Facebook Federal District Court Decisions

In re Facebook Biometric Information Privacy Litigation

Filed: July 27, 2016 as 3:2015cv03747
Court: California Northern District Court
Defendant: Facebook Inc.
Plaintiff: Nimesh Patel, ADAM PEZEN, Carlo Licata
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Injury

SCHEDULING ORDER. Signed by Judge James Donato on 7/27/2016. (jdlc2S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/27/2016)

Brickman v. Facebook, Inc.

Filed: July 25, 2016 as 3:2016cv00751
Court: California Northern District Court
Defendant: Facebook, Inc.
Plaintiff: Colin R. Brickman
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions

STIPULATION AND ORDER SETTING BRIEFING SCHEDULE FOR FACEBOOK'S MOTION TO DISMISS re 47 Proposed Order filed by Colin R. Brickman. Signed by Judge Thelton E. Henderson on 7/21/16. (tlS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/25/2016)

Opperman et al v. Path, Inc. et al

Filed: July 15, 2016 as 4:2013cv00453
Court: California Northern District Court
Defendant: Path, Inc., Twitter, Inc., Apple Inc, Facebook Inc., Beluga, Inc., Yelp! Inc., Burbn, Inc., Instagram, Inc., Foursquare Labs, Inc., Gowalla Incorporated, Foodspotting, Inc., Hipster, Inc., Linkedin Corporation, Rovio Mobile Oy, ZeptoLab UK Limited, Chillingo Ltd., Electronic Arts Inc., Kik Interactive, Inc.
Plaintiff: Marc Opperman, Judy Long, Claire Moses, Gentry Hoffman, Steve Dean, Alicia Medlock, Alan Beueshasen, Scott Medlock, Greg Varner, Rachelle King, Guili Biondi, Jason Green, Nirali Mandaywala
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Property Damage

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART MOTION FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION RE: PATH APP by Judge Jon S. Tigar granting in part and denying in part 651 Motion to Certify Class. (wsn, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/15/2016)

Brickman v. Facebook, Inc.

Filed: July 11, 2016 as 3:2016cv00751
Court: California Northern District Court
Defendant: Facebook, Inc.
Plaintiff: Colin R. Brickman
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions

ORDER, Case ressigned to Hon. Thelton E. Henderson. Hon. Maxine M. Chesney no longer assigned to the case.. Signed by Executive Committee on 7/11/16. (haS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/11/2016)

Opperman et al v. Path, Inc. et al

Filed: July 7, 2016 as 4:2013cv00453
Court: California Northern District Court
Defendant: Path, Inc., Twitter, Inc., Apple Inc, Facebook Inc., Beluga, Inc., Yelp! Inc., Burbn, Inc., Instagram, Inc., Foursquare Labs, Inc., Gowalla Incorporated, Foodspotting, Inc., Hipster, Inc., Linkedin Corporation, Rovio Mobile Oy, ZeptoLab UK Limited, Chillingo Ltd., Electronic Arts Inc., Kik Interactive, Inc.
Plaintiff: Marc Opperman, Judy Long, Claire Moses, Gentry Hoffman, Steve Dean, Alicia Medlock, Alan Beueshasen, Scott Medlock, Greg Varner, Rachelle King, Guili Biondi, Jason Green, Nirali Mandaywala
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Property Damage

STIPULATION AND ORDER re 756 STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER re 725 MOTION for Summary Judgment Extending Time for Plaintiffs to Respond to Defendant Twitter's Motion for Summary Judgment filed by Judy Paul, Claire Hodgins, Steve Dean, Nirali Mandaywala, Guili Biondi, Jason Green, Stephanie Cooley, Gentry Hoffman, Claire Moses, Rachelle King, Alan Beueshasen, Greg Varner. Signed by Judge Jon S. Tigar on July 7, 2016. (wsn, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/7/2016)

