Beijing Meishe Network Technology Co., Ltd. v. TikTok Inc. et al
Plaintiff: Beijing Meishe Network Technology Co., Ltd.
Defendant: ByteDance Inc., TikTok PTE. Ltd., ByteDance Ltd. and TikTok Inc.
Petitioner: Oracle America, Inc.
Case Number: 6:2021cv00504
Filed: May 18, 2021
Court: US District Court for the Western District of Texas
Presiding Judge: Alan D Albright
Referring Judge: Derek T Gilliland
2 Judge: Jeffrey C Manske
Nature of Suit: Copyright
Cause of Action: 17 U.S.C. § 101 Copyright Infringement
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
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November 28, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 184 ORDER ON NOVEMBER 17, 2022 DISCOVERY DISPUTE HEARING. Signed by Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (bw)
November 21, 2022 Opinion or Order Text Order GRANTING #182 Motion for Leave to File Sealed Document entered by Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (mslc)
November 18, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 183 Sealed Transcript filed (This transcript is not available electronically) (tr)
November 17, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 182 Unopposed Motion for leave to File Sealed Document. Referral Judge: Derek T. Gilliland. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order Proposed Order, #2 Brief SEALED Plaintiff Meishe Reply Brief in Support of Motion for Leave to File Third Amended Complaint, #3 Affidavit SEALED Declaration of Adam Allgood, #4 Exhibit Exhibit A, #5 Exhibit Exhibit B - SEALED) (Harkins, Robert)
November 17, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 181 TRANSCRIPT REQUEST by ByteDance Inc., ByteDance Ltd., TikTok Inc., TikTok PTE. Ltd. for proceedings held on 11/17/2022. Proceedings Transcribed: Discovery Hearing. Court Reporter: FTR. (Chaikovsky, Yar)
November 17, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 180 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Derek T. Gilliland on 11/17/2022: Case called for a Sealed Discovery Hearing via Zoom. Parties announced ready. Statements and arguments of counsel heard. Parties are to email a jointly proposed order to the Court's Law Clerk at Mark_Scott@txwd.uscourts.gov by end of day Wednesday, November 23, 2022. Written Discovery Order to follow. Hearing concluded.(Minute entry documents are not available electronically.). (Court Reporter FTR.)(lad)
November 17, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 179 TRANSCRIPT REQUEST by Beijing Meishe Network Technology Co., Ltd. for proceedings held on 11/17/2022. Proceedings Transcribed: Discovery Hearing.. (Harkins, Robert)
November 14, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 178 Sealed Document filed: DEFENDANTS OPPOSITION TO #174 PLAINTIFFS MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE THIRD AMENDED COMPLAINT (Attachments: #1 Declaration of David Okano, #2 Exhibit A, #3 Exhibit B, #4 Exhibit C) (lad)
November 14, 2022 Opinion or Order Notice to filing attys: When a Motion for Leave to File a sealed document has not yet been granted, please DO NOT file the redacted copy of the pending sealed document. In the event that leave is denied the redacted copy will be moot and stricken. (lad)
November 13, 2022 Opinion or Order Text Order GRANTING #176 Motion for Leave to File Sealed Document entered by Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (mslc)
November 10, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 177 Redacted Copy of #178 Response in Opposition to Motion, filed by ByteDance Inc., ByteDance Ltd., TikTok Inc., TikTok PTE. Ltd., re #174 Opposed MOTION to Amend Complaint filed by Plaintiff Beijing Meishe Network Technology Co., Ltd. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit Declaration of David Okano, #2 Exhibit D)(Chaikovsky, Yar) Modified on 11/14/2022 (lad).
November 10, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 176 Unopposed Motion for leave to File Sealed Document. Referral Judge: Derek T. Gilliland. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order, #2 Brief SEALED Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to File Third Amended Complaint, #3 Affidavit Sealed Declaration of David Okano, #4 Exhibit SEALED Exhibit A, #5 Exhibit SEALED Exhibit B, #6 Exhibit SEALED Exhibit C) (Chaikovsky, Yar)
November 8, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 175 ORDER Setting Zoom Discovery for 11/17/2022 09:00 AM before Judge Derek T. Gilliland. Signed by Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (bot1)
October 27, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 174 Opposed MOTION to Amend Complaint by Beijing Meishe Network Technology Co., Ltd.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A Third Amended Complaint, #2 Exhibit B Redline to Second Amended Complaint, #3 Proposed Order). Motions referred to Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (Harkins, Robert)
October 21, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 173 Sealed MOTION OF NON-PARTY ORACLE AMERICA, INC. FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER. Referral Judge: Derek T. Gilliland. (Attachments: #1 Declaration in Support, #2 Exhibit B-1, #3 Declaration in Support) (lad)
October 21, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 172 Sealed MOTION OF NON-PARTY ORACLE AMERICA, INC. TO INTERVENE. Referral Judge: Derek T. Gilliland. (Attachments: #1 Declaration in Support, #2 Exhibit B-1) (lad)
October 21, 2022 Opinion or Order Text Order GRANTING #94 Motion for Leave to File Sealed Document (to the extent it has not already), entered by Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (mslc)
October 20, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 171 ORDER DENYING #114 Sealed Motion for a protective order and Adopting the Magistrate Judges Order at #128 . Signed by Judge Alan D Albright. (lad)
October 20, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 170 Sealed Document filed : DEFENDANTS REPLY IN SUPPORT OF #159 THEIR OBJECTIONS TO THE MAGISTRATE JUDGES DISCOVERY ORDER (lad)
October 20, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 169 ATTACHMENT Corrected Certificate of Service to #166 Unopposed Motion for leave to File Sealed Document by ByteDance Inc., ByteDance Ltd., TikTok Inc., TikTok PTE. Ltd.. (Attachments: #1 Corrected Certificate of Service)(Chaikovsky, Yar)
October 20, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 168 DEFICIENCY NOTICE: re #166 Unopposed Motion for leave to File Sealed Document (lad)
October 20, 2022 Opinion or Order Text Order GRANTING #166 Motion for Leave to File Sealed Document entered by Judge Derek T. Gilliland. The parties are also to comply with the deficiency notice listed on the docket. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (mslc)
October 19, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 167 Redacted Copy of #170 Defendants' Reply in support of Their Objections to the Magistrate Judge's Discovery Order (Dkt. 128) by ByteDance Inc., ByteDance Ltd., TikTok Inc., TikTok PTE. Ltd.. (Chaikovsky, Yar) Modified to link to correct document on 10/20/2022 (lad).
October 19, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 166 Unopposed Motion for leave to File Sealed Document. Referral Judge: Derek T. Gilliland. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order, #2 SEALED Defendants' Reply in support of Their Objections to the Magistrate Judge's Discovery Order (Dkt. 128)) (Chaikovsky, Yar)
October 13, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 165 Sealed Document filed : PLAINTIFF MEISHES RESPONSE TO DEFENDANTS OBJECTIONS TO THE MAGISTRATE JUDGES DISCOVERY ORDER #128 (Attachments: #1 Declaration of A.Allgood, #2 Exhibit A, #3 Exhibit B, #4 Exhibit D, #5 Exhibit G, #6 Exhibit H, #7 Exhibit I, #8 Exhibit J) (lad)
October 13, 2022 Opinion or Order Text Order GRANTING #163 Motion for Leave to File Sealed Document entered by Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (mslc)
October 12, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 164 [REDACTED] copy of #165 Plaintiff Response to Defendants' Objections to Magistrate Judge's Discovery Order with public attachments, by Beijing Meishe Network Technology Co., Ltd.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibit C, #2 Exhibit Exhibit E, #3 Exhibit Exhibit F)(Harkins, Robert)
October 12, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 163 Unopposed Motion for leave to File Sealed Document. Referral Judge: Derek T. Gilliland. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order Proposed Order, #2 Brief SEALED Plaintiff Meishe Response to Defendants' Objections to Magistrate Judge Discovery Order, #3 Affidavit Declaration of A. Allgood, #4 Exhibit Exhibit A - SEALED, #5 Exhibit Exhibit B - SEALED, #6 Exhibit Exhibit D - SEALED, #7 Exhibit Exhibit G - SEALED, #8 Exhibit Exhibit H - SEALED, #9 Exhibit Exhibit I - SEALED, #10 Exhibit Exhibit J - SEALED) (Harkins, Robert)
October 4, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 162 Response in Opposition to Motion, filed by ByteDance Inc., ByteDance Ltd., TikTok Inc., TikTok PTE. Ltd., re #154 Opposed MOTION for Leave to File Plaintiff's Sur-reply to Defendants' Motion to Transfer filed by Plaintiff Beijing Meishe Network Technology Co., Ltd. (Chaikovsky, Yar)
September 29, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 161 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by ByteDance Inc., ByteDance Ltd., TikTok Inc., TikTok PTE. Ltd. Defendants' Corrected Certificate of Service #159 Sealed Document, #157 Unopposed Motion for leave to File Sealed Document (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Corrected Certificate of Service)(Chaikovsky, Yar)
September 29, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 160 DEFICIENCY NOTICE: re #157 Unopposed Motion for leave to File Sealed Document and #159 Sealed Document filed. (lad)
September 29, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 159 Sealed Document filed :DEFENDANTS OBJECTIONS TO #128 THE MAGISTRATE JUDGES DISCOVERY ORDER (Attachments: #1 Ex A to DECLARATION OF PAN ZHICHENG) (lad)
September 29, 2022 Opinion or Order Text Order GRANTING #157 Motion for Leave to File Sealed Document entered by Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (mslc)
September 28, 2022 Opinion or Order Text Order GRANTING #154 Motion for Leave to File entered by Judge Derek T. Gilliland. The Clerk's Office is instructed to file Document [154-1] Plaintiff's Sur-Reply as of 9/28/22 as that is when the sealed version of the same document was also filed. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (mc5)
September 28, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 158 Redacted Copy with Public Exhibits Defendants' Objections to the Magistrate Judge's Discovery Order (Dkt. 128) of #157 Unopposed Motion for leave to File Sealed Document by ByteDance Inc., ByteDance Ltd., TikTok Inc., TikTok PTE. Ltd.. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Pan Zhicheng, #2 Exhibit A REDACTED, #3 Exhibit B, #4 Exhibit C, #5 Exhibit D, #6 Exhibit E, #7 Exhibit F, #8 Exhibit G, #9 Exhibit H, #10 Exhibit I, #11 Exhibit J, #12 Exhibit K, #13 Exhibit L, #14 Exhibit M, #15 Exhibit N)(Chaikovsky, Yar) Modified on 9/29/2022 (lad).
