Al-Sadhan et al v. Twitter Inc. et al
Plaintiff: Areej Al-Sadhan and Abdulrahman Al-Sadhan
Defendant: Ahmed Almutairi, Twitter Inc., Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Ahmad Abouammo, Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission, Saud Al-Qahtani, Ahmed Aljbreen, Bader Al-Asaker, Ali Alzabarah and X Corp., as Successor in Interest to Named Defendant Twitter, Inc.
Case Number: 4:2023cv02369
Filed: May 16, 2023
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of California
Presiding Judge: Haywood S Gilliam
Referring Judge: Kandis A Westmore
Nature of Suit: Racketeer/Corrupt Organization
Cause of Action: 18 U.S.C. § 1962 Racketeering (RICO) Act
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
July 13, 2023 Filing 31 CLERK'S NOTICE TO COUNSEL RE DOCKET NO. #29 . Notice is hereby given that counsel must re-notice not re-file the #29 motion to dismiss. Hearing date of September 14, 2023, is vacated. The briefing schedule remains in effect. Counsel is directed to check the Court's scheduling notes before re-noticing the motion for a new hearing date. September 14, 2023 was not the Court's next available hearing date when this motion was e-filed. If counsel would like to request an earlier date, an administrative motion or a stipulation and proposed order should be e-filed after the motion is re-noticed. And if granted, the Court will advance the hearing date. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/13/2023)
July 12, 2023 Filing 30 Request for Judicial Notice re #29 MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiffs' Complaint filed byTwitter Inc., X Corp., as Successor in Interest to Named Defendant Twitter, Inc.. (Related document(s) #29 ) (Berkowitz, Benjamin) (Filed on 7/12/2023)
July 12, 2023 Filing 29 MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiffs' Complaint filed by Twitter Inc., X Corp., as Successor in Interest to Named Defendant Twitter, Inc.. Motion Hearing set for 9/14/2023 02:00 PM in Oakland, Courtroom 2, 4th Floor before Judge Haywood S Gilliam Jr.. Responses due by 7/26/2023. Replies due by 8/2/2023. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Benjamin Berkowitz, #2 Declaration of Twitter Employee, #3 Proposed Order)(Berkowitz, Benjamin) (Filed on 7/12/2023)
July 12, 2023 Filing 28 Administrative Motion to File Under Seal filed by Twitter Inc., X Corp., as Successor in Interest to Named Defendant Twitter, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of W. Hamilton Jordan, #2 Jt. Stip and Req. ISO Mtn. to Seal, #3 Proposed Order, #4 Certificate/Proof of Service, #5 Unredacted Version of Twitter Decl.) (Berkowitz, Benjamin) (Filed on 7/12/2023)
July 5, 2023 Filing 27 PROOF OF SERVICE of SUMMONS by Abdulrahman Al-Sadhan, Areej Al-Sadhan (Walden, Jim) (Filed on 7/5/2023) Modified on 7/5/2023 (kmg, COURT STAFF).
June 9, 2023 Filing 26 Rule 7.1 Disclosures by X Corp., as Successor in Interest to Named Defendant Twitter, Inc. identifying Corporate Parent X Holdings Corp. for X Corp., as Successor in Interest to Named Defendant Twitter, Inc.. (Berkowitz, Benjamin) (Filed on 6/9/2023)
June 9, 2023 Filing 25 JOINT STIPULATION Extending Twitters Time to Respond to Complaint filed by X Corp., as Successor in Interest to Named Defendant Twitter, Inc.. (Berkowitz, Benjamin) (Filed on 6/9/2023)
June 9, 2023 Filing 24 NOTICE of Appearance by Ryan James Hayward (Hayward, Ryan) (Filed on 6/9/2023)
June 9, 2023 Filing 23 NOTICE of Appearance by William Hamilton Jordan (Jordan, William) (Filed on 6/9/2023)
June 9, 2023 Filing 22 NOTICE of Appearance by Anjali Srinivasan (Srinivasan, Anjali) (Filed on 6/9/2023)
June 9, 2023 Filing 21 NOTICE of Appearance by Benjamin Berkowitz (Berkowitz, Benjamin) (Filed on 6/9/2023)
May 26, 2023 Filing 20 AFFIDAVIT of Service , filed by Abdulrahman Al-Sadhan, Areej Al-Sadhan. (Walden, Jim) (Filed on 5/26/2023)
May 23, 2023 Filing 19 CLERK'S NOTICE SETTING CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE FOR REASSIGNED CIVIL CASE.Notice is hereby given that a Case Management Conference has been set for August 15, 2023, before Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr., at 2:00 p.m. Case Management Statement due by August 8th. Standing orders can be downloaded from the court's web page at www.cand.uscourts.gov/judges. All future filings should reflect the case number as 4:23-cv-02369-HSG. The August 15th proceeding will be held by AT&T Conference Line. The parties are advised that in the event of an audio problem, counsel should be prepared to attend the hearing via Zoom conference at the Courts direction. The court circulates the following conference number to allow the equivalent of a public hearing by telephone.For conference line information, see: https://apps.cand.uscourts.gov/telhrg/ All counsel, members of the public and press please use the following dial-in information below to access the conference line: Dial In: 888-808-6929Access Code: 6064255The Court may be in session with proceedings in progress when you connect to the conference line. Therefore, mute your phone if possible and wait for the Court to address you before speaking on the line. For call clarity, parties shall NOT use speaker phone or earpieces for these calls, and where at all possible, parties shall use landlines. The parties are further advised to ensure that the Court can hear and understand them clearly before speaking at length.PLEASE NOTE: Persons granted access to court proceedings held by telephone or videoconference are reminded that photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings, including screenshots or other visual copying of a hearing, is absolutely prohibited. See General Order 58 at Paragraph III. NOTE REGARDING TELEPHONIC CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCES: All attorneys and pro se litigants appearing for a telephonic case management conference are required to dial-in at least 15 minutes before the hearing to check-in with the CRD. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.)(ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/23/2023)
