologies, LLC, Instagram, LLC, Siculus, Inc., Alphabet Inc., XXVI Holdings Inc., Google LLC, YouTube, LLC and Snap Inc.
Case Number: 4:2023cv02089
Filed: April 28, 2023
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of California
Presiding Judge: Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers
Nature of Suit: Racketeer/Corrupt Organization
Cause of Action: 18 U.S.C. § 1961 Racketeering (RICO) Act
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
June 26, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 23 Order by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers Granting #8 Application for Admission of Attorney Pro Hac Vice (Stuart Davidson). (eac, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/26/2023)
May 17, 2023 Filing 22 SUMMONS RETURNED EXECUTED by John Carroll. YOUTUBE, LLC served on 5/4/23, answer due 5/25/23. (Baig, Aelish) (Filed on 5/17/2023) Modified on 5/17/2023 (mcl, COURT STAFF).
May 17, 2023 Filing 21 SUMMONS RETURNED EXECUTED by John Carroll. TIKTOK INC. served on 5/4/23, answer due 5/25/23. (Baig, Aelish) (Filed on 5/17/2023) Modified on 5/17/2023 (mcl, COURT STAFF).
May 17, 2023 Filing 20 SUMMONS RETURNED EXECUTED by John Carroll. SNAP INC. served on 5/4/23, answer due 5/25/23. (Baig, Aelish) (Filed on 5/17/2023) Modified on 5/17/2023 (mcl, COURT STAFF).
May 17, 2023 Filing 19 SUMMONS RETURNED EXECUTED by John Carroll. SICULUS, INC. served on 5/4/23, answer due 5/25/23. (Baig, Aelish) (Filed on 5/17/2023) Modified on 5/17/2023 (mcl, COURT STAFF).
May 17, 2023 Filing 18 SUMMONS RETURNED EXECUTED by John Carroll. META PLATFORMS, INC. served on 5/4/23. answer due 5/25/23. (Baig, Aelish) (Filed on 5/17/2023) Modified on 5/17/2023 (mcl, COURT STAFF).
May 17, 2023 Filing 17 SUMMONS RETURNED EXECUTED by John Carroll . META PAYMENTS INC. served on 5/4/23, answer due 5/25/23. (Baig, Aelish) (Filed on 5/17/2023) Modified on 5/17/2023 (mcl, COURT STAFF).
May 17, 2023 Filing 16 SUMMONS RETURNED EXECUTED by John Carroll. INSTAGRAM, LLC served on 5/4/23, answer due 5/25/23. (Baig, Aelish) (Filed on 5/17/2023) Modified on 5/17/2023 (mcl, COURT STAFF).
May 17, 2023 Filing 15 SUMMONS RETURNED EXECUTED by John Carroll . GOOGLE LLC served on 5/4/23, answer due 5/25/23. (Baig, Aelish) (Filed on 5/17/2023) Modified on 5/17/2023 (mcl, COURT STAFF).
May 17, 2023 Filing 14 SUMMONS RETURNED EXECUTED by John Carroll. FACEBOOK TECHNOLOGIES, LLC served on 5/4/23, answer due 5/25/23. (Baig, Aelish) (Filed on 5/17/2023) Modified on 5/17/2023 (mcl, COURT STAFF).
May 17, 2023 Filing 13 SUMMONS RETURNED EXECUTED by John Carroll . FACEBOOK OPERATIONS, LLC. served on 5/4/23, answer due 5/25/23. (Baig, Aelish) (Filed on 5/17/2023) Modified on 5/17/2023 (mcl, COURT STAFF).
May 17, 2023 Filing 12 SUMMONS RETURNED EXECUTED by John Carroll. FACEBOOK HOLDINGS, LLC served on 5/4/23, answer due 5/25/23. (Baig, Aelish) (Filed on 5/17/2023) Modified on 5/17/2023 (mcl, COURT STAFF).
May 17, 2023 Filing 11 SUMMONS RETURNED EXECUTED by John Carroll. BYTEDANCE INC. served on 5/4/23, answer due 5/25/23. (Baig, Aelish) (Filed on 5/17/2023) Modified on 5/17/2023 (mcl, COURT STAFF).
