School Board v. Meta Platforms Inc et al
Plaintiff: School Board St Martin Parish
Defendant: Meta Platforms Inc, Instagram L L C, Bytedance Inc, TikTok Inc, Charter Communications Inc doing business as Spectrum, Cox Communications Inc, Charter Communications L L C and Cox Communications Louisiana L L C
Case Number: 6:2023cv01424
Filed: October 10, 2023
Court: US District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
Presiding Judge: Terry A Doughty
Referring Judge: Carol B Whitehurst
Nature of Suit: Torts to Land
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity-Torts to Land
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
December 8, 2023 Filing 36 JUDGMENT adopting #34 Report and Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge, denying #15 Motion to Remand, filed by School Board St Martin Parish. Signed by Judge Terry A Doughty on 12/8/2023. (crt,Crawford, A)
December 4, 2023 Filing 35 OBJECTION to #34 Report and Recommendations by School Board St Martin Parish. Response to Objection to R&R due by 12/18/2023 (aty,Dudenhefer, Frank)
November 20, 2023 Filing 34 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS re #15 MOTION to Remand filed by School Board St Martin Parish. For the reasons discussed herein, the Court recommends that St. Martin Parish School Boards Motion to Remand (Rec. Doc. 33) be DENIED. Objections to R&R due by 12/4/2023. Signed by Magistrate Judge Carol B Whitehurst on 11/20/2023. (crt,Jordan, P)
November 9, 2023 Filing 33 MEMORANDUM in Opposition re #15 MOTION to Remand filed by Bytedance Inc, Instagram L L C, Meta Platforms Inc, TikTok Inc. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Ruling and Order Denying LPSB's Motion to Remand)(aty,Barton, Robert)
October 26, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 32 ORDER granting #27 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice for appearance of Bryan D Pasciak for Bytedance Inc, TikTok Inc. Signed by Magistrate Judge Carol B Whitehurst on 10/26/2023. (crt,Crick, S)
October 26, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 31 ORDER granting #26 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice for appearance of Andrea Roberts Pierson for Bytedance Inc, TikTok Inc. Signed by Magistrate Judge Carol B Whitehurst on 10/26/2023. (crt,Crick, S)
October 26, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 30 ORDER granting #25 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice for appearance of Andrew L Campbell for Bytedance Inc, TikTok Inc. Signed by Magistrate Judge Carol B Whitehurst on 10/26/2023. (crt,Crick, S)
October 26, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 29 ORDER granting #24 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice for appearance of David P Mattern for Bytedance Inc, TikTok Inc. Signed by Magistrate Judge Carol B Whitehurst on 10/26/2023. (crt,Crick, S)
October 26, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 28 ORDER granting #23 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice for appearance of Geoffrey M Drake for Bytedance Inc, TikTok Inc. Signed by Magistrate Judge Carol B Whitehurst on 10/26/2023. (crt,Crick, S)
October 25, 2023 Filing 27 MOTION for Bryan D. Pasciak to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Admission fee: $105, receipt number ALAWDC-5737886) by Bytedance Inc, TikTok Inc. Motions referred to Carol B Whitehurst. Motion Ripe Deadline set for 10/25/2023. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Certificate of Good Standing for Bryan D. Pasciak, #2 Exhibit B - Declaration of Bryan D. Pasciak, #3 Proposed Order)(aty,Brilleaux, Kelly)
October 25, 2023 Filing 26 MOTION for Andrea Roberts Pierson to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Admission fee: $105, receipt number ALAWDC-5737832) by Bytedance Inc, TikTok Inc. Motions referred to Carol B Whitehurst. Motion Ripe Deadline set for 10/25/2023. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Certificate of Good Standing for Andrea Pierson, #2 Exhibit B - Declaration of Andrea Pierson, #3 Proposed Order)(aty,Brilleaux, Kelly)
October 25, 2023 Filing 25 MOTION for Andrew L. Campbell to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Admission fee: $105, receipt number ALAWDC-5737763) by Bytedance Inc, TikTok Inc. Motions referred to Carol B Whitehurst. Motion Ripe Deadline set for 10/25/2023. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Certificate of Good Standing for Andrew Campbell, #2 Exhibit B - Declaration of Andrew Campbell, #3 Proposed Order)(aty,Brilleaux, Kelly)
October 25, 2023 Filing 24 MOTION for David P. Mattern to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Admission fee: $105, receipt number ALAWDC-5737742) by Bytedance Inc, TikTok Inc. Motions referred to Carol B Whitehurst. Motion Ripe Deadline set for 10/25/2023. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Certificate of Good Standing for David Mattern, #2 Exhibit B - Declaration of David Mattern, #3 Proposed Order)(aty,Brilleaux, Kelly)
October 25, 2023 Filing 23 MOTION for Geoffrey M. Drake to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Admission fee: $105, receipt number ALAWDC-5737708) by Bytedance Inc, TikTok Inc. Motions referred to Carol B Whitehurst. Motion Ripe Deadline set for 10/25/2023. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Certificate of Good Standing for Geoffrey Drake, #2 Exhibit B - Declaration of Geoffrey Drake, #3 Proposed Order)(aty,Brilleaux, Kelly)
October 23, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 22 ORDER denying #14 Motion to Shorten Response to Plaintiff's Motion for Remand. Signed by Magistrate Judge Carol B Whitehurst on 10/23/2023. (crt,Crick, S)
October 20, 2023 Filing 21 JOINT MEMORANDUM in Opposition re #14 MOTION to Expedite filed by Bytedance Inc, Instagram L L C, Meta Platforms Inc, TikTok Inc. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A-Order, City of Orlando, Florida v. CVS Health Corp., #2 Exhibit B-Minute Order, City of BBroken Arrow v. Purdue Pharma)(aty,Barton, Robert) Modified on 10/20/2023 (Bunting, M).