September 28, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 157 Unopposed Motion for leave to File Sealed Document. Referral Judge: Derek T. Gilliland. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order, #2 Defendants' Objections to the Magistrate Judge's Discovery Order (Dkt. 128), #3 Exhibit A to Pan Zhicheng's Declaration) (Chaikovsky, Yar)
September 28, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 156 Sealed Document filed: PLAINTIFF MEISHES SUR-REPLY TO #57 Opposed MOTION to Transfer Case (lad)
September 28, 2022 Opinion or Order Text Order GRANTING #155 Motion for Leave to File Sealed Document entered by Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (mslc)
September 27, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 155 Unopposed Motion for leave to File Sealed Document. Referral Judge: Derek T. Gilliland. (Attachments: #1 Brief Sur-reply Brief - SEALED, #2 Proposed Order Proposed Order) (Harkins, Robert)
September 27, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 154 Opposed MOTION for Leave to File Plaintiff's Sur-reply to Defendants' Motion to Transfer by Beijing Meishe Network Technology Co., Ltd.. (Attachments: #1 Brief Sur-reply Brief - Public Version, #2 Proposed Order). Motions referred to Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (Harkins, Robert)
September 22, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 153 Sealed Document filed : DEFENDANTS REPLY IN SUPPORT OF #114 THEIR MOTION FOR MORE DEFINITE STATEMENT UNDER RULE 12(E) AND MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 51, #2 Exhibit 52) (lad)
September 22, 2022 Opinion or Order Text Order GRANTING #151 Motion for Leave to File Sealed Document entered by Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (mslc)
September 21, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 152 Redacted copy and public exhibits to #114 REPLY to Response to Motion, filed by ByteDance Inc., ByteDance Ltd., TikTok Inc., TikTok PTE. Ltd. (Attachments: #1 Supplemental Declaration of David Okano, #2 Exhibit 50)(Chaikovsky, Yar)
September 21, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 151 Unopposed Motion for leave to File Sealed Document. Referral Judge: Derek T. Gilliland. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order, #2 SEALED Defendants' Reply in support of Their Motion for More Definitive Statement Under Rule 12(E) and Motion for Protective Order, #3 Exhibit 51 SEALED, #4 Exhibit 52 SEALED) (Chaikovsky, Yar)
September 19, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 150 STIPULATION Joint Stipulation to Extend Deadline to File Reply Motion for More Definitive Statement Under Rule 12(E) and Motion for Protective Order by ByteDance Inc., ByteDance Ltd., TikTok Inc., TikTok PTE. Ltd.. (Chaikovsky, Yar)
September 16, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 149 Sealed Document filed: DEFENDANTS REPLY BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF THEIR #57 MOTION TO TRANSFER VENUE TO THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA UNDER 28 U.S.C. 1404 (Attachments: #1 Okano Declaration, #2 Exhibit 13, #3 Exhibit 14, #4 Exhibit 15, #5 Exhibit 16, #6 Exhibit 17, #7 Exhibit 18, #8 Exhibit 19, #9 Exhibit 21, #10 Exhibit 22, #11 Exhibit 24, #12 Exhibit 25, #13 Exhibit 26, #14 Exhibit 27, #15 Exhibit 28, #16 Exhibit 29, #17 Exhibit 30, #18 Exhibit 31, #19 Exhibit 32, #20 Exhibit 34, #21 Exhibit 35, #22 Exhibit 36, #23 Exhibit 40, #24 Exhibit 41, #25 Exhibit 42, #26 Exhibit 43, #27 Exhibit 44, #28 Exhibit 45, #29 Exhibit 46, #30 Exhibit 47 Part 1, #31 Exhibit 47 Part 2, #32 Exhibit 47 Part 3, #33 Exhibit 47 Part 4, #34 Exhibit 47 Part 5, #35 Exhibit 47 Part 6, #36 Exhibit 48, #37 Exhibit 49, #38 Exhibit 50) (lad)
September 16, 2022 Opinion or Order Text Order GRANTING #146 Motion for Leave to File Sealed Document entered by Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (mslc)
September 15, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 148 Redacted Copy CORRECTED of #146 Unopposed Motion for leave to File Sealed Document by ByteDance Inc., ByteDance Ltd., TikTok Inc., TikTok PTE. Ltd.. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit Declaration of David Okano, #2 Exhibit 20, #3 Exhibit 23, #4 Exhibit 33, #5 Exhibit 37, #6 Exhibit 38, #7 Exhibit 39)(Chaikovsky, Yar)
September 15, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 146 Unopposed Motion for leave to File Sealed Document. Referral Judge: Derek T. Gilliland. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order, #2 Defendants' Reply Brief in support of Their Motion to Transfer Venue, #3 Okano Declaration, #4 Exhibit 13, #5 Exhibit 14, #6 Exhibit 15, #7 Exhibit 16, #8 Exhibit 17, #9 Exhibit 18, #10 Exhibit 19, #11 Exhibit 21, #12 Exhibit 22, #13 Exhibit 24, #14 Exhibit 25, #15 Exhibit 26, #16 Exhibit 27, #17 Exhibit 28, #18 Exhibit 29, #19 Exhibit 30, #20 Exhibit 31, #21 Exhibit 32, #22 Exhibit 34, #23 Exhibit 35, #24 Exhibit 36, #25 Exhibit 40, #26 Exhibit 41, #27 Exhibit 42, #28 Exhibit 43, #29 Exhibit 44, #30 Exhibit 45, #31 Exhibit 46, #32 Exhibit 47 Part 1, #33 Exhibit 47 Part 2, #34 Exhibit 47 Part 3, #35 Exhibit 47 Part 4, #36 Exhibit 47 Part 5, #37 Exhibit 47 Part 6, #38 Exhibit 48, #39 Exhibit 49, #40 Exhibit 50) (Chaikovsky, Yar)
September 15, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 145 DEFICIENCY NOTICE: re #142 , #143 and #144 CORRECTED Motions for leave to File Sealed Document. Please follow instructions within. (lad)
September 15, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 144 CORRECTED Motion for leave to File Sealed Document. Referral Judge: Derek T. Gilliland. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 45, #2 Exhibit 46, #3 Exhibit 47 Part 1) (Chaikovsky, Yar)
September 15, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 143 CORRECTED Motion for leave to File Sealed Document. Referral Judge: Derek T. Gilliland. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 44) (Chaikovsky, Yar)
September 15, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 142 CORRECTED Motion for leave to File Sealed Document. Referral Judge: Derek T. Gilliland. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit Declaration of David Okano, #2 Exhibit 13, #3 Exhibit 14, #4 Exhibit 15, #5 Exhibit 16, #6 Exhibit 17, #7 Exhibit 18, #8 Exhibit 19, #9 Exhibit 20, #10 Exhibit 21, #11 Exhibit 22, #12 Exhibit 23, #13 Exhibit 24, #14 Exhibit 25, #15 Exhibit 26, #16 Exhibit 27, #17 Exhibit 28, #18 Exhibit 29, #19 Exhibit 30, #20 Exhibit 31, #21 Exhibit 32, #22 Exhibit 33, #23 Exhibit 34, #24 Exhibit 35, #25 Exhibit 36, #26 Exhibit 37, #27 Exhibit 38, #28 Exhibit 39, #29 Exhibit 40, #30 Exhibit 41, #31 Exhibit 42, #32 Exhibit 43) (Chaikovsky, Yar)
September 15, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 141 DEFICIENCY NOTICE: re #129 through #140 Motions for leave to File Sealed Document. Please refile according to enclosed instructions. (lad)
September 15, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 140 Motion for leave to File Sealed Document. Referral Judge: Derek T. Gilliland. (Chaikovsky, Yar)
September 15, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 139 Motion for leave to File Sealed Document. Referral Judge: Derek T. Gilliland. (Chaikovsky, Yar)
