IN RE FACEBOOK, INC.

MDL No. 2843 Case No. 18-md-02843-VC.

402 F.Supp.3d 767 (2019)

IN RE: FACEBOOK, INC., CONSUMER PRIVACY USER PROFILE LITIGATION. This document relates to: All Actions.

United States District Court, N.D. California.

Signed September 9, 2019.

Editors Note
Applicable Law: 28 U.S.C. § 1332
Cause: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity - Personal Injury
Nature of Suit: 360 P.I.: Other
Source: PACER


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lauren Price, Plaintiff, represented by John A. Yanchunis , Morgan and Morgan, P.A., Joshua Haakon Watson , Clayeo C. Arnold, A Professional Law Corporation, Patrick A. Barthle, II , Morgan and Morgan Complex Litigation Group, Ryan McGee , Morgan and Morgan Complex Litigation Group & Steven William Teppler , Abbott Law Group, P.A.

Jonathan D. Rubin, Plaintiff, represented by Brian Samuel Clayton Conlon , Phillips, Erlewine, Given & Carlin LLP, Nicholas A. Carlin , Phillips Erlewine Given & Carlin LLP & David M. Given , Phillips Erlewine Given & Carlin LLP.

Howard O'Kelly, Plaintiff, represented by Barrett Jay Vahle , Stueve Siegel Hanson LLP.

Theresa Beiner, Plaintiff, represented by Allen Carney , Carney Bates Pulliam, PLLC, David Taylor Rudolph , Lieff Cabraser Heimann and Bernstein, LLP, David F. Slade , Carney Bates & Pulliam, PLLC, Hank Bates , Carney Bates & Pulliam, PLLC, Joseph Henry Bates, III , Carney Bates & Pulliam, PLLC, Melissa Ann Gardner , Lieff Cabraser Heimann Bernstein, LLP, Michael W. Sobol , Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP & Nicholas Diamand , Lieff Cabraser Heimann and Bernstein LLP.

Brandon Haubert, Plaintiff, represented by Allen Carney , Carney Bates Pulliam, PLLC, David Taylor Rudolph , Lieff Cabraser Heimann and Bernstein, LLP, David F. Slade , Carney Bates & Pulliam, PLLC, Hank Bates , Carney Bates & Pulliam, PLLC, Melissa Ann Gardner , Lieff Cabraser Heimann Bernstein, LLP, Michael W. Sobol , Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP & Nicholas Diamand , Lieff Cabraser Heimann and Bernstein LLP.

Ashley Gennock & Randy Nunez, Plaintiffs, represented by Adam Russell Credeur , Law Offices of Kenneth W. DeJean, Arthur Mahony Murray , Murray Law Firm, Caroline Thomas White , Murray Law Firm, Gary F. Lynch , Carlson Lynch Sweet & Kilpela, LLP, Karen Hanson Riebel , Lockridge Grindal Nauen PLLP, Kate M. Baxter-Kauf , Lockridge Grindal Nauen P.L.L.P., Kelly Kathleen Iverson , Carlson Lynch Sweet Kilpela and Carpenter LLP, Kenneth W. DeJean , Law Offices of Kenneth W. DeJean, Todd David Carpenter , Carlson Lynch LLP & Arielle S. Wagner , Lockridge Grindal Nauen, PLLP.

Jay Malskoff & Kenneth Irvine, Plaintiffs, represented by Christopher L. Ayers , Seeger Weiss LLP, Caroline F. Bartlett , Carella Byrne Cecchi Olstein Brody Agnello, Christopher A. Seeger , Seeger Weiss LLP, pro hac vice, James E. Cecchi , Carella Byrne Cecchi Olstein Brody & Agnello, P.C., Michael A. Innes , Carella, Byrne, Cecchi, Olstein, Brody, Agnello, P.C. & Stephen A. Weiss , Seeger Weiss LLP.

Victor James Comforte, II, Plaintiff, represented by Joseph Scott Davidson , Sulaiman Law Group, ltd. & James Constantine Vlahakis , Sulaiman Law Group, Ltd.

Brendan Michael Carr, Plaintiff, represented by Joseph Scott Davidson , Sulaiman Law Group, ltd., Lesley Elizabeth Weaver , Bleichmar Fonti & Auld LLP, James Constantine Vlahakis , Sulaiman Law Group, Ltd., Cari Campen Laufenberg , Keller, Rohrback, LLP & Derek William Loeser , Keller Rohrback, LLP.