October 20, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 20 ORDER granting #18 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice for appearance of Ashley M Simonsen for Instagram L L C,Ashley M Simonsen for Meta Platforms Inc. Signed by Magistrate Judge Carol B Whitehurst on 10/20/2023. (crt,Bunting, M)
October 20, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 19 ORDER granting #17 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice for appearance of Isaac D Chaput for Instagram L L C,Isaac D Chaput for Meta Platforms Inc. Signed by Magistrate Judge Carol B Whitehurst on 10/20/2023. (crt,Bunting, M)
October 19, 2023 Filing 18 MOTION for Ashley M. Simonsen to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Admission fee: $105, receipt number ALAWDC-5731589) by Instagram L L C, Meta Platforms Inc. Motions referred to Carol B Whitehurst. Motion Ripe Deadline set for 10/19/2023. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit A. Oath of Ashley M. Simonsen, #2 Certificate of good standing B. Certificate of Standing, #3 Proposed order Proposed Order)(aty,Barton, Robert)
October 19, 2023 Filing 17 MOTION for Isaac D. Chaput to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Admission fee: $105, receipt number ALAWDC-5731554) by Instagram L L C, Meta Platforms Inc. Motions referred to Carol B Whitehurst. Motion Ripe Deadline set for 10/19/2023. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit A. Oath of Isaac D. Chaput, #2 Certificate of good standing B. Certificate of Standing, #3 Proposed order Proposed Order)(aty,Barton, Robert)
October 19, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 16 ELECTRONIC ORDER - Oppositions to Plaintiff's Motion to Shorten Response to Plaintiff's Motion for Remand #14 shall be filed by October 20, 2023. Signed by Magistrate Judge Carol B Whitehurst on 10/19/2023. (crt,Coreil, H)
October 19, 2023 Filing 15 MOTION to Remand by School Board St Martin Parish. Motions referred to Carol B Whitehurst. Motion Ripe Deadline set for 10/19/2023. (Attachments: #1 Memorandum / Brief Memorandum in Support, #2 Proposed order)(aty,Dudenhefer, Frank)
October 19, 2023 Filing 14 MOTION to Expedite by School Board St Martin Parish. Motions referred to Carol B Whitehurst. Motion Ripe Deadline set for 10/19/2023. (Attachments: #1 Memorandum / Brief Memorandum in Support, #2 Proposed order)(aty,Dudenhefer, Frank)
October 19, 2023 Set/Reset Deadlines as to #15 MOTION to Remand . Responses due by 10/20/2023 (crt,Taylor, L)
October 18, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ORDER granting #12 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer. Defendants have up to 45 days after the later of (1) remand of the case to state court, or (2) denial by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. Signed by Magistrate Judge Carol B Whitehurst on 10/18/2023. (crt,Miletello, A)
October 17, 2023 Filing 12 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer with consent by Instagram L L C, Meta Platforms Inc, TikTok Inc, Bytedance Inc. Motions referred to Carol B Whitehurst. Motion Ripe Deadline set for 10/17/2023. (Attachments: #1 Proposed order)(aty,Barton, Robert) Modified on 10/18/2023 to add filers (Miletello, A).