September 15, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 138 Motion for leave to File Sealed Document. Referral Judge: Derek T. Gilliland. (Chaikovsky, Yar)
September 15, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 137 Motion for leave to File Sealed Document. Referral Judge: Derek T. Gilliland. (Chaikovsky, Yar)
September 15, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 136 Motion for leave to File Sealed Document. Referral Judge: Derek T. Gilliland. (Chaikovsky, Yar)
September 15, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 135 Motion for leave to File Sealed Document. Referral Judge: Derek T. Gilliland. (Chaikovsky, Yar)
September 15, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 134 Motion for leave to File Sealed Document. Referral Judge: Derek T. Gilliland. (Chaikovsky, Yar)
September 15, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 133 Motion for leave to File Sealed Document. Referral Judge: Derek T. Gilliland. (Chaikovsky, Yar)
September 15, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 132 Motion for leave to File Sealed Document. Referral Judge: Derek T. Gilliland. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 46, #2 Exhibit 47 Part 1) (Chaikovsky, Yar)
September 15, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 131 Motion for leave to File Sealed Document. Referral Judge: Derek T. Gilliland. (Chaikovsky, Yar)
September 15, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 130 Motion for leave to File Sealed Document. Referral Judge: Derek T. Gilliland. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 13, #2 Exhibit 14, #3 Exhibit 15, #4 Exhibit 16, #5 Exhibit 17, #6 Exhibit 18, #7 Exhibit 19, #8 Exhibit 20, #9 Exhibit 21, #10 Exhibit 22, #11 Exhibit 23, #12 Exhibit 24, #13 Exhibit 25, #14 Exhibit 26, #15 Exhibit 27, #16 Exhibit 28, #17 Exhibit 29, #18 Exhibit 30, #19 Exhibit 31, #20 Exhibit 32, #21 Exhibit 33, #22 Exhibit 34, #23 Exhibit 35, #24 Exhibit 36, #25 Exhibit 37, #26 Exhibit 38, #27 Exhibit 39, #28 Exhibit 40, #29 Exhibit 41, #30 Exhibit 42, #31 Exhibit 43) (Chaikovsky, Yar)
September 14, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 129 Unopposed Motion for leave to File Sealed Document. Referral Judge: Derek T. Gilliland. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order, #2 Brief Defendants' Reply ISO Motion to Transfer) (Chaikovsky, Yar)
September 14, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 128 ORDER ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2022 DISCOVERY DISPUTE HEARING #119 Sealed Proceeding. Signed by Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (lad)
September 13, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 127 Redacted Copy of #126 Sealed Document, by Beijing Meishe Network Technology Co., Ltd.. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit Wood, #2 Exhibit 1 Remains Under Seal, #3 Exhibit 2 Remains Under Seal, #4 Exhibit 3)(Harkins, Robert)
September 13, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 126 Sealed Document filed: PLAINTIFF MEISHES OPPOSITION TO #114 DEFENDANTS MOTION FOR A MORE DEFINITIVE STATEMENT UNDER RULE 12(E) AND MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER (Attachments: #1 Affidavit Wood, #2 Exhibit 1, #3 Exhibit 2, #4 Exhibit 3) (lad)
September 13, 2022 Opinion or Order Text Order GRANTING #125 Motion for Leave to File Sealed Document entered by Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (mslc)
September 12, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 125 Unopposed Motion for leave to File Sealed Document. Referral Judge: Derek T. Gilliland. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order, #2 Plaintiff's Opposition to Defendants' Motion For a More Definitive Statement Under Rule 12(e) and Motion for Protective Order - SEALED, #3 Affidavit Wood - SEALED, #4 Exhibit 1 - SEALED, #5 Exhibit 2 - SEALED, #6 Exhibit 3) (Harkins, Robert)
September 12, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 124 Sealed Transcript filed (This transcript is not available electronically) (tr)
September 7, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 123 Sealed Document filed : DEFENDANTS' DEMONSTRATIVES PRESENTED DURING SEPTEMBER 6, 2022 HEARING (lad)
September 7, 2022 Opinion or Order Text Order GRANTING #122 Motion for Leave to File Sealed Document entered by Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (mslc)
September 6, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 122 Unopposed Motion for leave to File Sealed Document. Referral Judge: Derek T. Gilliland. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Sealed Demonstratives, #2 Proposed Order) (Chaikovsky, Yar)
September 6, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 121 TRANSCRIPT REQUEST by Beijing Meishe Network Technology Co., Ltd. for proceedings held on 9/6/2022. Proceedings Transcribed: Discovery Hearing. Court Reporter: FTR. (Harkins, Robert)
September 6, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 120 TRANSCRIPT REQUEST by ByteDance Inc., ByteDance Ltd., TikTok Inc., TikTok PTE. Ltd. for proceedings held on 9/6/2022. Proceedings Transcribed: Discovery Hearing. Court Reporter: FTR. (Chaikovsky, Yar)
September 6, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 119 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Derek T. Gilliland: Sealed Proceeding held on 9/6/2022. Case called for a Sealed Discovery Hearing via Zoom. Parties announced ready. Statements and arguments of counsel heard. Pursuant to the Standing Order Governing Proceedings (OGP) 4.1 - Patent Cases, the parties are to email a jointly proposed order to the Court's Law Clerk at Mark_Scott@txwd.uscourts.gov within seven (7) days of the date of this hearing. Written Order to follow. Hearing concluded. (Court Reporter FTR.)(lad)
September 2, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 118 ORDER SETTING DISCOVERY HEARING VIA ZOOM for 9/6/2022 02:45 PM before Judge Derek T. Gilliland. Signed by Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (lad)
September 1, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 117 Sealed Document filed: Plaintiff's Opposition to #57 Defendants' Opposed Motion to Transfer Venue to the Northern District of California (Attachments: #1 Affidavit A. Allgood, #2 Exhibit 1, #3 Exhibit 2, #4 Exhibit 3, #5 Exhibit 4, #6 Exhibit 5, #7 Exhibit 6, #8 Exhibit 9, #9 Exhibit 10, #10 Exhibit 11, #11 Exhibit 14, #12 Exhibit 17, #13 Exhibit 18) (lad)
September 1, 2022 Opinion or Order Text Order GRANTING #115 Motion for Leave to File Sealed Document entered by Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (mslc)
August 31, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 116 Redacted (public) copy of #117 Response in Opposition to Motion, with public exhibits, filed by Beijing Meishe Network Technology Co., Ltd., re #57 Opposed MOTION to Transfer Case Defendants' Opposed Motion to Transfer Venue to the Northern District of California Under 28 U.S.C. 1404 filed by Defendant TikTok PTE. Ltd., Defendant TikTok Inc., Defendant ByteDance Inc., Defendant ByteDance Ltd. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit A. Allgood, #2 Exhibit 7, #3 Exhibit 8, #4 Exhibit 12, #5 Exhibit 13, #6 Exhibit 15, #7 Exhibit 16, #8 Exhibit 19, #9 Proposed Order)(Harkins, Robert) Modified document type on 9/1/2022. Linked on 9/1/2022 (lad).
