E.R. v. TikTok, Inc. et al
Plaintiff: E.R., by and through L.H., K.M., D.M., L.B., E.R., N.T., L.T., S.P., J.P., K.P., and G.P., minors, by and through their guardians and H.S.
Defendant: ByteDance, Inc. and TIKTOK, INC.
Intervenor Plaintiff: Misty Hong, A.R., through her mother and legal guardian Gilda Avila and A.S., through her mother and legal guardian Laurel Slothower
Case Number: 1:2020cv02810
Filed: May 8, 2020
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: John Z Lee
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
July 2, 2020 Filing 43 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Z. Lee:Motion to reassign case number 20-cv-3771 to my calendar as related #41 is granted.Mailed notice (ca, )
July 1, 2020 Filing 42 SUPPLEMENT to response to motion #36 (NOTICE OF SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY) (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A (Opinion in A.S. v. TikTok))(Carroll, Katrina)
July 1, 2020 Filing 41 MOTION by Plaintiff N.T., L.T., S.P., J.P., K.P., and G.P., minors, by and through their guardians to reassign case Pursuant to Local Rule 40.4 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Fegan, Elizabeth)
June 25, 2020 Filing 40 STATUS Report by D.M., E.R., H.S., K.M., L.B. (Carroll, Katrina)
June 23, 2020 Filing 39 REPLY by A.R., through her mother and legal guardian Gilda Avila, A.S., through her mother and legal guardian Laurel Slothower, Misty Hong to memorandum in support of motion #26 , MOTION by Intervenor Plaintiff Misty Hong to intervene #25 , response to motion #36 in support of motion to (1) intervene for a limited purpose; (2) expedite the briefing and hearing schedule on the motion to intervene and proposed motion to dismiss; and (3) for leave to submit a 17-page [proposed] mootion to dismiss, stay or transfer. (Cooper, Peter)
June 18, 2020 Filing 38 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Z. Lee:Motion to appear pro hac vice by Jon Anders Tostrud #29 is granted.Mailed notice (ca, )
June 18, 2020 Filing 37 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Z. Lee: Joint stipulated motion to set time to respond to the consolidated class action complaint and briefing scheduled #33 is granted. Defendant's answer to the complaint is due by 9/3/20; Plaintiffs' opposition is due 10/8/20; Defendants' reply due 10/29/20. Motion to file excess pages #35 is granted. The Court orders the parties to file a joint written status report by 8/18/20. The report, which shall be as concise as possible, shall set forth: (1) the current deadlines imposed by the Court and whether the matter has been referred to the Magistrate Judge in any fashion (e,g., for discovery supervision; for resolution of a motion; for settlement; etc.); (2) the progress of discovery, if discovery is ongoing; (3) the status of briefing on unresolved motions, if any; (4) whether the parties have engaged or are engaging in settlement discussions and the status of those discussions; (5) for cases without any future court dates, an agreed proposed schedule; (6) for cases that have future court dates and if the parties believe there is good cause to extend the current deadlines, a proposed amended schedule and the basis for the request; (7) a request for any agreed action that the Court can take without a hearing; (8) and whether the parties believe a telephonic hearing or in-person hearing is necessary within the next 60 days, and, if so, the issue(s) that warrants discussion and the parties' respective positions. Mailed notice (ca, )
June 17, 2020 Filing 36 RESPONSE by D.M., E.R., H.S., K.M., L.B. to MOTION by Intervenor Plaintiff Misty Hong to intervene #25 (JOINT RESPONSE TO MOTION TO INTERVENE) (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C)(Carroll, Katrina)
June 17, 2020 Filing 35 MOTION by Plaintiffs D.M., E.R., H.S., K.M., L.B. for leave to file excess pages (JOINT MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE OVERSIZED RESPONSE BRIEF) (Carroll, Katrina)
June 17, 2020 Filing 34 NOTICE of Motion by Anthony J Weibell for presentment of extension of time #33 before Honorable John Z. Lee on 6/24/2020 at 09:00 AM. (Weibell, Anthony)