Matthew Lodowski, Carlos Gonzalez-Rivera & Raynelle Jackson, Plaintiffs, represented by William Craft Hughes , Hughes Ellzey LLP.

Suzie Haslinger, Plaintiff, represented by Christopher Londergan Springer , Keller Rohrback L.L.P., Benjamin Blystad Gould , Keller Rohrback LLP, Cari Campen Laufenberg , Keller, Rohrback, LLP, Derek William Loeser , Keller Rohrback, LLP, Gretchen Freeman Cappio , Keller Rohrback, LLP, Gretchen Freeman , Keller Rohrback LLP, Lesley Elizabeth Weaver , Bleichmar Fonti & Auld LLP & Lynn Lincoln Sarko , Keller Rohrback L.L.P., pro hac vice.

Debra Kooser & Margaret Frankiewicz, Plaintiffs, represented by Joshua Haakon Watson , Clayeo C. Arnold, A Professional Law Corporation & Kevin Scott Hannon , The Hannon Law Firm, LLC.

Taylor Picha & Ashley Cashon, Plaintiffs, represented by William Allan Lemkul , Morris, Sullivan Lemkul, Andrew Arnold , Motley Rice LLC & Marlon Emil Kimpson , Motley Rice LLC.

Christina Labajo, Plaintiff, represented by Rosanne L. Mah , Levi & Korsinsky, LLP & Gordon M. Fauth, Jr. , Litigation Law Group.

Joshua Iron Wing, Plaintiff, represented by Timothy G. Blood , Blood Hurst & O'Reardon, LLP & Ben Barnow , Barnow and Associates, P.C.

Carol Johnson, Daniel Paul & Steve Mortillaro, Plaintiffs, represented by Shana E. Scarlett , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Robert F. Lopez , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Steve W. Berman , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, pro hac vice & Thomas Eric Loeser , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, pro hac vice.

Sanford Buckles, Plaintiff, represented by Matthew Michael Loker , Kazerouri Law Group, APC, Elizabeth Ann Wagner , Kazerouni Law Group, APC, Joshua B. Swigart , Hyde & Swigart & Seyed Abbas Kazerounian , Kazerouni Law Group, APC.

Lucy Gerena, Plaintiff, represented by Alyssa M. Williams , Casey Gerry Schenk Francavilla Blatt and Penfield LLP, Gayle Meryl Blatt , Casey Gerry Schenk Francavilla Blatt & Penfield LLP, Angela Jae Chun , Casey Gerry Schenk Francavilla Blatt and Penfield LLP & David S. Casey, Jr. , Casey Gerry Schenk Francavilla Blatt and Penfield LLP.

Audrey Diaz Sanchez, Plaintiff, represented by Bradley Keith King , Ahdoot and Wolfson, P.C., Robert Ahdoot , Ahdoot & Wolfson, P.C., Theodore Walter Maya , Ahdoot & Wolfson, P.C. & Tina Wolfson , Ahdoot & Wolfson, P.C.

Scott Schinder, Plaintiff, represented by Lesley Elizabeth Weaver , Bleichmar Fonti & Auld LLP, Anne Kathleen Davis , Bleichmar, Fonti, & Auld, LLP, Daniel C. Hedlund , Gustafson Gluek PLLC, Derek William Loeser , Keller Rohrback, LLP, Joseph Goldberg , Freedman Boyd Hollander Goldberg & Ives, P.A., Joshua David Samra , Bleichmar Fonti Auld LLP, Matthew Sinclair Weiler , Herrera Purdy Weiler LLP, Sara Pildis Simnowitz , Bleichmar Fonti Auld LLP, Vincent J. Ward , Freedman Boyd Hollander Goldberg Urias and Ward P.A. & Cari Campen Laufenberg , Keller, Rohrback, LLP.

Elaine Pelc, Plaintiff, represented by April Falcon Doss , Saul Ewing Arnstein Lehr, Linda Mary Dardarian , Goldstein Borgen Dardarian & Ho, William H. Murphy, III , Murphy Falcon Murphy, Jessica Meeder , Murphy Falcon Murphy & William Zerhouni .

Barbara Vance-Guerbe, Plaintiff, represented by Lesley Elizabeth Weaver , Bleichmar Fonti & Auld LLP, Rosemary M. Rivas , Levi & Korsinsky LLP, Courtney E. Maccarone , Levi & Korsinsky LLP, Cari Campen Laufenberg , Keller, Rohrback, LLP & Derek William Loeser , Keller Rohrback, LLP.