August 31, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 115 Unopposed Motion for leave to File Sealed Document. Referral Judge: Derek T. Gilliland. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order, #2 Plaintiff's Opposition to Defendants' Motion to Transfer Venue to Northern District of California Under 28 U.S.C. 1404 - SEALED, #3 Affidavit A. Allgood - SEALED, #4 Exhibit 1 - SEALED, #5 Exhibit 2 - SEALED, #6 Exhibit 3 - SEALED, #7 Exhibit 4 - SEALED, #8 Exhibit 5 - SEALED, #9 Exhibit 6 - SEALED, #10 Exhibit 9 - SEALED, #11 Exhibit 10 - SEALED, #12 Exhibit 11 - SEALED, #13 Exhibit 14 - SEALED, #14 Exhibit 17 - SEALED, #15 Exhibit 18 - SEALED) (Harkins, Robert)
August 30, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 114 Sealed Motion filed: DEFENDANTS MOTION FOR MORE DEFINITIVE STATEMENT UNDER RULE 12(E) AND MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER UNTIL PLAINTIFF PROVIDES REASONABLE NOTICE OF SCOPE OF PERMISSIBLE DISCOVERY UNDER RULE 26. Referral Judge: Derek T. Gilliland. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit Declaration of David Okano, #2 Exhibit 1, #3 Exhibit 2, #4 Exhibit 3, #5 Exhibit 5, #6 Exhibit 7, #7 Exhibit 9, #8 Exhibit 10, #9 Exhibit 12, #10 Exhibit 15, #11 Exhibit 16, #12 Exhibit 17, #13 Exhibit 18, #14 Exhibit 19, #15 Exhibit 20, #16 Exhibit 21, #17 Exhibit 23, #18 Exhibit 24, #19 Exhibit 25, #20 Exhibit 26, #21 Exhibit 27, #22 Exhibit 28, #23 Exhibit 29, #24 Exhibit 30, #25 Exhibit 31, #26 Exhibit 32, #27 Exhibit 33, #28 Exhibit 34, #29 Exhibit 35, #30 Exhibit 36, #31 Exhibit 37, #32 Exhibit 38, #33 Exhibit 39, #34 Exhibit 40, #35 Exhibit 41, #36 Exhibit 42, #37 Exhibit 49, #38 Affidavit Declaration of Nigel Jones, #39 Exhibit 1 to Nigel Jones Declaration) (lad)
August 30, 2022 Opinion or Order Text Order GRANTING #112 Motion for Leave to File Sealed Document entered by Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (mslc)
August 29, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 113 Redacted copy of #114 MOTION for More Definite Statement Under Rule 12(E) and Motion for Protective Order Until Plaintiff Provides Reasonable Notice of Scope of Permissible Discovery Under Rule 26 by ByteDance Inc., ByteDance Ltd., TikTok Inc., TikTok PTE. Ltd.. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit Declaration of David Okano, #2 Exhibit 4, #3 Exhibit 6, #4 Exhibit 8, #5 Exhibit 11, #6 Exhibit 13, #7 Exhibit 14, #8 Exhibit 22a, #9 Exhibit 22b, #10 Exhibit 43, #11 Exhibit 44, #12 Exhibit 45, #13 Exhibit 46, #14 Exhibit 47, #15 Exhibit 48, #16 Proposed Order). Motions referred to Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (Chaikovsky, Yar)
August 29, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 112 Unopposed Motion for leave to File Sealed Document. Referral Judge: Derek T. Gilliland. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order, #2 SEALED Defendants Motion for More Definitive Statement Under Rule 12(e) and Motion for Protective Order, #3 Affidavit Declaration of David Okano, #4 Exhibit 1 - SEALED, #5 Exhibit 2 - SEALED, #6 Exhibit 3 - SEALED, #7 Exhibit 5 - SEALED, #8 Exhibit 7 - SEALED, #9 Exhibit 9 - SEALED, #10 Exhibit 10 - SEALED, #11 Exhibit 12 - SEALED, #12 Exhibit 15 - SEALED, #13 Exhibit 16 - SEALED, #14 Exhibit 17 - SEALED, #15 Exhibit 18 - SEALED, #16 Exhibit 19 - SEALED, #17 Exhibit 20 - SEALED, #18 Exhibit 21 - SEALED, #19 Exhibit 23 - SEALED, #20 Exhibit 24 - SEALED, #21 Exhibit 25 - SEALED, #22 Exhibit 26 - SEALED, #23 Exhibit 27 - SEALED, #24 Exhibit 28 - SEALED, #25 Exhibit 29 - SEALED, #26 Exhibit 30 - SEALED, #27 Exhibit 31 - SEALED, #28 Exhibit 32 - SEALED, #29 Exhibit 33 - SEALED, #30 Exhibit 34 - SEALED, #31 Exhibit 35 - SEALED, #32 Exhibit 36 - SEALED, #33 Exhibit 37 - SEALED, #34 Exhibit 38 - SEALED, #35 Exhibit 39 - SEALED, #36 Exhibit 40 - SEALED, #37 Exhibit 41 - SEALED, #38 Exhibit 42 - SEALED, #39 Exhibit 49 - SEALED, #40 Affidavit Declaration of Nigel Jones, #41 Exhibit 1 to Nigel Jones Declaration) (Chaikovsky, Yar)
August 26, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 111 ORDER GRANTING #110 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Attorney Andrea Pallios Roberts. Attorney added for ByteDance Inc., ByteDance Ltd., TikTok Inc., TikTok PTE. Ltd. Pursuant to our Administrative Policies and Procedures for Electronic Filing, the attorney hereby granted to practice pro hac vice in this case must register for electronic filing with our court within 10 days of this order, if he/she has not previously done so for a prior case in this District. Registration is managed by the PACER Service Center. Signed by Judge Alan D Albright. (bot1)
August 25, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 110 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Yar R. Chaikovsky Andrea Pallios Roberts Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number ATXWDC-16451608) by on behalf of ByteDance Inc., ByteDance Ltd., TikTok Inc., TikTok PTE. Ltd... Motions referred to Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (Chaikovsky, Yar)
August 17, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 109 ORDER ON PROCEDURES FOR DISCOVERY DISPUTES. Signed by Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (lad)
August 15, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 108 STIPULATION Joint Stipulation to Permit Venue Deposition of Ms. Michelle Huang After Close of Venue Discovery and Corresponding Stipulated Extension of Briefing Deadlines by ByteDance Inc., ByteDance Ltd., TikTok Inc., TikTok PTE. Ltd.. (Chaikovsky, Yar)
August 4, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 107 Sealed Document filed : PLAINTIFFS SEALED NOTICE OF NON-OPPOSITION TO NON- PARTY ORACLE AMERICA, INCS MOTION TO INTERVENE TO FILE MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER AND MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A) (lad)
August 4, 2022 Opinion or Order Text Order GRANTING #105 Motion for Leave to File Sealed Document entered by Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (mslc)
August 3, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 106 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Soyoung Jung on behalf of ByteDance Inc., ByteDance Ltd., TikTok Inc., TikTok PTE. Ltd.. Attorney Soyoung Jung added to party ByteDance Inc.(pty:dft), Attorney Soyoung Jung added to party ByteDance Ltd.(pty:dft), Attorney Soyoung Jung added to party TikTok Inc.(pty:dft), Attorney Soyoung Jung added to party TikTok PTE. Ltd.(pty:dft) (Jung, Soyoung)
August 3, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 105 Unopposed Motion for leave to File Sealed Document. Referral Judge: Derek T. Gilliland. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order, #2 Sealed Document, #3 Exhibit A) (Harkins, Robert)
August 3, 2022 Opinion or Order Text Order MOOTING #103 Motion for Leave to File entered by Judge Derek T. Gilliland. Please refile this Motion given the Clerk's guidance. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (mslc)
August 3, 2022 Opinion or Order NOTICE to filing Attorneys: re #103 Unopposed MOTION for Leave to File Sealed and #104 Sealed Document. Per Local Rule CV-5.2., all documents intended to be kept under seal must be filed as an exhibit to a sealing motion. This was not done in this case, and, in the event that the Motion for Leave to File Sealed is denied, the sealed document will be stricken. Please plan to adhere to local rules in future filings.(lad)
August 2, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 104 Sealed Document: Notice of Non-Opposition to Non-Party Oracle America Inc's Motion to Intervene to File Motion for Protective Order and Motion for Protective Order by Beijing Meishe Network Technology Co., Ltd. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A) (Harkins, Robert)
August 2, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 103 Unopposed MOTION for Leave to File Sealed Notice of Non-Opposition to Non-Party Oracle America, Inc's Motion to Intervene to File Motion for Protective Order by Beijing Meishe Network Technology Co., Ltd.. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order). Motions referred to Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (Harkins, Robert)
August 1, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 102 ORDER GRANTING #101 Motion for Issuance of Letters Rogatory. Original sent to requesting atty via USPS CM #70081830000460367010. Signed by Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (lad) (Additional attachment(s) added on 8/15/2022: #1 Return receipt) (lad).
July 28, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 101 Unopposed MOTION for Issuance of Letter Rogatory Defendants' Motion for Issuance of a Request for Judicial Assistance Under the Hague Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters by ByteDance Inc., ByteDance Ltd., TikTok Inc., TikTok PTE. Ltd.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Proposed Order). Motions referred to Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (Okano, David)
July 28, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 100 ORDER GRANTING #96 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Attorney Chase Chesser. Attorney added for Oracle America, Inc. Pursuant to our Administrative Policies and Procedures for Electronic Filing, the attorney hereby granted to practice pro hac vice in this case must register for electronic filing with our court within 10 days of this order, if he/she has not previously done so for a prior case in this District. Signed by Judge Alan D Albright. (bot2)
July 28, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 99 ORDER GRANTING #95 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Attorney Anne W. Robinson. Attorney added for Oracle America, Inc. Pursuant to our Administrative Policies and Procedures for Electronic Filing, the attorney hereby granted to practice pro hac vice in this case must register for electronic filing with our court within 10 days of this order, if he/she has not previously done so for a prior case in this District. Signed by Judge Alan D Albright. (bot2)
July 27, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 98 ORDER ON JULY 18, 2022 DISCOVERY DISPUTE HEARING. Signed by Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (lad)
July 26, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 97 ***ISSUED IN ERROR*** Correction not required. DEFICIENCY NOTICE: re #94 Unopposed Motion for leave to File Sealed Document. Please read remarks contained within. (lad) Modified on 7/26/2022 (lad).