June 17, 2020 Filing 33 MOTION by Defendants ByteDance, Inc., TikTok, Inc. for extension of time (Joint Stipulated Motion to Set Time to Respond to Consolidated Class Action Complaint) (Weibell, Anthony)
June 12, 2020 Filing 32 AMENDED complaint by E.R. against All Defendants (CONSOLIDATED CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT) (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B)(Carroll, Katrina)
June 4, 2020 Filing 31 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number 0752-17079658. (Masters, Marc)
June 3, 2020 Filing 30 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number 0752-17079544. (Rotter, Jonathan)
June 3, 2020 Filing 29 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number 0752-17078981. (Tostrud, Jon)
June 3, 2020 Filing 28 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Z. Lee: The Court has reviewed the motion to intervene #25 . The parties should file a joint response by 6/17/20; the Plaintiffs-Intervenors may file their reply, if any, by 6/24/20. Mailed notice (ca, )
June 3, 2020 Filing 27 STATUS Report (JOINT STATUS REPORT AND REQUEST FOR BRIEFING SCHEDULE) by E.R. (Carroll, Katrina)
June 2, 2020 Filing 26 MEMORANDUM by Misty Hong in support of motion to intervene, #25 (Cooper, Peter)
June 2, 2020 Filing 25 MOTION by Intervenor Plaintiff Misty Hong to intervene (Attachments: #1 Declaration Declaraton in Support of Motion to Intervene, #2 Exhibit Ex. A to Declaration, #3 Exhibit Ex. B to Declaration, #4 Exhibit Ex. C to Declaration, #5 Exhibit Ex. D to Declaration)(Cooper, Peter)
June 2, 2020 Filing 24 ATTORNEY Appearance for Intervenor Plaintiff Misty Hong by Peter E. Cooper (Cooper, Peter)
June 1, 2020 Filing 23 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff E.R. by Andrew C. Ficzko (Ficzko, Andrew)
June 1, 2020 Filing 22 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff E.R. by Ryan F Stephan (Stephan, Ryan)
June 1, 2020 Filing 21 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff E.R. by Megan Shannon (Shannon, Megan)
June 1, 2020 Filing 20 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff E.R. by James B. Zouras (Zouras, James)
May 29, 2020 Filing 19 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff E.R. by Jonathan Marc Jagher (Jagher, Jonathan)
May 29, 2020 Filing 18 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Z. Lee:The motion to reassign #16 is granted. The Clerk is directed to reassign Case No. 1:20-cv-3007 (N.D. Ill.) to my calendar and to consolidate it with this case, No. 1:20-cv-02810. All future filings should be in this case. The motion to designate Katrina Carroll of Carlson Lynch LLP as lead Plaintiffs' counsel during the pendency of the MDL petition is also granted #12 . Plaintiffs are instructed to file a consolidated complaint by 6/12/20, and the parties should submit a joint status report on 7/10/20. Mailed notice (ca, )
May 28, 2020 Filing 17 NOTICE of Motion by James B. Zouras for presentment of motion to reassign case #16 before Honorable John Z. Lee on 6/25/2020 at 09:00 AM. (Zouras, James)
May 28, 2020 Filing 16 MOTION by Plaintiff E.R. to reassign case Uncontested (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibits A to E)(Zouras, James)
May 26, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 15 ORDER ORDER Fourth Amended General Order 20-0012 IN RE: CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 PUBLIC EMERGENCY Signed by the Chief Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer on May 26, 2020. This Order does not extend or modify any deadlines set in civil cases. For non-emergency motions, no motion may be noticed for presentment on a date earlier than July 15, 2020. See attached Order. Signed by the Honorable Rebecca R. Pallmeyer on 5/26/2020: Mailed notice. (docket11, )
May 26, 2020 Filing 14 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Z. Lee:All parties have agreed to consolidate the four related cases outlined in the 5/21/20 minute order #10 . The cases are therefore consolidated. The Clerk is directed to consolidate the cases into the lowest numbered case, Case No. 20-cv-02810. All future filings should be made in that case. Cases to be consolidated: (1) Case No. 1:20-cv-2883 (N.D. Ill.) filed on 5/13/20 and assigned to Judge Kocoras, (2) Case No. 1:20-cv-2884 (N.D. Ill.) filed on 5/13/20 and assigned to Judge Kness, and (3) Case No. 1:20-cv-2889 (N.D. Ill.).Mailed notice (ca, )