Timothy Scott Burton, Jr, Plaintiff, pro se.

Ben Redmond, Lindsay Rathert, Salvador Ramirez, Gerry Galipault, Kyle Westendorf, Robert Woods & Jordan Hunstone, Plaintiffs, represented by Christopher Page Simon , Cross & Simon, LLC, David Gerard Holmes , Cross & Simon, LLC, Martin Cunniff , RuyakCherian LLP, Rebecca Ruby Anzidei , RuyakCherian LLP, Richard W. Fields , Fields PLLC & Robert Francis Ruyak , RuyakCherian LLP.

Jackie Williams & Lee Sims, Plaintiffs, represented by Archie I. Grubb, II , Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis and Miles, P.C., J. Bradley Ponder , MONTGOMERY PONDER, LLC, Leslie Lee Ann Pescia , BEASLEY ALLEN CROW METHVIN PORTIS & MILES PC, Lucas C. Montgomery , MONTGOMERY PONDER LLC & Wilson Daniel Miles, III , Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C.

Matthew Bouillon, Plaintiff, represented by Christopher Paul Ridout , Zimmerman Reed LLP.

Jordan O'Hara, Plaintiff, represented by Helen I. Zeldes , Schonbrun Seplow Harris & Hoffman LLP, Lesley Elizabeth Weaver , Bleichmar Fonti & Auld LLP, Amy Christine Johnsgard , Coast Law Group, LLP, Andrew Jerry Kubik , Ludwig, APC, Ben Travis , SCHONBRUN SEPLOW HARRIS & HOFFMAN LLP, Michael J. Flannery , Cuneo Gilbert & LaDuca, LLP, Timothy G. Blood , Blood Hurst & O'Reardon, LLP, Cari Campen Laufenberg , Keller, Rohrback, LLP & Derek William Loeser , Keller Rohrback, LLP.

Anthony Bell, Olivia Johnston & Juliana Watson, Plaintiffs, represented by Helen I. Zeldes , Schonbrun Seplow Harris & Hoffman LLP, Lesley Elizabeth Weaver , Bleichmar Fonti & Auld LLP, Amy Christine Johnsgard , Coast Law Group, LLP, Andrew Jerry Kubik , Ludwig, APC, Ben Travis , SCHONBRUN SEPLOW HARRIS & HOFFMAN LLP, Timothy G. Blood , Blood Hurst & O'Reardon, LLP, Cari Campen Laufenberg , Keller, Rohrback, LLP & Derek William Loeser , Keller Rohrback, LLP.

Brent Collins & Ann Kowaleski, Plaintiffs, represented by Helen I. Zeldes , Schonbrun Seplow Harris & Hoffman LLP, Amy Christine Johnsgard , Coast Law Group, LLP, Andrew Jerry Kubik , Ludwig, APC, Ben Travis , SCHONBRUN SEPLOW HARRIS & HOFFMAN LLP & Timothy G. Blood , Blood Hurst & O'Reardon, LLP.

Ryan McGrath, Plaintiff, represented by Timothy G. Blood , Blood Hurst & O'Reardon, LLP.

Bridgett Burk, Plaintiff, represented by Andrew N. Friedman , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, pro hac vice, Lesley Elizabeth Weaver , Bleichmar Fonti & Auld LLP, Douglas James McNamara , Cohen Milstein Sellers Toll PLLC, Cari Campen Laufenberg , Keller, Rohrback, LLP & Derek William Loeser , Keller Rohrback, LLP.

Danielle Reninger, Plaintiff, represented by Todd Allen Smith , Power Rogers and Smith, PC & Todd A. Smith , Powers, Rogers & Smith.

Craig Skotnicki, Plaintiff, represented by Christopher Page Simon , Cross & Simon, LLC, David Gerard Holmes , Cross & Simon, LLC & Marlon Emil Kimpson , Motley Rice LLC.

Tracey Kopecky, Plaintiff, represented by Charles J. Kocher , Saltz Mongeluzzi, pro hac vice.

Susan Hwang, Plaintiff, represented by Clayeo C. Arnold , Clayeo C. Arnold, A Professional Law Corporation, John A. Yanchunis , Morgan and Morgan, P.A., Kevin Scott Hannon , The Hannon Law Firm, LLC, Ryan McGee , Morgan and Morgan Complex Litigation Group & Joshua Haakon Watson , Clayeo C. Arnold, A Professional Law Corporation.