July 25, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 96 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Giri Pathmanaban on behalf of Chase Chesser ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number 0542-16299118) by on behalf of Oracle America, Inc... Motions referred to Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (Pathmanaban, Giri)
July 25, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 95 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Giri Pathmanaban on behalf of Anne W. Robinson ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number 0542-16299113) by on behalf of Oracle America, Inc... Motions referred to Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (Pathmanaban, Giri)
July 25, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 94 Unopposed Motion for leave to File Sealed Document. Referral Judge: Derek T. Gilliland. (Attachments: #1 SEALED DOCUMENT, #2 SEALED DOCUMENT, #3 SEALED DOCUMENT, #4 SEALED DOCUMENT, #5 SEALED DOCUMENT) (Pathmanaban, Giri)
July 25, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 93 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Giri Pathmanaban on behalf of Oracle America, Inc.. Attorney Giri Pathmanaban added to party Oracle America, Inc.(pty:mov) (Pathmanaban, Giri)
July 20, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 92 Sealed Transcript filed (This transcript is not available electronically) (tr)
July 18, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 91 TRANSCRIPT REQUEST by Beijing Meishe Network Technology Co., Ltd. for proceedings held on 7/18/2022. Court Reporter: FTR. (Allgood, Adam)
July 18, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 90 TRANSCRIPT REQUEST by ByteDance Inc., ByteDance Ltd., TikTok Inc., TikTok PTE. Ltd. for proceedings held on 7/18/2022. Court Reporter: FTR. (Chaikovsky, Yar)
July 18, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 89 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Derek T. Gilliland: Case called for Discovery Hearing via SEALED Zoom on 7/18/2022. (Court Reporter FTR.)(lad)
July 12, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 88 ORDER RESETTING Zoom Discovery for 7/18/2022 10:00 AM before Judge Derek T. Gilliland. Signed by Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (bot1)
July 12, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 87 ORDER Setting Zoom Discovery for 7/14/2022 10:30 AM before Judge Derek T. Gilliland. Signed by Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (bot1)
June 30, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 86 NOTICE Defendants' Notice Concerning Reference to United States Magistrate Judge Do Not Consent by ByteDance Inc., ByteDance Ltd., TikTok Inc., TikTok PTE. Ltd. (Chaikovsky, Yar)
June 30, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 85 NOTICE CONCERNING REFERENCE TO UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE DOES NOT CONSENT by Beijing Meishe Network Technology Co., Ltd. (Harkins, Robert)
June 21, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 84 SCHEDULING ORDER: Consent to Trial by Magistrate due by 6/30/2022. Amended Pleadings due by 10/27/2022. Joinder of Parties due by 10/27/2022. Dispositive Motions due by 9/19/2023. Final Pretrial Conference set for 11/9/2023 before Judge Alan D Albright. Jury Selection set for 12/4/2023 before Judge Derek T. Gilliland. Jury Trial set for 12/4/2023 before Judge Alan D Albright. Signed by Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (zv)
June 21, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 83 ORDER REGARDING E-DISCOVERY. Signed by Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (zv)
June 21, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 82 AGREED PROTECTIVE ORDER. Signed by Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (zv)
June 16, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 81 TRANSCRIPT REQUEST by ByteDance Inc., ByteDance Ltd., TikTok Inc., TikTok PTE. Ltd. for proceedings held on 6/16/2022. Court Reporter: Lily Reznick. (Chaikovsky, Yar)
June 16, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 80 TRANSCRIPT REQUEST by Beijing Meishe Network Technology Co., Ltd. for proceedings held on 6/16/2022. Proceedings Transcribed: Discovery Hearing. Court Reporter: Lily Reznick. (Harkins, Robert)
June 16, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 79 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Derek T. Gilliland: Discovery Hearing held on 6/16/2022. Case called for a Sealed Discovery Hearing via Zoom. Parties announced ready. Statements and arguments of counsel heard. Pursuant to the Standing Order Governing Proceedings (OGP) 4.1 - Patent Cases, the parties are to email a jointly proposed order to the Court's Law Clerks at Mark_Scott@txwd.uscourts.gov within seven (7) days of the date of this hearing. Written Discovery Order to follow. Hearing concluded. (Minute entry documents are not available electronically.) (Court Reporter FTR.)(zv)
June 14, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 78 ORDER SETTING DISCOVERY HEARING VIA ZOOM. Discovery Hearing set via Zoom for 6/16/2022 09:00 AM before Judge Derek T. Gilliland. Signed by Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (zv)
June 14, 2022 Opinion or Order Text Order GRANTING #75 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney. entered by Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (mslc)
June 10, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 77 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Alexander H. Lee on behalf of ByteDance Inc., ByteDance Ltd., TikTok Inc., TikTok PTE. Ltd.. Attorney Alexander H. Lee added to party ByteDance Inc.(pty:dft), Attorney Alexander H. Lee added to party ByteDance Ltd.(pty:dft), Attorney Alexander H. Lee added to party TikTok Inc.(pty:dft), Attorney Alexander H. Lee added to party TikTok PTE. Ltd.(pty:dft) (Lee, Alexander)
June 10, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 76 ATTACHMENT Proposed Order Granting Motion to Withdraw A. Legolvan as Counsel of Record to #75 Unopposed MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney Unopposed Motion to Withdraw Andy Legolvan as counsel for Defendants by ByteDance Inc., ByteDance Ltd., TikTok Inc., TikTok PTE. Ltd.. (Chaikovsky, Yar)
June 10, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 75 Unopposed MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney Unopposed Motion to Withdraw Andy Legolvan as counsel for Defendants by ByteDance Inc., ByteDance Ltd., TikTok Inc., TikTok PTE. Ltd... Motions referred to Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (Chaikovsky, Yar)
June 10, 2022 Opinion or Order DEFICIENCY NOTICE: re #75 Unopposed MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney Unopposed Motion to Withdraw Andy Legolvan as counsel for Defendants. Per the local rules, a Proposed Order shall be submitted for all case management motions. Please file an Order using the attachment event and link it to the Motion. Thank you. (zv)
June 2, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 74 Sealed Document: Defendant's ByteDance Inc., ByteDance Ltd., TikTok Inc., and TikTok PTE. Ltd. Demonstrative slides prepared for the May 26, 2022 hearing. (zv)
June 2, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 73 Sealed Document: Plaintiff Meishes May 26, 2022 Status Conference Presentation. (zv)
June 2, 2022 Opinion or Order Text Order GRANTING #71 Motion for Leave to File Sealed Document entered by Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (mslc)
June 2, 2022 Opinion or Order Text Order GRANTING #69 Motion for Leave to File Sealed Document entered by Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (mslc)
June 1, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 72 NOTICE Defendants' Notice of Lodging of Demonstratives Presented During May 26, 2022 Hearing by ByteDance Inc., ByteDance Ltd., TikTok Inc., TikTok PTE. Ltd. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Chaikovsky, Yar)
June 1, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 71 Unopposed Motion for leave to File Sealed Document. Referral Judge: Derek T. Gilliland. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Proposed Order) (Chaikovsky, Yar)
June 1, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 70 TRANSCRIPT REQUEST by Beijing Meishe Network Technology Co., Ltd. for proceedings held on 5/26/2022. Proceedings Transcribed: StatusConference. Court Reporter: Lily Reznick. (Harkins, Robert)
June 1, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 69 Unopposed Motion for leave to File Sealed Document. Referral Judge: Derek T. Gilliland. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit, #2 Proposed Order) (Harkins, Robert)
May 31, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 68 TRANSCRIPT REQUEST by ByteDance Inc., ByteDance Ltd., TikTok Inc., TikTok PTE. Ltd. for proceedings held on 5/26/2022. Proceedings Transcribed: Status Conference. Court Reporter: Lily Reznick. (Chaikovsky, Yar)
May 26, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 67 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Derek T. Gilliland: Status Conference held on 5/26/2022. Case called for Sealed Status Conference via Zoom and In Person. Parties announced ready. Statements and arguments of counsel heard. Defendants' Motion to Stay Based on International Abstention Pending Resolution of Plaintiff's Prior-Filled Suits in China [Doc. 35] is DENIED. Written Order to follow. Defendants' Motion to Stay Discovery Pending Resolution of Their Pending Motion to Stay on Grounds of International Abstention and/or Transfer Under 28 U.S.C. 1404 [Doc. 59] is DENIED. Written Order to follow. Defendants' Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim Under Rule 12(B)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure [Doc. 27] is taken under advisement. Parties are to jointly submit a proposed discovery order and protective order within two (2) weeks from the date of this hearing and submit it to Judge Gilliland's Law Clerk at Mark_Scott@txwd.uscourts.gov. Court will enter the standard protective order on the case in the interim until a joint protective order is submitted. Written Order to follow. Hearing concluded. (Minute entry documents are not available electronically.) (Court Reporter Lily Reznik.)(zv)
May 26, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 66 ORDER RESETTING STATUS CONFERENCE VIA ZOOM. Status Conference reset for 5/26/2022 01:30 PM (time change only) before Judge Derek T. Gilliland. Signed by Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (zv)
