D.F. v. Meta Platforms, Inc. et al
Plaintiff: D.F.
Defendant: Meta Platforms Inc., Facebook Inc., Instagram LLC, Facebook Payments Inc., Facebook Operations LLC, Siculus Inc., Bytedance Ltd, ByteDance Inc, TikTok Ltd, TikTok LLC and TikTok Inc
Case Number: 4:2026cv00921
Filed: January 29, 2026
Court: U.S. 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-Personal Injury
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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January 29, 2026 Filing 6 Case transferred in from District of Minnesota; Case Number 0:26-cv-00072. Original file certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received.
January 29, 2026 Filing 5 CERTIFIED COPY OF CONDITIONAL TRANSFER ORDER (CTO-67) transferring case to the Northern District of California per the MDL Panel for coordinated or consolidated pretrial proceedings. Case assigned to Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers.(CLK)
January 29, 2026 MEMBER CASE OPENED: District of Minnesota, 26-cv-00072, D.F. v. Meta Platforms, Inc. et al, Opened in California Northern District as 4:26-cv-000921-YGR pursuant to Conditional Transfer Order 67 cc: JPMDL (jml, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/29/2026)
January 7, 2026 Filing 4 Clerk's Notice to JPML regarding case potentially related to MDL #3047. (MMP)
January 7, 2026 Filing 3 Summons Issued as to ByteDance, Inc, ByteDance, Ltd, Facebook Operations, LLC, Facebook Payments, Inc., Instagram, LLC, Meta Platforms, Inc., Siculus, Inc., TikTok, Inc., TikTok, LLC., TikTok, Ltd. (MMP)
January 7, 2026 Filing 2 (Text-Only) CLERK'S NOTICE OF INITIAL CASE ASSIGNMENT. Case assigned to Judge Susan Richard Nelson per 3rd/4th Master list, referred to Magistrate Judge Shannon G. Elkins. Please use case number 26-cv-72 (SRN/SGE).Notice: All Nongovernmental Corporate Parties must file a #Rule 7.1 Corporate Disclosure Statement. (MMP)
January 7, 2026 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against All Defendants (filing fee $ 405, receipt number AMNDC-12504411) filed by D.F.. Filer requests summons issued. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet) (Johnson, Charles)

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Represented By: Charles H. Johnson
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