Johnson et al v. Meta Platforms, Inc. et al
Plaintiff: Damian Jonhson and Damian Johnson
Defendant: Meta Platforms, Inc., Facebook Inc., YouTube, LLC, Google LLC, Alphabet Inc., Snap, Inc., TikTok Inc. and ByteDance Inc.
Case Number: 1:2022cv01260
Filed: August 2, 2022
Court: US District Court for the Central District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: Jonathan E Hawley
Referring Judge: Michael M Mihm
Nature of Suit: Personal Inj. Prod. Liability
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity-Product Liability
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
October 24, 2022 MDL Remark: Case transferred from Illinois Central has been opened in California Northern District as case 4:22-cv-06418, filed 10/24/2022. (TK)
October 20, 2022 Filing 22 Conditional Transfer Order (certified copy) entered by Clerk, MDL Panel, transferring this case to the Northern District of California. This case is terminated. (JRK)
October 19, 2022 MDL Remark: MINUTE ORDER - TO INVOLVED CLERKS - Conditional Transfer Order (CTO-1) Finalized on 10/19/2022. Please see pleading (3 in ALM/2:22-cv-00575, 3 in ALM/2:22-cv-00576, 7 in AZ/4:22-cv-00400, 21 in FLM/5:22-cv-00380, 18 in FLM/5:22-cv-00391, 27 in FLM/8:22-cv-01759, 22 in FLM/8:22-cv-01877, 5 in GAN/1:22-cv-03886, 6 in GAS/4:22-cv-00215, 38 in ILC/1:22-cv-01260, 4 in ILC/3:22-cv-03194, 4 in ILC/4:22-cv-04136, 16 in ILN/1:22-cv-04638, 16 in ILN/1:22-cv-04645, 16 in ILN/1:22-cv-04650, 16 in ILN/1:22-cv-04651, 16 in ILN/1:22-cv-04652, 16 in ILN/1:22-cv-04654, 16 in ILN/1:22-cv-04655, 16 in ILN/1:22-cv-04657, 16 in ILN/1:22-cv-04658, 16 in ILN/1:22-cv-04659, 16 in ILN/1:22-cv-04674, 4 in ILN/1:22-cv-05230, 16 in ILN/3:22-cv-50307, 7 in ILS/3:22-cv-02094, 6 in ILS/3:22-cv-02170, 7 in INS/3:22-cv-00141, 23 in MD/1:22-cv-01873, 128 in MDL No. 3047, 18 in MIE/2:22-cv-12038, 4 in MOW/4:22-cv-00605, 25 in NJ/2:22-cv-05309, 5 in NM/1:22-cv-00706, 22 in NYN/3:22-cv-00859, 17 in OHS/2:22-cv-03207, 22 in PAE/2:22-cv-03076, 4 in PAE/2:22-cv-03830, 22 in PAM/3:22-cv-01286, 23 in PAW/2:22-cv-01166, 4 in TNW/2:22-cv-02654, 17 in UT/2:22-cv-00556, 5 in VAE/1:22-cv-01079, 7 in VT/2:22-cv-00171).As stipulated in Rule 7.1(c) of the Rules of Procedure of the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, transmittal of the order has been stayed 7 days to give any party an opportunity to oppose the transfer.The 7-day period has now elapsed, no opposition was received, and the order is directed to the Clerk of the United States District Court for the N.D. California for filing. The Panel governing statute, 28 U.S.C. 1407, requires that the transferee clerk transmit a certified copy of the Panel order to transfer to the clerk of the district court from which the action is being transferred.Signed by Clerk of the Panel John W. Nichols on 10/19/2022.Associated Cases: MDL No. 3047 et al. (LH) (TK)
October 19, 2022 MDL Remark: CONDITIONAL TRANSFER ORDER FINALIZED (CTO-1) - re: pldg. (1 in ALM/2:22-cv-00575, 1 in ALM/2:22-cv-00576, 5 in AZ/4:22-cv-00400, 19 in FLM/5:22-cv-00380, 16 in FLM/5:22-cv-00391, 25 in FLM/8:22-cv-01759, 20 in FLM/8:22-cv-01877, 3 in GAN/1:22-cv-03886, 4 in GAS/4:22-cv-00215, 36 in ILC/1:22-cv-01260, 2 in ILC/3:22-cv-03194, 2 in ILC/4:22-cv-04136, 14 in ILN/1:22-cv-04638, 14 in ILN/1:22-cv-04645, 14 in ILN/1:22-cv-04650, 14 in ILN/1:22-cv-04651, 14 in ILN/1:22-cv-04652, 14 in ILN/1:22-cv-04654, 14 in ILN/1:22-cv-04655, 14 in ILN/1:22-cv-04657, 14 in ILN/1:22-cv-04658, 14 in ILN/1:22-cv-04659, 14 in ILN/1:22-cv-04674, 2 in ILN/1:22-cv-05230, 14 in ILN/3:22-cv-50307, 5 in ILS/3:22-cv-02094, 4 in ILS/3:22-cv-02170, 5 in INS/3:22-cv-00141, 21 in MD/1:22-cv-01873, 122 in MDL No. 3047, 16 in MIE/2:22-cv-12038, 2 in MOW/4:22-cv-00605, 23 in NJ/2:22-cv-05309, 3 in NM/1:22-cv-00706, 20 in NYN/3:22-cv-00859, 15 in OHS/2:22-cv-03207, 20 in PAE/2:22-cv-03076, 2 in PAE/2:22-cv-03830, 20 in PAM/3:22-cv-01286, 21 in PAW/2:22-cv-01166, 2 in TNW/2:22-cv-02654, 15 in UT/2:22-cv-00556, 3 in VAE/1:22-cv-01079, 5 in VT/2:22-cv-00171) Inasmuch as no objection is pending at this time, the stay is lifted. Signed by Clerk of the Panel John W. Nichols on 10/19/2022.Associated Cases: MDL No. 3047 et al. (LH) (TK)
October 12, 2022 MDL Remark: Clerk has been notified by the MDL Clerk that the Conditional Order to Transfer has been issued in error. Clerk of this Court has been instructed to disregard. (TK)
October 11, 2022 Filing 21 STRICKEN AS ISSUED IN ERROR: MDL Remark: CONDITIONAL TRANSFER ORDER FILED TODAY (CTO-1) - 45 action(s) Signed by Clerk of the Panel John W. Nichols on 10/11/2022.Associated Cases: MDL No. 3047 et al. (LH) (TK) Modified on 10/12/2022 to show as stricken. (TK).