May 21, 2020 Filing 13 (UNCONTESTED) NOTICE of Motion by Katrina Carroll for presentment of motion to consolidate cases #12 before Honorable John Z. Lee on 6/9/2020 at 09:00 AM. (Carroll, Katrina)
May 21, 2020 Filing 12 MOTION by Plaintiff E.R. to consolidate cases (UNCONSTESTED MOTION FOR CONSOLIDATION AND APPOINTMENT OF TEMPORARY INTERIM COUNSEL PENDING MDL PROCEEDINGS) (Carroll, Katrina)
May 21, 2020 Filing 11 MOTION of Plaintiff for transfer of actions to the Southern District of Illinois, or, in the alternative, the Northern District of Illinois, pursuant to 28 USC Section 1407 for coordinated or consolidated pretrial proceedings. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit, #2 Exhibit, #3 Exhibit, #4 Exhibit)(td, )
May 21, 2020 Filing 10 MINUTE entry before the Honorable John Z. Lee: The uncontested motion to reassign #8 is granted. The Clerk is directed to reassign the following cases as related to my calendar: (1) Case No. 1:20-cv-2883 (N.D. Ill.) filed on 5/13/20 and assigned to Judge Kocoras, (2) Case No. 1:20-cv-2884 (N.D. Ill.) filed on 5/13/20 and assigned to Judge Kness, and (3) Case No. 1:20-cv-2889 (N.D. Ill.) filed on 5/13/20 and assigned to Judge Seeger.In addition, based on a review of the complaints, the Court believes that it is appropriate to consolidate the four matters into one action. Any objections to consolidation should be filed in seven days. Absent any objections, the four actions will be consolidated into one; all future filings should be made in the lowest numbered case; and Plaintiffs are directed to file a consolidated complaint by 6/30/20.Mailed notice (ca, )
May 20, 2020 Filing 9 (UNCONTESTED) NOTICE of Motion by Katrina Carroll for presentment of motion to reassign case #8 before Honorable John Z. Lee on 6/9/2020 at 09:00 AM. (Carroll, Katrina)
May 20, 2020 Filing 8 MOTION by Plaintiff E.R. to reassign case (UNCONTESTED MOTION TO REASSIGN RELATED CASES PURSUANT TO LOCAL RULE 40.4) (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Exhibit D)(Carroll, Katrina)
May 20, 2020 Filing 7 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendants ByteDance, Inc., TikTok, Inc. by Anthony J Weibell (Weibell, Anthony)
May 15, 2020 Filing 6 SUMMONS Returned Executed by E.R. as to TikTok, Inc. on 5/12/2020, answer due 6/2/2020. (Carroll, Katrina)
May 15, 2020 Filing 5 SUMMONS Returned Executed by E.R. as to ByteDance, Inc. on 5/12/2020, answer due 6/2/2020. (Carroll, Katrina)
May 12, 2020 SUMMONS Issued as to Defendants ByteDance, Inc., TikTok, Inc. (ng, )
May 11, 2020 Filing 4 NOTICE TO THE PARTIES - The Court is participating in the Mandatory Initial Discovery Pilot (MIDP). The key features and deadlines are set forth in this Notice which includes a link to the (MIDP) Standing Order and a Checklist for use by the parties. In cases subject to the pilot, all parties must respond to the mandatory initial discovery requests set forth in the Standing Order before initiating any further discovery in this case. Please note: The discovery obligations in the Standing Order supersede the disclosures required by Rule 26(a)(1). Any party seeking affirmative relief must serve a copy of the following documents (Notice of Mandatory Initial Discovery and the Standing Order) on each new party when the Complaint, Counterclaim, Crossclaim, or Third-Party Complaint is served. (bg, )
May 11, 2020 CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable John Z. Lee. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Sunil R. Harjani. Case assignment: Random assignment. (acm, )
May 8, 2020 Filing 2 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff E.R., by and through L.H. by Kyle Alan Shamberg (Shamberg, Kyle)
May 8, 2020 Filing 1 COMPLAINT (Class Action) filed by E.R., by and through L.H.; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 0752-16999779. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Carroll, Katrina)

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