May 22, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 18 ORDER REASSIGNING CASE. Case reassigned using a proportionate, random, and blind system pursuant to General Order No. 44 to Judge Haywood S Gilliam, Jr for all further proceedings. Magistrate Judge Kandis A. Westmore no longer assigned to case. Signed by Clerk on 05/22/2023. (bar, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/22/2023)
May 22, 2023 Filing 17 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. (wft, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/22/2023)
May 22, 2023 Filing 16 CONSENT/DECLINATION to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge by Abdulrahman Al-Sadhan, Areej Al-Sadhan.. (Sinodis, John) (Filed on 5/22/2023)
May 17, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 15 Order by Magistrate Judge Kandis A. Westmore granting #10 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to Catherine Weiss. (wft, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/17/2023)
May 17, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 14 Order by Magistrate Judge Kandis A. Westmore granting #9 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to Peter Devlin. (wft, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/17/2023)
May 17, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 13 Order by Magistrate Judge Kandis A. Westmore granting #8 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to Deanna Paul. (wft, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/17/2023)
May 17, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 12 Order by Magistrate Judge Kandis A. Westmore granting #7 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to Avni P. Patel. (wft, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/17/2023)
May 17, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 11 Order by Magistrate Judge Kandis A. Westmore granting #6 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to Jim Walden. (wft, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/17/2023)
May 16, 2023 Filing 10 MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 317, receipt number ACANDC-18270663.) filed by Abdulrahman Al-Sadhan, Areej Al-Sadhan. (Weiss, Catherine) (Filed on 5/16/2023)
May 16, 2023 Filing 9 MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 317, receipt number ACANDC-18270637.) filed by Abdulrahman Al-Sadhan, Areej Al-Sadhan. (Devlin, Peter) (Filed on 5/16/2023)
May 16, 2023 Filing 8 MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 317, receipt number ACANDC-18270599.) filed by Abdulrahman Al-Sadhan, Areej Al-Sadhan. (Paul, Deanna) (Filed on 5/16/2023)
May 16, 2023 Filing 7 MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 317, receipt number ACANDC-18270581.) filed by Abdulrahman Al-Sadhan, Areej Al-Sadhan. (Patel, Avni) (Filed on 5/16/2023)
May 16, 2023 Filing 6 MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 317, receipt number ACANDC-18270242.) filed by Abdulrahman Al-Sadhan, Areej Al-Sadhan. (Walden, Jim) (Filed on 5/16/2023)
May 16, 2023 Filing 5 Summons Issued as to Ahmad Abouammo, Bader Al-Asaker, Saud Al-Qahtani, Ahmed Almutairi, Ali Alzabarah, Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Twitter Inc. (mcl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/16/2023)
May 16, 2023 Filing 4 Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines: Case Management Statement due by 8/8/2023. Initial Case Management Conference set for 8/15/2023 01:30 PM. (mcl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/16/2023)
May 16, 2023 Filing 3 Case assigned to Magistrate Judge Kandis A. Westmore. 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. Consent/Declination due by 5/30/2023. (as, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/16/2023)
May 16, 2023 Filing 2 Proposed Summons. (Sinodis, John) (Filed on 5/16/2023)
May 16, 2023 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against Ahmad Abouammo, Bader Al-Asaker, Saud Al-Qahtani, Ahmed Almutairi, Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Twitter Inc. ( Filing fee $ 402, receipt number ACANDC-18267482.). Filed byAbdulrahman Al-Sadhan, Areej Al-Sadhan. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Exhibit Exhibits)(Sinodis, John) (Filed on 5/16/2023)
May 16, 2023 #Electronic filing error. Party Ali Alzabarah has been entered on the docket. Filer is reminded to enter ALL parties as named in the Complaint. Corrected by Clerk's Office. No further action is necessary. Re: #1 Complaint, filed by Abdulrahman Al-Sadhan, Areej Al-Sadhan. (mcl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/16/2023)
May 16, 2023 #Electronic filing error. Summons will not be issued to DOE defendants. Corrected by Clerk's Office. No further action is necessary. Re: #2 Proposed Summons filed by Abdulrahman Al-Sadhan, Areej Al-Sadhan. (mcl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/16/2023)

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