Webseed, Inc. et al v. Department of State et al
| California Northern District Court | |
| Judge: | Haywood S Gilliam, Jr |
| Case #: | 4:25-cv-03020 |
| Nature of Suit | 440 Civil Rights - Other Civil Rights |
| Cause | 28:1332 Diversity-(Citizenship) |
| Case Filed: | Apr 02, 2025 |
| Case in other court: | USDC-Western District of Texas (Austin), 1:24-cv-00576-RP |
| Last checked: Wednesday Apr 02, 2025 2:08 PM PDT |
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John Doe #2
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X Corp
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NewsGuard Technologies, Inc.
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Meta Platforms, Inc.
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John Doe 9
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John Doe 8
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John Doe 4
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John Doe #7
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John Doe #6
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John Doe #5
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John Doe #3
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John Doe #10
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John Doe #1
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Institute for Strategic Dialogue
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Google LLC
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Global Engagement Center
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Global Disinformation Index
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Department of State
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Department of Homeland Security
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Department of Defense
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Webseed, Inc.
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Brighteon Media, Inc.
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| Docket last updated: 8 hours ago |
| Friday, April 18, 2025 | ||
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utility
Case Assigned/Reassigned
Fri 04/18 1:43 PM
ORDER REASSIGNING CASE IT IS ORDERED that this case is reassigned using a proportionate, random and blind system pursuant to General Order No. 44 to Judge Haywood S Gilliam, Jr. Magistrate Judge Donna M. Ryu no longer assigned to the case. Counsel are instructed that all future filings shall bear the updated judicial initials immediately after the case number. Counsel are reminded to verify the location of the judge on the court website. All hearing and trial dates presently scheduled are vacated. However, existing briefing schedules for motions remain unchanged. Motions must be renoticed for hearing before the judge to whom the case has been reassigned, but the renoticing of the hearing does not affect the prior briefing schedule. Other deadlines such as those for ADR compliance and discovery cutoff also remain unchanged. Mark B. Busby Clerk, United States District Court (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (amf, COURT STAFF) |
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Clerk's Notice of Impending Reassignment - Text Only
Fri 04/18 12:53 PM
CLERK'S NOTICE OF IMPENDING REASSIGNMENT TO A U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE: The Clerk of this Court will now randomly reassign this case to a District Judge because either (1) a party has not consented to the jurisdiction of a Magistrate Judge, or (2) time is of the essence in deciding a pending judicial action for which the necessary consents to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction have not been secured. You will be informed by separate notice of the district judge to whom this case is reassigned. ALL HEARING DATES PRESENTLY SCHEDULED BEFORE THE CURRENT MAGISTRATE JUDGE ARE VACATED AND SHOULD BE RE-NOTICED FOR HEARING BEFORE THE JUDGE TO WHOM THIS CASE IS REASSIGNED. This is a text only docket entry; there is no document associated with this notice. (ig, COURT STAFF) |
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| Thursday, April 17, 2025 | ||
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Consent/Declination to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge
Thu 04/17 6:59 PM
CONSENT/DECLINATION to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge by Webseed, Inc... (Greyber, Jeffrey) |
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Consent/Declination to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge
Thu 04/17 6:46 PM
CONSENT/DECLINATION to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge by Google LLC.. (Lerner, Joshua) |
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Consent/Declination to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge
Thu 04/17 6:32 PM
CONSENT/DECLINATION to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge by Meta Platforms, Inc... (Esser, Michael) |
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order
Order on Motion for Pro Hac Vice
Thu 04/17 6:26 PM
ORDER by Chief Magistrate Judge Donna M. Ryu granting 72 James Bor-Zale's Motion for admission Pro Hac Vice. (ig, COURT STAFF) |
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Consent/Declination to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge
Thu 04/17 6:07 PM
CONSENT/DECLINATION to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge by X Corp.. (Trujillo-Jamison, Kenneth) |
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Consent/Declination to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge
Thu 04/17 3:42 PM
CONSENT/DECLINATION to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge by Department of State, Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security.. (Gheibi, Pardis) |
