T. v. Meta Platforms, Inc. et al

Filing 15

ORDER GRANTING #13 STIPULATION to Stay Proceedings Pending JPML Ruling. Signed by Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. on 9/15/2022. (ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/15/2022)

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KRISTIN A. LINSLEY, SBN 154148
[e-mail]
ROSEMARIE T. RING, SBN 220769
[e-mail]
GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP
555 Mission Street, Suite 3000
San Francisco, CA 94105-0921
Telephone: [phone]
ASHLEY M. SIMONSEN, SBN 275203
[e-mail]
ISAAC D. CHAPUT, SBN 326923
[e-mail]
COVINGTON & BURLING LLP
415 Mission Street, Suite 5400
San Francisco, CA 94105
Telephone: [phone]

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Attorneys for Defendant Meta Platforms, Inc.
f/k/a Facebook, Inc.

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Additional counsel listed on signature page

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Laura Marquez-Garrett, SBN 221542
[e-mail]
Matthew Bergman, pro hac vice forthcoming
[e-mail]
Glenn Draper, pro hac vice forthcoming
[e-mail]
SOCIAL MEDIA VICTIMS LAW CENTER PLLC
821 Second Ave., Suite 2100
Seattle, WA 98104
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 206-957-9549
Christopher A. Seeger, pro hac vice forthcoming
[e-mail]
Christopher Ayers, pro hac vice forthcoming
[e-mail]
SEEGER WEISS LLP
55 Challenger Road
Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 973-679-8656
Robert H. Klonoff, pro hac vice forthcoming
[e-mail]
2425 S.W. 76th Ave.
Portland, Oregon 97225
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 503-768-6671

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Attorneys for Plaintiffs

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
OAKLAND DIVISION

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L.A.T., individually and as next of friend to
minor plaintiffs P.T. and L.T.,
Plaintiffs,
v.
META PLATFORMS, INC., et al.,

CASE NO. 4:22-cv-04937-HSG
STIPULATION AND ORDER TO STAY
PROCEEDINGS PENDING JPML RULING
Judge: Hon. Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr.
Courtroom: 2, 4th Floor

Defendants.

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STIPULATION AND ORDER TO STAY PROCEEDINGS PENDING JPML RULING
CASE NO. 4:22-CV-04937-HSG

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STIPULATION

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Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7-12, Plaintiffs L.A.T., P.T., and L.T., and Defendants Meta

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Platforms, Inc., YouTube, LLC, Google LLC, Alphabet Inc., TikTok Inc., and ByteDance Inc.

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(collectively, the “Parties”), by and through their respective counsel of record, hereby stipulate as

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follows:

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WHEREAS, there is a currently pending motion asking the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict

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Litigation (the “MDL Panel”) to centralize this case with 28 other actions similar to this action and to

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transfer the centralized actions to a different district (Mot. for Transfer and Coordination or

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Consolidation under 28 U.S.C. § 1407, In re Social Media Adolescent Addiction/Personal Injury

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Product Liability Litigation, MDL No. 3047 (J.P.M.L.) [the “MDL Transfer Motion”]);
WHEREAS, the Parties believe that the MDL Panel has set the MDL Transfer Motion for
consideration at its next hearing session, which is scheduled for September 29, 2022;

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WHEREAS, stays have already been entered in other cases pending in this District that are

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the subject of the MDL Transfer Motion (See, e.g., Order, Rodriguez v. Meta Platforms, Inc., No.

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3:22-cv-00401 (N.D. Cal. Aug. 2, 2022), ECF No. 100 [“In light of the JPML proceedings, MDL No.

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3047, the case is stayed pending further order.”]; Order, Heffner v. Meta Platforms, Inc., No. 3:22-cv-

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03849 (N.D. Cal. Aug. 2, 2022), ECF No. 13 [same]; Order, Aranda v. Meta Platforms, Inc., No.

