Facebook Federal District Court Decisions

Brickman v. Facebook, Inc.

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

ORDER DIRECTING PLAINTIFF TO SUBMIT CHAMBERS COPY OF COMPLAINT. Signed by Judge Maxine M. Chesney on March 25, 2016. (mmclc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/25/2016)

Windy City Innovations, LLC v. Facebook, Inc.

Filed: March 16, 2016 as 1:2015cv00102
Court: North Carolina Western District Court
Defendant: Facebook, Inc.
Plaintiff: Windy City Innovations, LLC
Nature of Suit: Patent

ORDER granting 25 Motion to Change Venue. This case is to be TRANSFERRED from the Western District of North Carolina to the Northern District of California pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404 for such further proceedings as that court may deem appropriate. Signed by Senior Judge Graham Mullen on 3/16/2016. (khm)

Caraccioli v. Facebook, Inc.

Filed: March 7, 2016 as 5:2015cv04145
Court: California Northern District Court
Defendant: Facebook, Inc.
Plaintiff: Franco Caraccioli
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Injury

ORDER granting 17 Motion to Dismiss; denying 21 Motion for Leave to File Second Amended Complaint. Judgment will be entered in favor of Facebook and the Clerk shall close this file. Signed by Judge Edward J. Davila on 3/7/2016. (ejdlc1S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/7/2016) (Additional attachment(s) added on 3/7/2016: # 1 Certificate/Proof of Service) (ecg, COURT STAFF).

In re Facebook Biometric Information Privacy Litigation

Filed: March 2, 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

ORDER by Judge James Donato granting 100 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to Matthew D. Provance..(lrcS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/2/2016)

A PTY Ltd. v. Facebook, Inc.

Filed: February 29, 2016 as 1:2015cv00156
Court: Texas Western District Court
Defendant: Facebook, Inc.
Plaintiff: A PTY Ltd.
Nature of Suit: Patent

ORDER GRANTING 42 Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings. Signed by Judge Robert Pitman. (dm)

Opperman et al v. Path, Inc. et al

Filed: February 11, 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 by Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero regarding 633 Discovery Letter Brief. (jcslc2S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/11/2016).

Opperman et al v. Path, Inc. et al

Filed: February 11, 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 ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO FILE UNDER SEAL by Judge Jon S. Tigar denying 611 Administrative Motion to File Under Seal. (wsn, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/11/2016)

Franklin v. Facebook, Inc.

Filed: February 4, 2016 as 3:2015cv05448
Court: California Northern District Court
Defendant: Facebook, Inc.
Plaintiff: Ricky R Franklin
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud

ORDER DENYING 44 REQUEST TO VACATE ALL DEADLINES.(whalc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/4/2016)

Opperman et al v. Path, Inc. et al

Filed: January 21, 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

NOTICE OF REFERENCE AND ORDER TO MEET AND CONFER re 620 Joint Discovery Letter Brief filed by Scott Medlock, Steve Dean, Nirali Mandaywala, Guili Biondi, Stephanie Cooley, Oscar Hernandez, Steven Gutierrez, Judy Long, Rachelle King, Alan Beueshasen, Lauren Carter, Judy Paul, Claire Hodgins, Haig Arabian, Francisco Espitia, Marc Opperman, Jason Green, Gentry Hoffman, Claire Moses, Theda Sandiford, Alicia Medlock, Maria Pirozzi, Greg Varner. IT IS HEREBY ORDER…

Gullen v. Facebook, Inc.

Filed: January 21, 2016 as 1:2015cv07681
Court: Illinois Northern District Court
Defendant: Facebook, Inc.
Plaintiff: Frederick William Gullen
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions

MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order. The Court grants in part and strikes as moot in part Facebook's Rule 12(b)(2) and (6) motion to dismiss 18 . The Court grants the portion of the motion seeking dismissal for lack of personal jurisdiction and strik es as moot the portion seeking dismissal for failure to state a claim. Plaintiff's motion to appoint interim co-lead class counsel 33 is stricken as moot. Civil case terminated. Signed by the Honorable Jorge L. Alonso on 1/21/2016.…

Roche v. Facebook, Inc.

