FACEBOOK, INC., Petitioner,
v.
THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Respondent;
LANCE TOUCHSTONE, Real Party in Interest;
SUMMER STEPHAN, as District Attorney, etc., Intervener.
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Todd W. Howeth and Michael C. McMahon for the California Public Defenders Assocation and the Public Defender of Ventura County as Amici Curiae on behalf of Real Party in Interest.
Law Offices of J.T. Philipsborn, John T. Philipsborn ; Sanger Swysen & Dunkle, Stephen K. Dunkle ; The Law Office of Donald E. Landis, Jr., and Donald E. Landis, Jr. , for California Attorneys for Criminal Justice as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Real Party in Interest.
Jeff Adachi , Public Defender, Matt Gonzalez , Chief Attorney, and Dorothy Bischoff , Deputy Public Defender, for San Francisco Public Defender's Office as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Real Party in Interest.
We granted review to address the propriety of a criminal defense subpoena served on Facebook, seeking restricted posts and private messages of one of its users who is also a victim and critical witness in the underlying attempted murder prosecution.
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