May 23, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 65 PLAINTIFF MEISHES OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANTS TIKTOK AND BYTEDANCES MOTION TO STAY DISCOVERY re #59 filed. (zv)
May 23, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 64 DEFENDANTS OPPOSED MOTION TO TRANSFER VENUE TO THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA UNDER 28 U.S.C. 1404 filed. Referral Judge: Derek T. Gilliland. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Janchao Yang, #2 Declaration of Nicola Raghavan, #3 Proposed Order) (zv)
May 23, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 63 REPLY to Response to Motion, filed by ByteDance Inc., ByteDance Ltd., TikTok Inc., TikTok PTE. Ltd., re #59 Opposed MOTION to Stay Defendants' Motion to Stay Discovery Pending Resolution of Their Pending Motions to Stay on Grounds of International Abstention and/or Transfer Under 28 U.S.C. 1404 filed by Defendant TikTok PTE. Ltd., Defendant TikTok Inc., Defendant ByteDance Inc., Defendant ByteDance Ltd. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit Declaration of D. Okano, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Exhibit D)(Chaikovsky, Yar)
May 23, 2022 Opinion or Order Text Order GRANTING #58 Motion for Leave to File Sealed Document entered by Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (mslc)
May 23, 2022 Opinion or Order Text Order GRANTING #61 Motion for Leave to File Sealed Document entered by Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (mslc)
May 19, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 62 Rule 26(f) Discovery Report/Case Management Plan (Joint) by Beijing Meishe Network Technology Co., Ltd.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Exhibit D)(Harkins, Robert)
May 16, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 61 Unopposed Motion for leave to File Sealed Document. Referral Judge: Derek T. Gilliland. (Attachments: #1 Sealed Document, #2 Proposed Order) (Harkins, Robert)
May 16, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 60 Memorandum in Opposition to Motion, filed by Beijing Meishe Network Technology Co., Ltd., re #59 Opposed MOTION to Stay Defendants' Motion to Stay Discovery Pending Resolution of Their Pending Motions to Stay on Grounds of International Abstention and/or Transfer Under 28 U.S.C. 1404 filed by Defendant TikTok PTE. Ltd., Defendant TikTok Inc., Defendant ByteDance Inc., Defendant ByteDance Ltd. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit)(Harkins, Robert)
May 2, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 59 Opposed MOTION to Stay Defendants' Motion to Stay Discovery Pending Resolution of Their Pending Motions to Stay on Grounds of International Abstention and/or Transfer Under 28 U.S.C. 1404 by ByteDance Inc., ByteDance Ltd., TikTok Inc., TikTok PTE. Ltd.. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of David Okano, #2 Exhibit A, #3 Proposed Order). Motions referred to Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (Chaikovsky, Yar)
May 2, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 58 Unopposed Motion for leave to File Sealed Document. Referral Judge: Derek T. Gilliland. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order Granting Motion to Seal, #2 SEALED Motion to Transfer, #3 SEALED Raghavan Declaration, #4 SEALED Yang Declaration, #5 Proposed Order Granting Motion to Transfer) (Chaikovsky, Yar)
May 2, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 57 Opposed MOTION to Transfer Case Defendants' Opposed Motion to Transfer Venue to the Northern District of California Under 28 U.S.C. 1404 by ByteDance Inc., ByteDance Ltd., TikTok Inc., TikTok PTE. Ltd.. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of David Okano, #2 Exhibit 1, #3 Exhibit 2, #4 Exhibit 3, #5 Exhibit 4, #6 Exhibit 5, #7 Exhibit 6, #8 Exhibit 7, #9 Exhibit 8, #10 Exhibit 9, #11 Exhibit 10, #12 Exhibit 11 (Part I of IV), #13 Exhibit 11 (Part II of IV), #14 Exhibit 11 (Part III of IV), #15 Exhibit 11 (Part IV of IV), #16 Exhibit 12, #17 Proposed Order). Motions referred to Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (Chaikovsky, Yar)
April 29, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 56 ORDER RESETTING STATUS CONFERENCE VIA ZOOM. Status Conference set for 5/26/2022 02:00 PM before Judge Derek T. Gilliland. Signed by Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (zv)
April 28, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 55 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Stephanie R. Wood on behalf of Beijing Meishe Network Technology Co., Ltd.. Attorney Stephanie R. Wood added to party Beijing Meishe Network Technology Co., Ltd.(pty:pla) (Wood, Stephanie)
April 28, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 54 ORDER SETTING STATUS CONFERENCE VIA ZOOM for 5/26/2022 11:00 AM before Judge Derek T. Gilliland. Signed by Judge Derek T. Gilliland. (lad)
April 27, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 53 ORDER REFERRING CASE to Magistrate Judge Derek T. Gilliland. Signed by Judge Alan D Albright.. Referral Magistrate Judge: Derek T. Gilliland. (lad)
April 26, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 52 ORDER. Video Status Conference set for 5/2/2022 02:30 PM before Judge Jeffrey C. Manske. Signed by Judge Jeffrey C. Manske. (zv)
April 13, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 51 NOTICE Plaintiffs Notice of Readiness for Initial Case Management Conference by Beijing Meishe Network Technology Co., Ltd. (Harkins, Robert)
April 7, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 50 REPLY to Response to Motion, filed by ByteDance Inc., ByteDance Ltd., TikTok Inc., TikTok PTE. Ltd., re #27 Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim Defendants' Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim Under Rule 12(b)(6) filed by Defendant TikTok PTE. Ltd., Defendant TikTok Inc., Defendant ByteDance Inc., Defendant ByteDance Ltd. (Chaikovsky, Yar)
April 6, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 49 REPLY to Response to Motion, filed by ByteDance Inc., ByteDance Ltd., TikTok Inc., TikTok PTE. Ltd., re #35 MOTION to Stay Case Defendants' Motion to Stay Based on International Abstention Pending Resolution of Plaintiff's Prior-Filed Suits in China filed by Defendant TikTok PTE. Ltd., Defendant TikTok Inc., Defendant ByteDance Inc., Defendant ByteDance Ltd. (Chaikovsky, Yar)
April 4, 2022 Opinion or Order Text Order GRANTING #48 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply entered by Judge Jeffrey C. Manske. Defendants' deadline to file their Reply in support of their Motion to Stay is extended to April 6, 2022. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (eglc)
April 1, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 48 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to #35 MOTION to Stay Case Defendants' Motion to Stay Based on International Abstention Pending Resolution of Plaintiff's Prior-Filed Suits in China by ByteDance Inc., ByteDance Ltd., TikTok Inc., TikTok PTE. Ltd.. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order). Motions referred to Judge Jeffrey C. Manske. (Chaikovsky, Yar)
March 29, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 47 Sealed Document Opposition to Motion to Stay filed. (Attachments: #1 Sealed Document Declaration of Zhang Guangliang) (zv)
March 29, 2022 Opinion or Order Text Order GRANTING #46 Motion for Leave to File Sealed Document entered by Judge Jeffrey C. Manske. The Clerk of Court is directed to enter Exhibits 1 and 2 UNDER SEAL. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (eglc)
March 28, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 46 Unopposed Motion for leave to File Sealed Document. Referral Judge: Jeffrey C. Manske. (Attachments: #1 Sealed Document Opposition to Motion to Stay, #2 Sealed Document Declaration of Zhang Guangliang, #3 Proposed Order) (Harkins, Robert)
March 28, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 45 Response in Opposition to Motion, filed by Beijing Meishe Network Technology Co., Ltd., re #35 MOTION to Stay Case Defendants' Motion to Stay Based on International Abstention Pending Resolution of Plaintiff's Prior-Filed Suits in China filed by Defendant TikTok PTE. Ltd., Defendant TikTok Inc., Defendant ByteDance Inc., Defendant ByteDance Ltd. (Harkins, Robert)
March 25, 2022 Opinion or Order Text Order GRANTING #44 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply entered by Judge Jeffrey C. Manske. Defendants' deadline to file their Reply brief in support of their Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim (Dkt. No. 27) is extended to April 7, 2022. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (eglc)
March 24, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 44 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to #27 Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim Defendants' Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim Under Rule 12(b)(6) Defendants' Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to File Reply Brief In Support of Motion to Dismiss by ByteDance Inc., ByteDance Ltd., TikTok Inc., TikTok PTE. Ltd.. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order). Motions referred to Judge Jeffrey C. Manske. (Chaikovsky, Yar)
March 24, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 43 Response in Opposition to Motion, filed by Beijing Meishe Network Technology Co., Ltd., re #41 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to #27 Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim Defendants' Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim Under Rule 12(b)(6) filed by Plaintiff Beijing Meishe Network Technology Co., Ltd. (Harkins, Robert)
March 18, 2022 Opinion or Order Text Order GRANTING #42 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice entered by Judge Jeffrey C. Manske. Pursuant to our Administrative Policies and Procedures for Electronic Filing, the attorney hereby granted to practice pro hac vice in this case must register for electronic filing with our court within 10 days of this order. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (eglc)
March 17, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 42 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by J. Mark Mann for Korula Cherian ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number 0542-15828005) by on behalf of Beijing Meishe Network Technology Co., Ltd.. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order). Motions referred to Judge Jeffrey C. Manske. (Mann, J.)