October 5, 2022 Filing 20 NOTICE of Receipt on 10/3/2022 of Notice of Appearance of Attorney Albert Giang representing Plaintiff Bob Jones in MDL case 3047. (TK)
September 14, 2022 Filing 19 NOTICE of Receipt of Brief of Defendants TikTok Inc. and Bytedance Inc. in Response to Plaintiff's Motion for Transfer and Coordination or Consolidation Under 28 U.S.C. 1407 regarding MDL Docket No. 3047. (TK)
September 6, 2022 Filing 18 NOTICE of Receipt of Interested Party Plaintiff Laurel Clevenger's Response in Support of the Motion to Transfer and Centralize Related Cases Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1407 filed in MDL Docket No. 3047. (TK)
August 30, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 17 ORDER GRANTING #16 JOINT MOTION TO STAY ALL DEADLINES PENDING DECISION OF JUDICIAL PANEL ON MULTI-DISTRICT LITIGATION ON MOTION TO TRANSFER. Entered by Magistrate Judge Jonathan E. Hawley on 8/30/22. SEE FULL WRITTEN ORDER. (FDS)
August 29, 2022 Filing 16 Joint MOTION to Stay All Deadlines Pending Decision of Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation on Motion to Transfer by Defendant Meta Platforms, Inc.. Responses due by 9/12/2022 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Proposed Order)(Holmes, Patricia)
August 29, 2022 Filing 15 CERTIFICATE OF INTEREST pursuant to Local Rule 11.3 and Corporate Disclosure Statement by Meta Platforms, Inc.. (Holmes, Patricia)
August 29, 2022 Filing 14 NOTICE of Appearance of Attorney by Matthew Charles Crowl on behalf of Meta Platforms, Inc. (Crowl, Matthew)
August 29, 2022 Filing 13 NOTICE of Appearance of Attorney by Patricia Brown Holmes on behalf of Meta Platforms, Inc. (Holmes, Patricia)
August 29, 2022 Filing 12 CERTIFICATE OF INTEREST pursuant to Local Rule 11.3 by Snap, Inc.. (Bina, Mark)
August 29, 2022 Filing 11 CERTIFICATE OF INTEREST pursuant to Local Rule 11.3 by Alphabet Inc., Google LLC, YouTube, LLC. (Norberg, Jeffrey)
August 29, 2022 Opinion or Order TEXT ORDER granting #10 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer the #1 Complaint. Defendants ByteDance Inc. and TikTok Inc. are to file their responsive pleading by 9/30/2022. Entered by Magistrate Judge Jonathan E. Hawley on 8/29/22. (WG)
August 26, 2022 Filing 10 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re #1 Complaint, by Defendants ByteDance Inc., TikTok Inc.. Responses due by 9/9/2022 (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Trummel, Rachael)
August 26, 2022 Filing 9 CERTIFICATE OF INTEREST pursuant to Local Rule 11.3 and Corporate Disclosure Statement by ByteDance Inc.. (Trummel, Rachael)
August 26, 2022 Filing 8 CERTIFICATE OF INTEREST pursuant to Local Rule 11.3 and Corporate Disclosure Statement by TikTok Inc.. (Trummel, Rachael)
August 26, 2022 Filing 7 NOTICE of Appearance of Attorney by Rachael M Trummel on behalf of ByteDance Inc., TikTok Inc. (Trummel, Rachael)
August 24, 2022 Filing 6 NOTICE of Appearance of Attorney by Jeffrey Thomas Norberg on behalf of Alphabet Inc., Google LLC, YouTube, LLC (Norberg, Jeffrey)
August 23, 2022 Filing 5 NOTICE of Appearance of Attorney by Mark W Bina on behalf of Snap, Inc. (Bina, Mark)
August 12, 2022 Filing 4 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Damian Johnson. All Defendants. (Attachments: #1 Summons executed - ByteDance, #2 Summons executed - Google, #3 Summons executed - Meta, #4 Summons executed - Snap, #5 Summons executed - TikTok, #6 Summons executed - YouTube)(Bergman, Matthew)
August 3, 2022 Filing 3 NOTICE of Association of Counsel (Bergman, Matthew)
August 2, 2022 Filing 2 Summons Issued as to All Defendants. (FDS)
August 2, 2022 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against Alphabet Inc., ByteDance Inc., Google LLC, Meta Platforms, Inc., Snap, Inc., TikTok Inc., YouTube, LLC ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number AILCDC-3996364.), filed by Damian Johnson. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Summons ByteDance, #3 Summons Alphabet, #4 Summons Google, #5 Summons YouTube, #6 Summons TikTok, #7 Summons Snap, #8 Summons Meta)(Bergman, Matthew)

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