October 17, 2023 Filing 11 DIVERSITY JURISDICTION DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Bytedance Inc, TikTok Inc. (aty,Brilleaux, Kelly)
October 17, 2023 Filing 10 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Bytedance Inc, TikTok Inc identifying Corporate Parent ByteDance Ltd for Bytedance Inc; Corporate Parents TickTok L L C, TikTok Ltd, ByteDance Ltd for TikTok Inc. (aty,Brilleaux, Kelly) Modified docket text on 10/17/2023 (Miletello, A).
October 17, 2023 Filing 9 DIVERSITY JURISDICTION DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by School Board St Martin Parish (aty,Dudenhefer, Frank) Modified docket text on 10/17/2023 (Miletello, A).
October 13, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ORDER granting #6 Motion to Enroll as Counsel. Added as counsel Frank C Dudenhefer, Jr for School Board St Martin Parish. Signed by Magistrate Judge Carol B Whitehurst on 10/13/2023. (crt,Crick, S)
October 12, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 7 REMOVAL ORDER regarding state court documents, pending motions, registry funds, and admission status of counsel. Signed by Magistrate Judge Carol B Whitehurst on 10/12/2023. (crt,Miletello, A)
October 11, 2023 Filing 6 MOTION for Frank C. Dudenhefer, Jr. to Enroll as Counsel Co-Counsel by School Board St Martin Parish. Motions referred to Carol B Whitehurst. Motion Ripe Deadline set for 10/11/2023. (Attachments: #1 Proposed order)(aty,Honeycutt, D) Modified docket text on 10/12/2023 (Miletello, A).
October 11, 2023 Filing 5 PROPOSED REMOVAL ORDER. Referred to Magistrate Judge Carol B Whitehurst. Motion Ripe Deadline set for 10/11/2023. (crt,Miletello, A)
October 11, 2023 Filing 4 NOTICE of Diversity Jurisdiction Disclosure Statement Requirement re: #1 Notice of Removal sent to Calvin C Fayard, Jr on behalf of School Board St Martin Parish AND Kelly E Brilleaux on behalf of Bytedance Inc and TikTok Inc. Diversity Jurisdiction Disclosure Statement due by 10/25/2023. (crt,Miletello, A)
October 11, 2023 Filing 3 DIVERSITY JURISDICTION DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Instagram L L C, Meta Platforms Inc. (aty,Barton, Robert)
October 11, 2023 Filing 2 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Instagram L L C, Meta Platforms Inc identifying Corporate Parent Meta Platforms Inc for Instagram L L C. (aty,Barton, Robert)
October 10, 2023 STATE COURT MOTION & ORDER of Voluntary Dismissal of Charter Communications Inc, Charter Communications L L C, Cox Communications Inc, Cox Communications Louisiana L L C (16th JDC, St Martin Parish, #93183, filed 9/13/2023). ADMINISTRATIVE ENTRY: The PDF image can be found in Attachment #1 pg 89 to Document #1, Notice of Removal. (crt,Miletello, A)
October 10, 2023 STATE COURT Service Returned Executed by Louisiana Long-Arm Statute. Bytedance Inc answer due 10/17/2023; Instagram L L C answer due 10/17/2023; Meta Platforms Inc answer due 10/17/2023. ADMINISTRATIVE ENTRY: The PDF images can be found in Attachment #1 to Document #1, Notice of Removal. (crt,Miletello, A)
October 10, 2023 CASE Assigned to Judge Terry A Doughty and Magistrate Judge Carol B Whitehurst. (crt,Miletello, A)
October 10, 2023 Filing 1 NOTICE of Removal from 16th JDC St. Martin Parish, Case Number 93183 with Jury Demand; (Filing fee $402, receipt number ALAWDC-5719589) filed by Bytedance Inc, Instagram L L C, Meta Platforms Inc, TikTok Inc. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A-State Court Docket and Pleadings, #2 Exhibit B-21st JDC Petition for Damages Docket No. 178860, #3 Civil cover sheet)(Attorney Robert W Barton added to party Instagram L L C(pty:dft), Meta Platforms Inc(pty:dft))(aty,Barton, Robert) Modified docket text on 10/11/2023 (Miletello, A).
October 10, 2023 REMARK: A duplicate charge was incurred during the filing of the #1 Notice of Removal. Pursuant to the phone request from the office of Robert Barton, the initial filing fee paid of $402.00, receipt number ALAWDC-5719332, has been voided in pay.gov the same date of the transaction. No further action is necessary. (crt,McInnis, S)

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Plaintiff: School Board St Martin Parish
Represented By: Calvin C Fayard, Jr
Represented By: D Blayne Honeycutt
Represented By: Frank C Dudenhefer, Jr
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