Anne Arundel County, Maryland v. META PLATFORMS, INC., et al
Plaintiff: Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Defendant: META PLATFORMS, INC.,, Facebook Payments, Inc., FACEBOOK OPERATIONS, LLC,, INSTAGRAM, LLC,, SICULUS, INC.,, SNAP INC.,, TIKTOK INC.,, TikTok, Ltd., TikTok, LLC., BYTEDANCE INC.,, ByteDance, Ltd., GOOGLE LLC,, YOUTUBE, LLC., META PLATFORMS, INC., FACEBOOK OPERATIONS, LLC, INSTAGRAM, LLC, SICULUS, INC., SNAP INC., TIKTOK INC., BYTEDANCE INC., GOOGLE LLC and YOUTUBE, LLC
Case Number: 4:2023cv05382
Filed: October 20, 2023
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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December 15, 2023 Filing 10 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Peter H Kang: Discovery Hearing held on 12/14/2023. Fact and Expert Discovery Cut-Off Meeting: Parties are ordered to meet and confer regarding dates for fact discovery and expert discovery cut-off. This meeting must take place by January 19, 2024. Discovery Plan Proposal: A proposal for the discovery plan is due by January 19, 2024. Protective Order Briefing:Withdrawal of all briefing on the Protective Order appeal is due by December 18, 2023.Refiling of Protective Order briefing is due by December 18, 2023. No new arguments are permitted in the refiled Protective Order briefing. Defendants are allotted one page, single-spaced, to respond to State Plaintiffs' arguments on the Protective Order, due by December 18, 2023. State Plaintiffs are allotted a half-page, single-spaced, for their proposed carve-out on the Protective Order, due by December 18, 2023. Electronic Stored Information (ESI) Conference: Parties are ORDERED to meet and confer regarding ESI, with their ESI vendors present, by December 29, 2023, to narrow currently pending ESI issues. ESI Proposed Language Chart: The ESI proposed language chart is due by January 12, 2024. Written order to follow. Total Time in Court: 1:11pm-2:31pm (2hr 20m). Court Reporter: Ruth Levine Ekhaus. Plaintiff Attorney: Christopher Seeger, Christopher Ayers, Lexi Hazam, Previn Warren, Bianca Miyata, Barney Eskandari, Megan O'Neill, Christian Lewis. Defendant Attorney: Ashley Simonsen, Greg Halperin, Isaac Chaput, Jonathan Blavin, Andrea Pierson, Christopher Chiou, Andrew Kramer, Rose Ehler, Geoffrey Drake, David Mattern, Brian Ercole, Stephanie Schuster, Laura Lopez, Paul Schmidt. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (jaf, COURT STAFF) (Date Filed: 12/15/2023)
November 13, 2023 Filing 9 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Anne Arundel County, Maryland. ByteDance, Ltd. served on 10/27/2023, answer due 11/17/2023; TikTok, LLC. served on 10/27/2023, answer due 11/17/2023; TikTok, Ltd. served on 10/27/2023, answer due 11/17/2023. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit)(Debrosse Zimmermann, Diandra) (Filed on 11/13/2023)
November 13, 2023 Filing 8 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Anne Arundel County, Maryland. BYTEDANCE INC. served on 10/27/2023, answer due 11/17/2023; FACEBOOK OPERATIONS, LLC served on 10/27/2023, answer due 11/17/2023; Facebook Payments, Inc. served on 10/27/2023, answer due 11/17/2023; GOOGLE LLC served on 10/27/2023, answer due 11/17/2023; INSTAGRAM, LLC served on 10/27/2023, answer due 11/17/2023; META PLATFORMS, INC. served on 10/27/2023, answer due 11/17/2023; SICULUS, INC. served on 10/27/2023, answer due 11/17/2023; SNAP INC. served on 10/27/2023, answer due 11/17/2023; TIKTOK INC. served on 10/27/2023, answer due 11/17/2023; YOUTUBE, LLC served on 10/27/2023, answer due 11/17/2023. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit)(Debrosse Zimmermann, Diandra) (Filed on 11/13/2023)
October 30, 2023 Filing 7 Summons Issued as to ByteDance, Ltd., TikTok, LLC., TikTok, Ltd.. (jml, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/30/2023)
October 30, 2023 Filing 6 Proposed Summons. (Debrosse Zimmermann, Diandra) (Filed on 10/30/2023)
October 26, 2023 Filing 5 Summons Issued as to BYTEDANCE INC., FACEBOOK OPERATIONS, LLC, Facebook Payments, Inc., GOOGLE LLC, INSTAGRAM, LLC, META PLATFORMS, INC., SICULUS, INC., SNAP INC., TIKTOK INC., YOUTUBE, LLC. (cjl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/26/2023)
October 26, 2023 Filing 4 Proposed Summons. (Debrosse Zimmermann, Diandra) (Filed on 10/26/2023)
October 23, 2023 Filing 3 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. (bar, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/23/2023)
October 23, 2023 Filing 2 Civil Cover Sheet by Anne Arundel County, Maryland . (Debrosse Zimmermann, Diandra) (Filed on 10/23/2023)
October 23, 2023 DIRECT MEMBER CASE OPENED: MDL 22-3047 Opened in California Northern District as 23-cv-5382-YGR cc: JPMDL (cjl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/23/2023)
October 20, 2023 Filing 1 COMPLAINT (with jury demand) (no process) against All Defendants (Filing fee $ 402, receipt number ACANDC-18757880). Filed by Anne Arundel County, Maryland. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Debrosse Zimmermann, Diandra) (Filed on 10/20/2023) Modified on 10/23/2023 (cjl, COURT STAFF).
October 20, 2023 #Electronic filing error. Incorrect Revision of Civil Cover Sheet used [err201]. Current Revision is JS-CAND 44 (Rev. 10/20). No judge assignment will be made until the document is e-filed. Please complete correct Civil Cover Sheet and e-file an Amended Civil Cover Sheet only. Event is located at: Other Filings > Other Documents > Civil Cover Sheet. Re: #1 Complaint filed by Anne Arundel County, Maryland (bar, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/20/2023)

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Plaintiff: Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Represented By: Diandra S. Debrosse Zimmermann
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Defendant: TIKTOK INC.,
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Defendant: GOOGLE LLC,
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Defendant: YOUTUBE, LLC.
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Defendant: META PLATFORMS, INC.
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Defendant: FACEBOOK OPERATIONS, LLC
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Defendant: TIKTOK INC.
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Defendant: BYTEDANCE INC.
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