Smith v. Alphabet Inc. et al

Filed: July 5, 2016 as 1:2016cv00086
Court: Alabama Southern District Court
Defendant: Alphabet Inc., Amazon.com, Attractsoft GMBH, Beam.to, Bessemer Venture Partners, Automatic/Gravatar, Box/Box, Inc./Open Box/Medxt, Coatue Management, DFJ Growth, Ezinecentre, Facebook, Freehostingeu, General Atlantic, Google, Itochu Technology Ventures, Macnica Networks USA, Inc., Mitsui & Co, My Social Hub XP, New Enterprise Associates, SAP Ventures, Scale Venture Partners, Social + Capital Partnership, Telefonica Digital, Telstra, and Telstra Ventures Group, TPG Capital, Tucows Inc., Ala Kid, Long Dong, Jimbo King, Cindy Lou, Brianna Nathaly, Long John and others
Plaintiff: Michael Henry Smith
Nature of Suit: Assault, Libel, and Slander

ORDER ADOPTING 9 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION as the opinion of this Court. Signed by Senior Judge Callie V. S. Granade on 7/5/2016. (copy to Pltf) (mab)

Gonzalez et al v. Twitter, Inc. et al

Filed: June 29, 2016 as 4:2016cv03282
Court: California Northern District Court
Defendant: Twitter, Inc., Google, Inc., Facebook, Inc.
Plaintiff: Reynaldo Gonzalez, The Estate of Nohemi Gonzalez
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions

ORDER DENYING MOTION TO RELATE CASES re 7 Notice (Other) filed by Twitter, Inc. Signed by Judge William H. Orrick on 06/29/2016. (jmdS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/29/2016)

Gay v. The Facebook, Inc.

Filed: June 21, 2016 as 5:2016cv03013
Court: California Northern District Court
Defendant: The Facebook, Inc.
Plaintiff: Barrett J. Gay
Nature of Suit: Copyrights

ORDER RE: CONSENT OR DECLINATION TO MAGISTRATE JUDGE JURISDICTION; RESOURCES FOR PRO SE LITIGANTS. Re: Dkt. No. 1 . Signed by Judge Nathanael Cousins on 6/21/2016. (lmh, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/21/2016).

Campbell et al v. Facebook Inc.

Filed: June 9, 2016 as 5:2013cv05996
Court: California Northern District Court
Defendant: Facebook Inc.
Plaintiff: Matthew Campbell, Michael Hurley
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions

ORDER GRANTING STIPULATION REGARDING REMOVAL OF REFERENCES TO PLAINTIFFS' PREVIOUSLY DISMISSED CLAIMS IN THE SECOND AMENDED CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT re 195 Stipulation filed by Michael Hurley, Matthew Campbell. Signed by Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton on 6/9/16. (napS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/9/2016) (Entered: 06/09/2016)

Bohannon v. Facebook, Inc.

Filed: May 23, 2016 as 4:2012cv01894
Court: California Northern District Court
Defendant: Facebook, Inc.
Plaintiff: Glynnis Bohannon
Nature of Suit: Other Contract

ORDER GRANTING AS MODIFIED 142 MOTION FOR FEES, COSTS, AND EXPENSES. Signed by Judge Beth Labson Freeman.(blflc2S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/23/2016)

Bohannon v. Facebook, Inc.

Filed: May 23, 2016 as 4:2012cv01894
Court: California Northern District Court
Defendant: Facebook, Inc.
Plaintiff: Glynnis Bohannon
Nature of Suit: Other Contract

ORDER RE REVISED CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT. Signed by Judge Beth Labson Freeman. (blflc2S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/23/2016)

Campbell et al v. Facebook Inc.

Filed: May 18, 2016 as 5:2013cv05996
Court: California Northern District Court
Defendant: Facebook Inc.
Plaintiff: Matthew Campbell, Michael Hurley
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions

ORDER by Judge Hamilton granting in part and denying in part 138 Motion to Certify Class. (pjhlc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/18/2016)

Campbell et al v. Facebook Inc.

Filed: May 18, 2016 as 5:2013cv05996
Court: California Northern District Court
Defendant: Facebook Inc.
Plaintiff: Matthew Campbell, Michael Hurley
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions

ORDER by Judge Hamilton granting in part and denying in part 181 Administrative Motion to File Under Seal. (pjhlc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/18/2016)

Duguid v. Facebook, Inc.