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3:22-cv-04209 (N.D. Cal. Aug. 2, 2022), ECF No. 13 [same]; Order, Roberts v. Meta Platforms, Inc.,

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No. 4:22-cv-04210 (N.D. Cal. Aug. 15, 2022), ECF No. 22 [same]; Order, Wuest v. Meta Platforms,

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Inc., No. 4:22-cv-04283 (N.D. Cal. Aug. 15, 2022), ECF No. 19 [same]; Order, Martin v. Meta

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Platforms, Inc., No. 3:22-cv-04286 (N.D. Cal. Aug. 15, 2022), ECF No. 17 [same]); Order, Seekford

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v. Meta Platforms, Inc. et al., No. 4:22-cv-03883 (N.D. Cal. Aug. 15, 2022), ECF No. 18 [same];

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Order, Spence v. Meta Platforms, Inc., No. 4:22-cv-03294 (N.D. Cal. Aug. 19, 2022), ECF No. 29

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[same]; Order, Flatt v. Meta Platforms, Inc. et al., No. 3:22-cv-04535 (N.D. Cal. Aug. 19, 2022),

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ECF No. 16 [same]; Order, M.C. v. Meta Platforms, Inc. et al., No. 4:22-cv-04529 (N.D. Cal. Aug.

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22, 2022), ECF No. 26 [same]; Order, T.K. v. Meta Platforms, Inc. et al., No. 3:22-cv-04588 (N.D.

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Cal. Sept. 1, 2022), ECF No. 15 [same]);

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WHEREAS, Plaintiffs filed the Complaint on August 29, 2022 (Dkt. 1);
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STIPULATION AND ORDER TO STAY PROCEEDINGS PENDING JPML RULING
CASE NO. 4:22-CV-04937-HSG

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NOW THEREFORE, the Parties, through their undersigned counsel, hereby stipulate, agree,
and respectfully request that the Court enter an Order establishing the following:
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All proceedings and deadlines, including but not limited to the requirement for

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Defendants to move to dismiss, answer, or otherwise respond to the Complaint, shall be STAYED in

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this action pending further order of the court following the decision of the JPML on the pending

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MDL Transfer Motion (MDL No. 3047);

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In the event the JPML does not transfer this case pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1407,

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Defendants shall have 30 days from the date of the MDL Panel’s decision to respond to Plaintiffs’

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Complaint. Should Defendants file any motion requiring a response from Plaintiffs, Plaintiffs shall

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have 45 days to respond to such a motion and Defendants shall have 21 days to file any reply; and
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The Parties reserve all other rights, including but not limited to, with respect to any

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position taken by the Parties before the MDL Panel, Plaintiffs’ ability to dismiss their claims against

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any Defendants during the pendency of the stay, and Defendants’ ability to object to issues related to

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service and/or jurisdiction.

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IT IS SO STIPULATED.

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Respectfully submitted,

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Dated: September 15, 2022

GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP

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By:

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Attorneys for Defendant Meta Platforms, Inc.

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/s/ Rosemarie T. Ring
Rosemarie T. Ring

Dated: September 15, 2022

COVINGTON & BURLING LLP

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By:

/s/ Ashley M. Simonsen
Ashley M. Simonsen
Attorneys for Defendant Meta Platforms, Inc.

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STIPULATION AND ORDER TO STAY PROCEEDINGS PENDING JPML RULING
CASE NO. 4:22-CV-04937-HSG

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Dated: September 15, 2022

WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI

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By:

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LAUREN GALLO WHITE, SBN 309075
[e-mail]
WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
One Market Plaza
Spear Tower, Ste. 3300
San Francisco, CA 94105

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Attorneys for Defendants YouTube, LLC,
Google LLC, and Alphabet Inc.

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Dated: September 15, 2022

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KING & SPALDING LLP
By:

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/s/ Albert Giang
Albert Giang
ALBERT GIANG, SBN 224332
[e-mail]
KING & SPALDING
633 W. 5th St., Ste. 1600
Los Angeles, Ca 90071
Telephone: [phone]

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/s/ Lauren Gallo White
Lauren Gallo White

Attorneys for Defendants TikTok Inc. and
ByteDance Inc.
Dated: September 15, 2022

SOCIAL MEDIA VICTIMS LAW CENTER
By:

/s/ Matthew P. Bergman
Matthew P. Bergman
Attorneys for Plaintiffs

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STIPULATION AND ORDER TO STAY PROCEEDINGS PENDING JPML RULING
CASE NO. 4:22-CV-04937-HSG

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ATTORNEY ATTESTATION
I, Rosemarie T. Ring, hereby attest that concurrence in the filing of this document has been
obtained from the above signatories.

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By:

/s/ Rosemarie T. Ring
Rosemarie T. Ring

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ORDER
PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: 9/15/2022

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HONORABLE HAYWOOD S. GILLIAM, JR.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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STIPULATION AND ORDER TO STAY PROCEEDINGS PENDING JPML RULING
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