Velma Serina Rankins, Plaintiff, represented by Annick Marie Persinger , Tycko & Zavareei LLP, Sabita J. Soneji , Tycko & Zavareei LLP & Tanya Susan Koshy , Tycko and Zavareei LLP.

Ashley Kmieciak, Charnae Tutt, Cheryl Senko, Gretchen Maxwell, Jason Ariciu, Kimberly Robertson, Mary Beth Grisi, Steven Akins, Terry Fischer, Tonya Smith, Tyler King, Sandra Adkins & Taunna Lee Johnson, Plaintiffs, represented by Lesley Elizabeth Weaver , Bleichmar Fonti & Auld LLP, Derek William Loeser , Keller Rohrback, LLP & Cari Campen Laufenberg , Keller, Rohrback, LLP.

Bridget Peters, Dustin Short, Ian Miller, Paige Grays & William Lloyd, Plaintiffs, represented by Helen I. Zeldes , Schonbrun Seplow Harris & Hoffman LLP, Lesley Elizabeth Weaver , Bleichmar Fonti & Auld LLP, Derek William Loeser , Keller Rohrback, LLP & Cari Campen Laufenberg , Keller, Rohrback, LLP.

James Tronka, Scott McDonnell & Tabielle Holsinger, Plaintiffs, represented by Lesley Elizabeth Weaver , Bleichmar Fonti & Auld LLP, Shana E. Scarlett , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Derek William Loeser , Keller Rohrback, LLP & Cari Campen Laufenberg , Keller, Rohrback, LLP.

Mitchell Staggs & Shelly Forman, Plaintiffs, represented by James Constantine Vlahakis , Sulaiman Law Group, Ltd., Lesley Elizabeth Weaver , Bleichmar Fonti & Auld LLP, Derek William Loeser , Keller Rohrback, LLP & Cari Campen Laufenberg , Keller, Rohrback, LLP.

samuel armstrong, Plaintiff, represented by Derek William Loeser , Keller Rohrback, LLP.

Samuel Armstrong & Consolidated Plaintiffs, Plaintiffs, represented by Lesley Elizabeth Weaver , Bleichmar Fonti & Auld LLP.

Jonathan Pelc, Plaintiff, represented by Shawn D. Morris , Morris & Sullivan, LLP & William Allan Lemkul , Morris, Sullivan Lemkul.

Sandra Atkins, Plaintiff, represented by James Constantine Vlahakis , Sulaiman Law Group, Ltd., Lesley Elizabeth Weaver , Bleichmar Fonti & Auld LLP & Derek William Loeser , Keller Rohrback, LLP.

Rachel Reed, Patrick Detscher, Sandy McEuen, Sean Day & Fr. Bobby Hall, Plaintiffs, represented by Helen I. Zeldes , Schonbrun Seplow Harris & Hoffman LLP.

People of the State of Illinois ex rel. Kimberly M. Foxx, Plaintiff, represented by Alfred Kirkland Murray, II , Ari Jonathan Scharg , Edelson P.C., Benjamin Harris Richman , Edelson PC, Jay Edelson , Edelson PC, J. Eli Wade-Scott , Edelson PC, Rafey Sarkis Balabanian , Edelson PC & Todd M. Logan , Edelson PC.

Facebook, Inc., Defendant, represented by Brian Michael Lutz , Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Carl S. Burkhalter , MAYNARD COOPER & GALE PC, David Evan Ross , Ross Aronstam & Moritz LLP, Evan P. Moltz , MAYNARD COOPER & GALE PC, Joshua Seth Lipshutz , Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher LLP, Kristin A. Linsley, Esq. , Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP & Orin Snyder , Gibson Dunn and Crutcher.

SCL Group, a United Kingdom Company & Cambridge Analytica LLC, Defendants, represented by Ashlee Nicole Lin , Eisner APC & Mark Christopher Scarsi , Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP.

Robert Mercer, Defendant, represented by Mark C. Hansen , Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick, P.L.L.C..


PRETRIAL ORDER NO. 20: GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART MOTION TO DISMISS FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT

This lawsuit, which stems from the Cambridge Analytica scandal, is about Facebook's practice of sharing its users' personal information...

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