March 17, 2022 Opinion or Order Text Order GRANTING #40 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice entered by Judge Jeffrey C. Manske. Pursuant to our Administrative Policies and Procedures for Electronic Filing, the attorney hereby granted to practice pro hac vice in this case must register for electronic filing with our court within 10 days of this order. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (eglc)
March 17, 2022 Opinion or Order Text Order GRANTING #41 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply entered by Judge Jeffrey C. Manske. Plaintiff's deadline to file a response to Defendants' Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 27) is extended up to and including March 24, 2022. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (eglc)
March 16, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 41 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to #27 Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim Defendants' Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim Under Rule 12(b)(6) by Beijing Meishe Network Technology Co., Ltd.. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order). Motions referred to Judge Jeffrey C. Manske. (Allgood, Adam)
March 16, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 40 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by J. Mark Mann for J. Michael Woods ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number 0542-15822968) by on behalf of Beijing Meishe Network Technology Co., Ltd.. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order). Motions referred to Judge Jeffrey C. Manske. (Mann, J.)
March 16, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 39 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Adam Auchter Allgood on behalf of Beijing Meishe Network Technology Co., Ltd.. Attorney Adam Auchter Allgood added to party Beijing Meishe Network Technology Co., Ltd.(pty:pla) (Allgood, Adam)
March 15, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 38 Sealed Motion filed (main document). Referral Judge: Jeffrey C. Manske. (Attachments: #1 Appendix, #2 Declaration of Pan Zhicheng, #3 Exhibit B, #4 Exhibit D - Part 1, #5 Exhibit D - Part 2, #6 Exhibit D - Part 3, #7 Exhibit D - Part 4, #8 Exhibit D - Part 5, #9 Exhibit D - Part 6, #10 Exhibit D - Part 7, #11 Exhibit M- Part 1, #12 Exhibit M- Part 2, #13 Exhibit M- Part 3, #14 Exhibit M- Part 4, #15 Exhibit 17 Declaration of Jianchao Yang) (zv)
March 15, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 37 ATTACHMENT Proposed Order to #35 MOTION to Stay Case Defendants' Motion to Stay Based on International Abstention Pending Resolution of Plaintiff's Prior-Filed Suits in China by ByteDance Inc., ByteDance Ltd., TikTok Inc., TikTok PTE. Ltd.. (Chaikovsky, Yar)
March 15, 2022 Opinion or Order DEFICIENCY NOTICE: re #35 MOTION to Stay Case Defendants' Motion to Stay Based on International Abstention Pending Resolution of Plaintiff's Prior-Filed Suits in China. Per local rules, a Proposed Order needs to be attached to the Motion. Please use event attachment and link to the Motion. Thank you. (zv)
March 15, 2022 Opinion or Order Text Order GRANTING #36 Motion for Leave to File Sealed Document entered by Judge Jeffrey C. Manske. The Clerk of Court is directed to enter Exhibits 2 through 17 UNDER SEAL. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (eglc)
March 14, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 36 Unopposed Motion for leave to File Sealed Document. Referral Judge: Jeffrey C. Manske. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order, #2 Sealed Document Motion to Stay, #3 Sealed Document Appendix, #4 Sealed Document Declaration of Pan Zhicheng, #5 Sealed Document Exhibit B, #6 Sealed Document Exhibit D - Part 1, #7 Sealed Document Exhibit D - Part 2, #8 Sealed Document Exhibit D - Part 3, #9 Sealed Document Exhibit D - Part 4, #10 Sealed Document Exhibit D - Part 5, #11 Sealed Document Exhibit D - Part 6, #12 Sealed Document Exhibit D - Part 7, #13 Sealed Document Exhibit M - Part 1, #14 Sealed Document Exhibit M - Part 2, #15 Sealed Document Exhibit M - Part 3, #16 Sealed Document Exhibit M - Part 4, #17 Sealed Document Declaration of Jianchao Yang) (Chaikovsky, Yar)
March 14, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 35 MOTION to Stay Case Defendants' Motion to Stay Based on International Abstention Pending Resolution of Plaintiff's Prior-Filed Suits in China by ByteDance Inc., ByteDance Ltd., TikTok Inc., TikTok PTE. Ltd.. (Attachments: #1 Appendix, #2 Exhibit A, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Exhibit E, #5 Exhibit F, #6 Exhibit G, #7 Exhibit H, #8 Exhibit I, #9 Exhibit J, #10 Exhibit K, #11 Exhibit L). Motions referred to Judge Jeffrey C. Manske. (Chaikovsky, Yar)
March 10, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 34 Pro Hac Vice Letter to Beijing Meishe Network Technology Co., Ltd. for attorney Korula T. Cherian. (zv)
March 10, 2022 Opinion or Order Parties shall comply with Judge Albright's updated #standing orders and # COVID-19 standing order available by clicking the included hyperlinks. The updated orders are as follows:1. #Standing Order Regarding Notice of Readiness for Patent Cases 030722,2. #Standing Order on Pretrial Procedures and Requirements in Civil Cases 030722,3. #Standing Order Governing Proceedings 4.0 - Patent Cases 030722,4. #Amended Standing Order Regarding Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Court Proceedings,5. #Amended Standing Order Regarding Joint Or Unopposed Request To Change Deadlines 030722,6. #Amended Standing Order Regarding Filing Documents Under Seal and Redacted Public Versions 030722. (jkda)
March 9, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 33 Proposed Protective Order by ByteDance Inc., ByteDance Ltd., TikTok Inc., TikTok PTE. Ltd.. (Chaikovsky, Yar)
March 4, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 32 Sealed Document filed. Declaration of Pan Zhicheng main document. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit B, #2 Exhibit D Part 1, #3 Exhibit D Part 2, #4 Exhibit D Part 3, #5 Exhibit D Part 4, #6 Exhibit D Part 5, #7 Exhibit D Part 6, #8 Exhibit D Part 7) (zv)
March 4, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 31 Sealed Document filed. Exhibit M Part 1 main document. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit M Part 2, #2 Exhibit M Part 3, #3 Exhibit M Part 4) (zv)
March 4, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 30 Certificate of Interested Parties Defendants' Corporate Disclosure Statement by ByteDance Inc., ByteDance Ltd., TikTok Inc., TikTok PTE. Ltd.. (Chaikovsky, Yar)
March 4, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 29 Motion for leave to File Sealed Document. Referral Judge: Jeffrey C. Manske. (Attachments: #1 Sealed Document Exhibit M Part 1, #2 Sealed Document Exhibit M Part 2, #3 Sealed Document Exhibit M Part 3, #4 Sealed Document Exhibit M Part 4) (Chaikovsky, Yar)
March 4, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 28 Unopposed Motion for leave to File Sealed Document. Referral Judge: Jeffrey C. Manske. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order, #2 Appendix, #3 Sealed Document Declaration of Pan Zhicheng, #4 Sealed Document Exhibit B, #5 Sealed Document Exhibit D Part 1, #6 Sealed Document Exhibit D Part 2, #7 Sealed Document Exhibit D Part 3, #8 Sealed Document Exhibit D Part 4, #9 Sealed Document Exhibit D Part 5, #10 Sealed Document Exhibit D Part 6, #11 Sealed Document Exhibit D Part 7) (Chaikovsky, Yar)
March 4, 2022 Opinion or Order Text Order GRANTING #24 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice entered by Judge Jeffrey C. Manske. Pursuant to our Administrative Policies and Procedures for Electronic Filing, the attorney hereby granted to practice pro hac vice in this case must register for electronic filing with our court within 10 days of this order. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (eglc)
March 4, 2022 Opinion or Order Text Order GRANTING #28 Motion for Leave to File Sealed Document entered by Judge Jeffrey C. Manske. The Clerk of Court is directed to enter Exhibits 3 through 11 UNDER SEAL. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (eglc)
March 4, 2022 Opinion or Order Text Order GRANTING #29 Motion for Leave to File Sealed Document entered by Judge Jeffrey C. Manske. The Clerk of Court is directed to enter Exhibits 1 through 4 UNDER SEAL. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (eglc)
March 4, 2022 Opinion or Order Text Order GRANTING #25 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice entered by Judge Jeffrey C. Manske. Pursuant to our Administrative Policies and Procedures for Electronic Filing, the attorney hereby granted to practice pro hac vice in this case must register for electronic filing with our court within 10 days of this order. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (eglc)
March 3, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 27 Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim Defendants' Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim Under Rule 12(b)(6) by ByteDance Inc., ByteDance Ltd., TikTok Inc., TikTok PTE. Ltd.. (Attachments: #1 Appendix Exhibits to Defendants Motion to Dismiss For Failure to State a Claim, #2 Exhibit A, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Exhibit E, #5 Exhibit F, #6 Exhibit G, #7 Exhibit H, #8 Exhibit I, #9 Exhibit J, #10 Exhibit K, #11 Exhibit L). Motions referred to Judge Jeffrey C. Manske. (Chaikovsky, Yar)
March 3, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 26 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Radhesh Devendran on behalf of ByteDance Inc., ByteDance Ltd., TikTok Inc., TikTok PTE. Ltd. (Devendran, Radhesh)
