Black, et al. v. Altria Group, Inc., et al.

Black, et al. v. Altria Group, Inc., et al.

Plaintiff:	DEVIN BLACK, ROBERT THOMPSON, JAKE SIEBER, NAPHT, INC., NOOR BAIG, INC., ROSE AND FIFTH, INC., SOFIJON, INC., SOMERSET PARTY STORE, INC., KURT DOUGHTY, ALLISON HARROD, MICHAEL IMAI, DARAKA LARIMORE and ADAM MATSCHULLAT
Defendant:	ALTRIA GROUP, INC., JUUL LABS, INC., NICHOLAS J. PRITZKER, RIAZ VALANI and ALTRIA ENTERPRISES, LLC
Case Number:	26-2626
Filed:	April 28, 2026
Court:	U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Nature of Suit:	Antitrust

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April 28, 2026	Filing 3 SCHEDULE NOTICE. Appeal Opening Brief Due (Appellant) 7/21/2026, Appeal Transcript Order Due (Appellant) 5/12/2026, Appeal Answering Brief Due (Appellee) 8/20/2026, Mediation Questionnaire due (Appellant) 5/4/2026, Appeal Transcript Due (Appellant) 6/11/2026. For appeal no. 26-2626, 3:20-cv-02345-WHO. All briefs shall be served and filed pursuant to FRAP 31 and 9th Cir. R. 31-2.1. Failure of the petitioner(s)/appellant(s) to comply with this briefing schedule will result in automatic dismissal of the appeal. See 9th Cir. R. 42-1. [Entered: 04/28/2026 10:53 AM]
April 28, 2026	Filing 2 Filed Copy of Order Granting Petition for Permission to Appeal. [Entered: 04/28/2026 10:44 AM]
April 28, 2026	Filing 1 CASE OPENED. A copy of your notice of appeal / petition filed in 3:20-cv-02345-WHO has been received in the Clerk's office of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The U.S. Court of Appeals docket number 26-2626 has been assigned to this case. All communications with the court must indicate this Court of Appeals docket number. Please carefully review the docket to ensure the name(s) and contact information are correct. It is your responsibility to alert the court if your contact information changes. Resources Available For more information about case processing and to assist you in preparing your brief, please review the Case Opening Information (for #attorneys and #pro se litigants) and review the #Appellate Practice Guide. Attorneys should consider contacting the court's #Appellate Mentoring Program for help with the brief and argument. [Entered: 04/28/2026 10:38 AM]

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Plaintiff: DEVIN BLACK
Represented By:	Mr. David Seidel
Represented By:	Mr. Joseph R Saveri
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Plaintiff: ROBERT THOMPSON
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Plaintiff: JAKE SIEBER
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Plaintiff: NAPHT, INC.
Represented By:	Ms. Elana Katcher
Represented By:	Mr. Charles Andrew Dirksen
Represented By:	Mr. Solomon B. Cera
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Plaintiff: NOOR BAIG, INC.
Represented By:	Mr. Charles Andrew Dirksen
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Plaintiff: ROSE AND FIFTH, INC.
Represented By:	Ms. Elana Katcher
Represented By:	Mr. Charles Andrew Dirksen
Represented By:	Mr. Solomon B. Cera
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Plaintiff: SOFIJON, INC.
Represented By:	Ms. Elana Katcher
Represented By:	Mr. Charles Andrew Dirksen
Represented By:	Mr. Solomon B. Cera
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Plaintiff: SOMERSET PARTY STORE, INC.
Represented By:	Mr. Charles Andrew Dirksen
Represented By:	Mr. Solomon B. Cera
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Plaintiff: KURT DOUGHTY
Represented By:	Mr. Merle Cooper Meyers
Represented By:	Betsy C. Manifold
Represented By:	Thomas Burt
Represented By:	Ms. Robin Zwerling
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Plaintiff: ALLISON HARROD
Represented By:	Mr. Merle Cooper Meyers
Represented By:	Betsy C. Manifold
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Plaintiff: MICHAEL IMAI
Represented By:	Mr. Merle Cooper Meyers
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Plaintiff: DARAKA LARIMORE
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Plaintiff: ADAM MATSCHULLAT
Represented By:	Mr. Merle Cooper Meyers
Represented By:	Betsy C. Manifold
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Represented By:	Ms. Robin Zwerling
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Defendant: ALTRIA GROUP, INC.
Represented By:	Mr. Edward L. Pickup
Represented By:	Charles McCloud
Represented By:	Lisa S. Blatt
Represented By:	Jeremy Scott Barber
Represented By:	Jennifer Pavelec Swarbrick
Represented By:	David Ransom Friedman
Represented By:	Professor Daniel Epps
Represented By:	James Miller Rosenthal
Represented By:	Beth A. Wilkinson
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Defendant: JUUL LABS, INC.
Represented By:	Mr. Nowell Bamberger
Represented By:	Jeremy J. Calsyn
Represented By:	David I. Gelfand
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Defendant: NICHOLAS J. PRITZKER
Represented By:	Mr. Andrew Skaras
Represented By:	Mr. David Lawrence Schwarz
Represented By:	Michael Guzman
Represented By:	Mr. Mark Charles Hansen
Represented By:	Beth A. Wilkinson
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Defendant: RIAZ VALANI
Represented By:	Mr. Andrew Skaras
Represented By:	Mr. David Lawrence Schwarz
Represented By:	Michael Guzman
Represented By:	Mr. Mark Charles Hansen
Represented By:	Beth A. Wilkinson
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Defendant: ALTRIA ENTERPRISES, LLC
Represented By:	Mr. Edward L. Pickup
Represented By:	Charles McCloud
Represented By:	Lisa S. Blatt
Represented By:	Jeremy Scott Barber
Represented By:	Jennifer Pavelec Swarbrick
Represented By:	David Ransom Friedman
Represented By:	Professor Daniel Epps
Represented By:	James Miller Rosenthal
Represented By:	Beth A. Wilkinson
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