BROWNSVILLE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT v. META PLATFORMS, INC. et al
Plaintiff: BROWNSVILLE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
Defendant: META PLATFORMS, INC., FACEBOOK HOLDINGS, LLC, META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, META PAYMENTS, INC., INSTAGRAM, LLC, SICULUS, INC., SNAP, INC., TIKTOK, INC., BYTEDANCE, INC., ALPHABET, INC., GOOGLE, LLC, XXVI HOLDINGS, INC., WHATSAPP, INC., YOUTUBE, LLC and FACEBOOK OPERATIONS, LLC
Case Number: 2:2023cv00660
Filed: April 21, 2023
Court: US District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Presiding Judge: Nora Barry Fischer
Referring Judge: W Scott Hardy
Nature of Suit: Racketeer/Corrupt Organization
Cause of Action: 18 U.S.C. ยง 1962 Racketeering (RICO) Act
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
May 11, 2023 Filing 7 Certified Copy of Conditional Transfer Order received from Northern District of California. (dmh)
May 11, 2023 Case electronically transferred to Northern District of California. (dmh)
May 10, 2023 Filing 6 Conditional Transfer Order received from the Judicial Panel on Multi-District Litigation. (dmh)
April 25, 2023 Filing 5 NOTICE of Withdrawal of Certificate of Service by BROWNSVILLE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT re #3 Certificate of Service (Attachments: #1 Exhibit) (King, Thomas)
April 25, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 4 ORDER OF RECUSAL, in accordance with 28 U.S.C. 455, Judge Nora Barry Fischer recuses from this matter; the Clerk of Court shall reassign this case to another Judge of this Court. Signed by Judge Nora Barry Fischer on 4/25/2023. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (bdk)
April 25, 2023 Judge W. Scott Hardy presiding. (ctb)
April 24, 2023 Filing 3 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by BROWNSVILLE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT (Attachments: #1 Exhibit) (King, Thomas)
April 24, 2023 Filing 2 Summons Issued as to ALPHABET, INC., BYTEDANCE, INC., FACEBOOK HOLDINGS, LLC, FACEBOOK OPERATIONS, LLC, GOOGLE, LLC, INSTAGRAM, LLC, META PAYMENTS, INC., META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, META PLATFORMS, INC., SICULUS, INC., SNAP, INC., TIKTOK, INC., WHATSAPP, INC., XXVI HOLDINGS, INC., YOUTUBE, LLC (Attachments: #1 Summons ByteDance, Inc, #2 Summons Facebook Holdings, LLC, #3 Summons Facebook Operations, LLC, #4 Summons Facebook Payments, Inc, #5 Summons Facebook Technologies, LLC, #6 Summons Google, LLC, #7 Summons Instagram, LLC, #8 Summons Meta Platforms, Inc, #9 Summons Siculus, Inc, #10 Summons Snap, Inc, #11 Summons TikTok, Inc, #12 Summons WhatsApp, Inc, #13 Summons XXVI Holdings, Inc, #14 Summons YouTube, LLC) (dmh). Attachments (4) Summons Facebook Payments, Inc, #5 Summons Facebook Technologies, LLC, removed from view as not named Defendants. Modified text on 4/25/2023. (dmh)
April 21, 2023 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against ALPHABET, INC., BYTEDANCE, INC., FACEBOOK HOLDINGS, LLC, FACEBOOK OPERATIONS, LLC, GOOGLE, LLC, INSTAGRAM, LLC, META PAYMENTS, INC., META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, META PLATFORMS, INC., SICULUS, INC., SNAP, INC., TIKTOK, INC., WHATSAPP, INC., XXVI HOLDINGS, INC., YOUTUBE, LLC (Filing fee, including Administrative fee, $402, receipt number APAWDC-7652255), filed by BROWNSVILLE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet) (dmh)

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Plaintiff: BROWNSVILLE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
Represented By: Thomas W. King, III
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Defendant: SICULUS, INC.
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Defendant: BYTEDANCE, INC.
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Defendant: ALPHABET, INC.
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Defendant: XXVI HOLDINGS, INC.
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Defendant: WHATSAPP, INC.
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Defendant: YOUTUBE, LLC
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