May 17, 2023 Filing 10 SUMMONS RETURNED EXECUTED by John Carroll. ALPHABET INC. served on 5/4/23, answer due 5/25/23. (Baig, Aelish) (Filed on 5/17/2023) Modified on 5/17/2023 (mcl, COURT STAFF).
May 17, 2023 Filing 9 SUMMONS RETURNED EXECUTED filed by John Carroll. XXVI HOLDINGS INC. served on 05/05/2023, answer due 5/26/23. (Baig, Aelish) (Filed on 5/17/2023) Modified on 5/17/2023 (mcl, COURT STAFF).
May 17, 2023 #Electronic filing error. Incorrect event used. The correct event is 'SUMMONS RETURNED EXECUTED. [err101]Corrected by Clerk's Office. No further action is necessary. Re: #17 Certificate of Service filed by John Carroll, #14 Certificate of Service filed by John Carroll, #16 Certificate of Service filed by John Carroll, #12 Certificate of Service filed by John Carroll, #19 Certificate of Service filed by John Carroll, #15 Certificate of Service filed by John Carroll, #22 Certificate of Service filed by John Carroll, #9 Affidavit of Service filed by John Carroll, #21 Certificate of Service filed by John Carroll, #13 Certificate of Service filed by John Carroll, #10 Certificate of Service filed by John Carroll, #18 Certificate of Service filed by John Carroll, #11 Certificate of Service filed by John Carroll, #20 Certificate of Service filed by John Carroll (mcl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/17/2023)
May 8, 2023 Filing 8 MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 317, receipt number ACANDC-18240876.) filed by John Carroll. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Good Standing)(Davidson, Stuart) (Filed on 5/8/2023)
May 1, 2023 Filing 7 NOTICE of Appearance by Taeva Cantor Shefler (Shefler, Taeva) (Filed on 5/1/2023)
May 1, 2023 Filing 6 NOTICE of Appearance by Nicolle B Brito (Brito, Nicolle) (Filed on 5/1/2023)
May 1, 2023 Filing 5 Summons Issued as to Alphabet Inc., ByteDance Inc., Facebook Holdings, LLC, Facebook Operations, LLC, Facebook Technologies, LLC, Google LLC, Instagram, LLC, Meta Payments Inc., Meta Platforms, Inc., Siculus, Inc., Snap Inc., TikTok Inc., XXVI Holdings Inc., YouTube, LLC. (mcl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/1/2023)
May 1, 2023 Filing 4 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. (ark, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/1/2023)
May 1, 2023 Cases associated: Create association to 4:22-md-03047-YGR. (mcl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/1/2023)
April 28, 2023 DIRECT FILED MEMBER CASE OPENED: MDL 3047, Carroll v. TikTok Inc. et al, Opened in California Northern District as 4:23-cv-02089-YGR cc: JPMDL (mcl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/28/2023)
April 28, 2023 Filing 3 Certificate of Interested Entities by John Carroll (Baig, Aelish) (Filed on 4/28/2023)
April 28, 2023 Filing 2 Proposed Summons. (Baig, Aelish) (Filed on 4/28/2023)
April 28, 2023 Filing 1 COMPLAINT for Violations of: (1) California Public Nuisance Law; (2) California Unfair Competition Law; (3) Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act; and (4) Negligence and Gross Negligence against Alphabet Inc., ByteDance Inc., Facebook Holdings, LLC, Facebook Operations, LLC, Facebook Technologies, LLC, Google LLC, Instagram, LLC, Meta Payments Inc., Meta Platforms, Inc., Siculus, Inc., Snap Inc., TikTok Inc., XXVI Holdings Inc., YouTube, LLC ( Filing fee $ 402, receipt number ACANDC-18217635.). Filed byJohn Carroll. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Baig, Aelish) (Filed on 4/28/2023)

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Plaintiff: John Carroll
Represented By: Aelish Marie Baig
Represented By: Nicolle B Brito
Represented By: Taeva Cantor Shefler
Represented By: Stuart Andrew Davidson
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