March 3, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 25 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Yar R. Chaikovsky Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice for Jeffrey A. Pade ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number 0542-15778497) by on behalf of ByteDance Inc., ByteDance Ltd., TikTok Inc., TikTok PTE. Ltd... Motions referred to Judge Jeffrey C. Manske. (Chaikovsky, Yar)
March 3, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 24 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Yar R. Chaikovsky Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice for Andy Legolvan ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number 0542-15778496) by on behalf of ByteDance Inc., ByteDance Ltd., TikTok Inc., TikTok PTE. Ltd... Motions referred to Judge Jeffrey C. Manske. (Chaikovsky, Yar)
March 3, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 23 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by David T. Okano on behalf of ByteDance Inc., ByteDance Ltd., TikTok Inc., TikTok PTE. Ltd. (Okano, David)
March 3, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 22 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Yar R. Chaikovsky on behalf of ByteDance Inc., ByteDance Ltd., TikTok Inc., TikTok PTE. Ltd. (Chaikovsky, Yar)
December 3, 2021 Opinion or Order Text Order GRANTING #20 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer entered by Judge Jeffrey C. Manske. Defendants' deadline to answer or otherwise respond to Plaintiff's Second Amended Complaint is extended to March 3, 2022. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (eglc)
December 1, 2021 Opinion or Order Reset Deadlines: ByteDance Inc. answer due 3/3/2022; ByteDance Ltd. answer due 3/3/2022; TikTok Inc. answer due 3/3/2022; TikTok PTE. Ltd. answer due 3/3/2022. (jc5)
December 1, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 21 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Philip Ou on behalf of ByteDance Inc., ByteDance Ltd., TikTok Inc., TikTok PTE. Ltd.. Attorney Philip Ou added to party ByteDance Inc.(pty:dft), Attorney Philip Ou added to party ByteDance Ltd.(pty:dft), Attorney Philip Ou added to party TikTok Inc.(pty:dft), Attorney Philip Ou added to party TikTok PTE. Ltd.(pty:dft) (Ou, Philip)
December 1, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 20 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re #9 Amended Complaint, Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time for Defendants TikTok Inc., TikTok PTE. Ltd., ByteDance Ltd. and ByteDance Inc. to Answer or otherwise Respond to Second Amended Complaint by ByteDance Inc., ByteDance Ltd., TikTok Inc., TikTok PTE. Ltd.. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order). Motions referred to Judge Jeffrey C. Manske. (Ou, Philip)
November 16, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 19 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Beijing Meishe Network Technology Co., Ltd.. ByteDance Ltd. served on 11/12/2021, answer due 12/3/2021. (Mann, J.)
November 16, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 18 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Beijing Meishe Network Technology Co., Ltd.. TikTok PTE. Ltd. served on 11/12/2021, answer due 12/3/2021. (Mann, J.)
November 16, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 17 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Beijing Meishe Network Technology Co., Ltd.. ByteDance Inc. served on 11/12/2021, answer due 12/3/2021. (Mann, J.)
November 16, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 16 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Beijing Meishe Network Technology Co., Ltd.. TikTok Inc. served on 11/12/2021, answer due 12/3/2021. (Mann, J.)
November 11, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 15 Summons Issued as to TikTok PTE. Ltd. (jc5)
November 11, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 14 Summons Issued as to ByteDance Ltd. (jc5)
November 11, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 13 REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS by Beijing Meishe Network Technology Co., Ltd.. (Mann, J.)
November 8, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 12 Summons Issued as to TikTok Inc. (jc5)
November 8, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 11 Summons Issued as to ByteDance Inc. (jc5)
November 8, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 10 REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS by Beijing Meishe Network Technology Co., Ltd.. (Mann, J.)
August 17, 2021 Opinion or Order Text Order GRANTING #8 Motion to Extend entered by Judge Jeffrey C. Manske. Service must now be completed on or before November 14, 2021. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (kg)
August 16, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 8 MOTION to Extend Deadline to Serve Defendants by Beijing Meishe Network Technology Co., Ltd.. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order). Motions referred to Judge Jeffrey C. Manske. (Mann, J.)
August 12, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 9 Second AMENDED COMPLAINT against ByteDance Inc., ByteDance Ltd., TikTok Inc., TikTok PTE. Ltd. amending #6 Amended Complaint,., filed by Beijing Meishe Network Technology Co., Ltd.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Exhibit D, #5 Exhibit E, #6 Exhibit F, #7 Exhibit G, #8 Exhibit H, #9 Exhibit I, #10 Exhibit J, #11 Exhibit K, #12 Exhibit L, #13 Exhibit M, #14 Exhibit N)(lad)
August 12, 2021 Opinion or Order Text Order GRANTING #7 Motion for Leave to File entered by Judge Jeffrey C. Manske. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (jhg)
August 10, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 7 MOTION for Leave to File Second Amended Complaint by Beijing Meishe Network Technology Co., Ltd.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Second Amended Complaint, #2 Exhibit A, #3 Exhibit B, #4 Exhibit C, #5 Exhibit D, #6 Exhibit E, #7 Exhibit F, #8 Exhibit G, #9 Exhibit H, #10 Exhibit I, #11 Exhibit J, #12 Exhibit K, #13 Exhibit L, #14 Exhibit M, #15 Exhibit N, #16 Proposed Order). Motions referred to Judge Jeffrey C. Manske. (Mann, J.)
August 4, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 6 AMENDED COMPLAINT against ByteDance Inc., ByteDance Ltd., TikTok Inc., TikTok PTE. Ltd. amending, filed by Beijing Meishe Network Technology Co., Ltd.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Exhibit D, #5 Exhibit E, #6 Exhibit F, #7 Exhibit G, #8 Exhibit H, #9 Exhibit I, #10 Exhibit J, #11 Exhibit K, #12 Exhibit L, #13 Exhibit M, #14 Exhibit N)(Mann, J.)
August 4, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 5 *FILED IN ERROR* AMENDED COMPLAINT against ByteDance Inc., ByteDance Ltd., TikTok Inc., TikTok PTE. Ltd. amending, filed by Beijing Meishe Network Technology Co., Ltd.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Exhibit D, #5 Exhibit E, #6 Exhibit F, #7 Exhibit G, #8 Exhibit H, #9 Exhibit I, #10 Exhibit J, #11 Exhibit K, #12 Exhibit L, #13 Exhibit M)(Mann, J.) Modified on 8/4/2021 (bw).
May 19, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 4 Report on Copyright and Original Complaint sent to Register of Copyrights by Clerk's office. (lad)
May 19, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 3 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by J. Mark Mann for Robert Harkins ( Filing fee $ 100 receipt number 0542-14820106) by on behalf of Beijing Meishe Network Technology Co., Ltd.. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Mann, J.)
May 19, 2021 Opinion or Order Text Order GRANTING #3 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Attorney Robert Harkins for Beijing Meishe Network Technology Co., Ltd. Before the Court is the Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice. The Court, having reviewed the Motion, finds it should be GRANTED and therefore orders as follows: IT IS ORDERED the Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice is GRANTED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Applicant, if he/she has not already done so, shall immediately tender the amount of $100.00, made payable to: Clerk, U.S. District Court, in compliance with Local Rule AT-I (f)(2). Pursuant to our Administrative Policies and Procedures for Electronic Filing, the attorney hereby granted to practice pro hac vice in this case must register for electronic filing with our court within 10 days of this order entered by Judge Alan D Albright. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (ab4)
May 18, 2021 Opinion or Order Case assigned to Judge Alan D Albright. CM WILL NOW REFLECT THE JUDGE INITIALS AS PART OF THE CASE NUMBER. PLEASE APPEND THESE JUDGE INITIALS TO THE CASE NUMBER ON EACH DOCUMENT THAT YOU FILE IN THIS CASE. (lad)
May 18, 2021 Opinion or Order CASE REFERRED to Magistrate Judge Jeffrey C. Manske. (lad)
May 18, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 2 Pro Hac Vice Letter. (lad)
May 18, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 1 COMPLAINT ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number 0542-14819676). No Summons requested at this time, filed by Beijing Meishe Network Technology Co., Ltd.. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Exhibit A, #3 Exhibit B, #4 Exhibit C, #5 Exhibit D, #6 Exhibit E, #7 Exhibit F, #8 Exhibit G, #9 Exhibit H, #10 Exhibit I, #11 Exhibit J, #12 Exhibit K, #13 Exhibit L, #14 Exhibit M)(Mann, J.)
May 18, 2021 Opinion or Order All parties shall comply with the Standing Orders of Judge Alan D. Albright located at https://www.txwd.uscourts.gov/judges-information/standing-orders/. (lad)

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