Filed: May 6, 2016 as 3:2015cv00985
Court: California Northern District Court
Defendant: Facebook, Inc.
Plaintiff: Noah Duguid
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions

STIPULATION AND ORDER re 54 STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER Joint Stipulated Request for Order Extending Facebook's Time to Respons and Briefing Schedule filed by Facebook, Inc. Signed by Judge Jon S. Tigar on May 6, 2016. (wsn, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/6/2016)

Comiskey v. State of Iowa et al

Filed: May 4, 2016 as 1:2016cv00058
Court: Iowa Northern District Court
Defendant: State of Iowa, Facebook
Plaintiff: Blake Comiskey
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights

ORDER re 2 Pro Se Complaint filed by Blake Comiskey: This action is dismissed without prejudice. Signed by Chief Judge Linda R Reade on 5/4/2016 (copy w/NEF mailed to Plt). (skm)

Brickman v. Facebook, Inc.

Filed: May 3, 2016 as 3:2016cv00751
Court: California Northern District Court
Defendant: Facebook, Inc.
Plaintiff: Colin R. Brickman
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions

STIPULATION AND ORDER SELECTING ADR PROCESS. The parties' deadline to hold the ADR session is advanced from 60 days prior to trial to 180 days from the date of this order. Signed by Judge Maxine M. Chesney on May 3, 2016. (mmclc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/3/2016)

Plaintiff v. Defendant

Filed: May 3, 2016 as 5:2013cv05430
Court: California Northern District Court
Defendant: Plaintiff v. Defendant and others
Plaintiff: Plaintiff v. Defendant
Nature of Suit: Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974

ORDER re 728 Status Report filed by Aetna Life Insurance Company. Having reviewed the Joint Status Report filed on April 22, 2016 (Dkt. No. 728), the court has determined the stay of this action imposed on June 17, 2014, should remain in e ffect at this time. Accordingly, Plaintiffs' request to lift the stay is DENIED, and this action shall remain STAYED during the pendency of post-judgment proceedings in state court. As before, the parties shall submit a brief Joint Status…

Brickman v. Facebook, Inc.

Filed: May 3, 2016 as 3:2016cv00751
Court: California Northern District Court
Defendant: Facebook, Inc.
Plaintiff: Colin R. Brickman
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions

ORDER CONTINUING CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE SCHEDULING UNTIL AFTER A RULING ON MOTION TO DISMISS. The Initial Case Management Conference scheduled for May 20, 2016, shall be adjourned and rescheduled for October 14, 2016; and the deadline for the Joint Case Management Statement shall be rescheduled for September 30, 3016. Signed by Judge Maxine M. Chesney on May 3, 2016. (mmclc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/3/2016)

Opperman et al v. Path, Inc. et al

Filed: April 26, 2016 as 4:2013cv00453
Court: California Northern District Court
Defendant: Path, Inc., Twitter, Inc., Apple Inc, Facebook Inc., Beluga, Inc., Yelp! Inc., Burbn, Inc., Instagram, Inc., Foursquare Labs, Inc., Gowalla Incorporated, Foodspotting, Inc., Hipster, Inc., Linkedin Corporation, Rovio Mobile Oy, ZeptoLab UK Limited, Chillingo Ltd., Electronic Arts Inc., Kik Interactive, Inc.
Plaintiff: Marc Opperman, Judy Long, Claire Moses, Gentry Hoffman, Steve Dean, Alicia Medlock, Alan Beueshasen, Scott Medlock, Greg Varner, Rachelle King, Guili Biondi, Jason Green, Nirali Mandaywala
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Property Damage

ORDER DENYING IN PART ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO FILE UNDER SEAL re 676 Administrative Motion to File Under Seal Exhibits 16 and 17 filed by Path, Inc. Signed by Judge Jon S. Tigar on April 26, 2016. (wsn, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/26/2016)

Roche v. Facebook, Inc.

Filed: March 30, 2016 as 3:2015cv05147
Court: California Northern District Court
Defendant: Facebook, Inc.
Plaintiff: Deborah Roche
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions

ORDER GRANTING SECOND STIPULATED REQUEST FOR ORDER CHANGING TIME FOR PLAINTIFF'S OPPOSITION AND DEFENDANT'S REPLY TO 25 MOTION to Dismiss. Responses due by 4/5/2016. Replies due by 4/26/2016. Signed by Judge Richard Seeborg on 3/29/2016. (afmS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/30/2016)