Filed: January 13, 2016 as 3:2015cv05147
Court: California Northern District Court
Defendant: Facebook, Inc.
Plaintiff: Deborah Roche
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions

SCHEDULING ORDER. Case Management Conference set for 5/12/2016 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 3, 17th Floor, San Francisco. Signed by Judge Richard Seeborg on 1/13/16. (cl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/13/2016)

Franklin v. Facebook, Inc.

Filed: January 11, 2016 as 3:2015cv05448
Court: California Northern District Court
Defendant: Facebook, Inc.
Plaintiff: Ricky R Franklin
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud

SUPPLEMENTAL ORDER TO ORDER SETTING INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE re 42 Clerk's Notice. Signed by Judge William Alsup on 10/26/15. (dl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/11/2016)

Republic of Kazakhstan v. Facebook, Inc.

Filed: December 30, 2015 as 2:2015mc00159
Court: California Eastern District Court
Defendant: Facebook, Inc.
Other Parties: Respublika, LLC Media Consult
Plaintiff: Republic of Kazakhstan
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman on 12/30/2015 ORDERING 18 The application for an order shortening time is GRANTED; the unopposed motion to file extended briefing is GRANTED; any opposition to the motion to compel, including any s upporting declarations or exhibits, shall be filed no later than 1/15/2016; any reply brief, including any supporting declarations or exhibits, shall be filed no later than 1/25/2016; No further briefing or filings regarding the discovery…

Bohannon v. Facebook, Inc.

Filed: December 29, 2015 as 4:2012cv01894
Court: California Northern District Court
Defendant: Facebook, Inc.
Plaintiff: Glynnis Bohannon
Nature of Suit: Other Contract

ORDER GRNATING 138 STIPULATION RE SCHEDULE FOR MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF SETTLEMENT AND MOTION FOR ATTORNEYS FEES. Motion Hearing set for 3/17/2016 09:00 AM before Hon. Beth Labson Freeman. Signed by Judge Beth Labson Freeman on 12/29/2015. (blflc2S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/29/2015)

Opperman et al v. Path, Inc. et al

Filed: December 9, 2015 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

CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER. Further Case Management Conference set for 1/5/2016 at 9:30 AM in Courtroom 9, 19th Floor, San Francisco. Signed by Judge Jon S. Tigar on December 9, 2015. (wsn, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/9/2015)

Word to Info Inc v. Facebook Inc

Filed: November 24, 2015 as 4:2015cv03485
Court: California Northern District Court
Defendant: Facebook Inc.
Plaintiff: Word To Info Inc
Nature of Suit: Patent

CIVIL PRETRIAL ORDER. Signed by Judge William H. Orrick on 11/24/2015. (jmdS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/24/2015)

Sikhs For Justice Inc. "SFJ" v. Facebook Inc.

Filed: November 13, 2015 as 5:2015cv02442
Court: California Northern District Court
Defendant: Facebook Inc.
Plaintiff: Sikhs For Justice Inc. "SFJ"
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights

ORDER by Judge Lucy H. Koh granting 13 Motion to Dismiss and denying as moot 13 Motion to Strike (lhklc3, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/13/2015)

Opperman et al v. Path, Inc. et al

Filed: November 9, 2015 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 VACATING HEARING re 573 MOTION to Withdraw Putative Class Representative Theda Sandiford and Dismiss Her Claims Without Prejudice filed by Scott Medlock, Steve Dean, Nirali Mandaywala, Guili Biondi, Stephanie Cooley, Judy Long, Rachelle King, Alan Beueshasen, Lauren Carter, Judy Paul, Claire Hodgins, Haig Arabian, Francisco Espitia, Marc Opperman, Gentry Hoffman, Claire Moses, Theda Sandiford, Alicia Medlock, Maria Pirozzi, Greg Varner. Signed by Judge…

Campbell et al v. Facebook Inc.

Filed: November 3, 2015 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 denying 133 Motion ; denying 134 Motion for Extension of Time to File (pjhlc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/3/2015) (Entered: 11/03/2015)

Campbell et al v. Facebook Inc.

Filed: October 15, 2015 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 Maria-Elena James granting in part and denying in part Administrative Motions to File Under Seal 110 , 111 , 121 , 125 , 127 (mejlc2S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/15/2015) (Entered: 10/15/2015)