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Consent/Declination to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge
Thu 04/17 3:02 PM
CONSENT/DECLINATION to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge by NewsGuard Technologies, Inc... (Prather, Laura) |
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Order on Motion to Stay
Thu 04/17 12:11 PM
ORDER ***AS MODIFIED*** granting 75 Plaintiffs' Emergency Motion to Stay. Signed by Chief Magistrate Judge Donna M. Ryu on 4/17/2025. (dmrlc1, COURT STAFF) |
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Proposed Order
Thu 04/17 11:31 AM
Proposed Order re75 Emergency MOTION to Stay Proceedings 90 Days Unopposed by Webseed, Inc.. (Greyber, Jeffrey) |
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Order
Thu 04/17 10:12 AM
ORDER: Plaintiffs filed an Emergency Motion to Stay These Proceedings 90 Days, Docket No. 75 . In the motion, Plaintiffs represent that Defendants consent to a 90-day stay (without agreeing with Plaintiffs' statements of law or fact in the motion). The court construes Plaintiffs' motion as an unopposed Motion for Administrative Relief pursuant to Civil L.R. 7-11. Plaintiffs shall promptly file a proposed order that memorializes Defendants' non-opposition to the requested 90-day litigation stay. However, the requested 90-day stay of a decision to consent/decline magistrate judge jurisdiction is denied. Signed by Chief Magistrate Judge Donna M. Ryu on 4/17/2025. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (dmrlc1, COURT STAFF) |
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| Wednesday, April 16, 2025 | ||
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Stay
Wed 04/16 5:53 PM
Emergency MOTION to Stay Proceedings 90 Days filed by Webseed, Inc.. Responses due by 4/16/2025. Replies due by 4/16/2025. (Greyber, Jeffrey) |
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Pro Hac Vice
Wed 04/16 5:46 PM
MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice Jeffrey L Greyber (plaintiffs' lead counsel) ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-20575960.) Filing fee previously paid on 4/16/2025 filed by Webseed, Inc..(Greyber, Jeffrey) |
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Certificate/Proof of Service TX Bar Cert Good Standing,
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Certificate/Proof of Service TX Sup Ct Cert Good Standing
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Pro Hac Vice
Wed 04/16 5:34 PM
First MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice Jeffrey L Greyber (plaintiffs' lead counsel) ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-20575960.) filed by Webseed, Inc..(Greyber, Jeffrey) |
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Certificate/Proof of Service TX Good Standing,
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Certificate/Proof of Service TX Good Standing
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Pro Hac Vice
Wed 04/16 10:35 AM
MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-20572548.) filed by Google LLC.(Bor-Zale, James) |
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Certificate of Good Standing
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Certificate of Interested Entities, Corporate Disclosure Statement, or Rule 7.1 Disclosures
Wed 04/16 10:30 AM
CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AND CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED ENTITIES OR PERSONS UNDER FED. R. CIV. P. 71 & CIV. L.R. 3-15 filed by Google LLC identifying Corporate Parent XXVI Holdings Inc., Other Affiliate Alphabet Inc. for Google LLC. (Lerner, Joshua) |
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Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Change/Withdrawal of Attorney
Wed 04/16 10:18 AM
NOTICE of Appearance filed by Sonal N. Mehta on behalf of Google LLC (Mehta, Sonal) |
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Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Change/Withdrawal of Attorney
Wed 04/16 10:16 AM
NOTICE of Appearance filed by Joshua H. Lerner on behalf of Google LLC (Lerner, Joshua) |
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| Tuesday, April 15, 2025 | ||
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order
Order on Motion for Pro Hac Vice
Tue 04/15 4:47 PM
ORDER by Chief Magistrate Judge Donna M. Ryu granting 65 Jordan L. Greene's Motion for admission Pro Hac Vice. (ig, COURT STAFF) |
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Order on Motion for Pro Hac Vice
Tue 04/15 4:42 PM
ORDER by Chief Magistrate Judge Donna M. Ryu granting 64 Kasdin M. Mitchell's Motion for admission Pro Hac Vice. (ig, COURT STAFF) |
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| Monday, April 14, 2025 | ||
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Certificate of Interested Entities, Corporate Disclosure Statement, or Rule 7.1 Disclosures
Mon 04/14 8:56 PM
Certificate of Interested Entities by Meta Platforms, Inc. (Esser, Michael) |
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Pro Hac Vice
Mon 04/14 4:45 PM
MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-20565546.) filed by Meta Platforms, Inc..(Greene, Jordan) |
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Certificate of Good Standing
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Pro Hac Vice
Mon 04/14 4:39 PM
MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-20565413.) filed by Meta Platforms, Inc..(Mitchell, Kasdin) |
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Certificate of Good Standing
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Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Change/Withdrawal of Attorney
Mon 04/14 3:28 PM
NOTICE of Appearance filed by Michael Phillip Esser on behalf of Meta Platforms, Inc. (Esser, Michael) |
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