City of Providence v. Meta Platforms, Inc et al
Plaintiff: City of Providence
Defendant: Meta Platforms, Inc, Facebook Holdings, LLC, Facebook Operations, LLC, Meta Payments, Inc., Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC, Instagram, LLC, Siculus, Inc., Snap, Inc., TikTok, LTD., TikTok, LLC, ByteDance, Inc., ByteDance, Ltd., Alphabet, Inc., XXVI Holdings, Inc., Google, LLC, Youtube, LLC and TikTok, Inc.
Case Number: 1:2023cv00170
Filed: April 28, 2023
Court: US District Court for the District of Rhode Island
Presiding Judge: Mary S McElroy
Referring Judge: Patricia A Sullivan
Nature of Suit: P.I.: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity-Personal Injury
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
May 25, 2023 Filing 11 Conditional Transfer Order # CTO-10 Transferring this matter to the District of Northern District of California - Oakland and assignment to the Honorable Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers for coordinated and consolidated pretrial proceedings. So Ordered by Clerk of Panel, John W. Nichols. (Potter, Carrie)
May 23, 2023 Opinion or Order TEXT ORDER granting #9 Motion for Extension of Time. Set/reset deadlines: Defendant answers due 6/22/2023. So Ordered by District Judge Mary S. McElroy on 5/23/2023. (Potter, Carrie)
May 22, 2023 Filing 10 NOTICE of Appearance by Melissa Malloy on behalf of ByteDance, Inc., ByteDance, Ltd., TikTok, Inc., TikTok, LLC, TikTok, LTD. (Malloy, Melissa)
May 19, 2023 Filing 9 MOTION for an Extension of Time 30 Day Extension to file a Responsive Pleading filed by ByteDance, Inc., ByteDance, Ltd., TikTok, Inc., TikTok, LLC, TikTok, LTD. Responses due by 6/2/2023. (Malloy, Melissa) Modified on 5/22/2023 to correct docket text (DaCruz, Kayla).
May 3, 2023 Filing 8 AFFIDAVIT of Service, filed by City of Providence for Complaint All Defendants. (Pine, Jeffrey)
May 2, 2023 Filing 7 MOTION for Tyler S. Graden to Appear Pro Hac Vice ( filing fee paid $ 100.00, receipt number ARIDC-1866470 ) filed by City of Providence. (Pine, Jeffrey)
May 2, 2023 Filing 6 MOTION for Melissa L. Yeates to Appear Pro Hac Vice ( filing fee paid $ 100.00, receipt number ARIDC-1866467 ) filed by City of Providence. (Pine, Jeffrey)
May 2, 2023 Filing 5 MOTION for Jordan E. Jacobson to Appear Pro Hac Vice ( filing fee paid $ 100.00, receipt number ARIDC-1866465 ) filed by City of Providence. (Pine, Jeffrey)
May 2, 2023 Filing 4 MOTION for Joseph H. Meltzer to Appear Pro Hac Vice ( filing fee paid $ 100.00, receipt number ARIDC-1866462 ) filed by City of Providence. (Pine, Jeffrey)
May 2, 2023 Opinion or Order TEXT ORDER granting #7 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Tyler S. Graden. So Ordered by District Judge Mary S. McElroy on 5/2/2023. (Kenny, Meghan)
May 2, 2023 Opinion or Order TEXT ORDER granting #4 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Joseph H. Melter. So Ordered by District Judge Mary S. McElroy on 5/2/2023. (Kenny, Meghan)
May 2, 2023 Opinion or Order ORDER granting #6 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Melissa L. Yeates. So Ordered by District Judge Mary S. McElroy on 5/2/2023. (Kenny, Meghan)
May 2, 2023 Opinion or Order ORDER granting #5 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Jordan E. Jacobson. So Ordered by District Judge Mary S. McElroy on 5/2/2023. (Kenny, Meghan)
April 28, 2023 Filing 3 Summons Issued as to Alphabet, Inc., ByteDance, Inc., ByteDance, Ltd., 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., TikTok, LLC, TikTok, LTD., XXVI Holdings, Inc., Youtube, LLC. (Lead Document: Summons--Meta Platforms, Inc. Attachments: #1 Summons--Facebook Holdings, #2 Summons--Facebook Operations, #3 Summons--Meta Payments, #4 Summons--Meta Platforms Technolgies, #5 Summons--Instagram, #6 Summons--Siculus, #7 Summons--Snap, #8 Summons--TikTok LTD, #9 Summons--TikTok LLC, #10 Summons--ByteDance, Inc., #11 Summons--ByteDance, Ltd, #12 Summons--Alphabet, #13 Summons--XXVI Holdings, #14 Summons--Google LLC, #15 Summons--Youtube, #16 Summons--TikTok Inc)(Simoncelli, Michael)
April 28, 2023 Filing 2 CASE OPENING NOTICE ISSUED (Simoncelli, Michael)
April 28, 2023 Filing 1 COMPLAINT ( filing fee paid $ 402.00, receipt number ARIDC-1865708 ), filed by City of Providence. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Action Cover Sheet, #2 Summons - Alphabet, Inc., #3 Summons - ByteDance, Inc., #4 Summons - ByteDance, LTD, #5 Summons - Facebook Holdings, LLC, #6 Summons - Facebook Operations, LLC, #7 Summons - Google, LLC, #8 Summons - Instagram, LLC, #9 Summons - Meta Payments, Inc., #10 Summons - Meta Platforms Tech, #11 Summons - Meta Platforms, Inc., #12 Summons - Siculus, Inc., #13 Summons - Snap, Inc., #14 Summons - TikTok, Inc, #15 Summons - TikTok, LLC, #16 Summons - TikTok, LTD, #17 Summons - XXVI Holdings, #18 Summons - YouTube)(Pine, Jeffrey)
April 28, 2023 Case assigned to District Judge Mary S. McElroy and Magistrate Judge Patricia A. Sullivan. (Simoncelli, Michael)

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Plaintiff: City of Providence
Represented By: Patrick C. Lynch
Represented By: Jeffrey B. Pine
Represented By: Jordan E. Jacobson
Represented By: Joseph H. Melter
Represented By: Melissa L. Yeates
Represented By: Tyler S. Graden
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Defendant: Meta Platforms, Inc
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Defendant: Facebook Holdings, LLC
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Defendant: Facebook Operations, LLC
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Defendant: Meta Payments, Inc.
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Defendant: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
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Defendant: Instagram, LLC
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Defendant: Siculus, Inc.
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Defendant: Snap, Inc.
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Defendant: TikTok, LTD.
Represented By: Melissa Malloy
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Defendant: TikTok, LLC
Represented By: Melissa Malloy
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Defendant: ByteDance, Inc.
Represented By: Melissa Malloy
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Defendant: ByteDance, Ltd.
Represented By: Melissa Malloy
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Defendant: Alphabet, Inc.
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Defendant: XXVI Holdings, Inc.
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Defendant: Google, LLC
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Defendant: Youtube, LLC
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Defendant: TikTok, Inc.
Represented By: Melissa Malloy
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