Case Number:
4:22-md-03047-YGR
Judge:
Gonzalez Rogers, Yvonne
Location:
Oakland
Case Type:
Multi-District
Date Filed:
Last Filing Date:
Case Summary
This is a Multi-District Litigation (MDL) involving various defendants such as Meta Platforms, Inc., Instagram LLC, Snap, Inc., TikTok, Inc., ByteDance, Inc., YouTube LLC, Google LLC, and Alphabet Inc. Plaintiffs have alleged that the defendants’ social media platforms are defective because they are designed to maximize screen time, which can encourage addictive behavior in adolescents. As alleged, this conduct results in various emotional and physical harms, including death. Interested persons can find a website with easy access to hearings and orders at MDL Centrality.
Recent Filings
| Date Filed | Docket Number | Document Description |
|---|---|---|
| 01-30-26 | 2694 | MDL CONDITIONAL TRANSFER ORDER (CTO-68) MDL 3047: Inasmuch as no objection is pending at this time, the stay is lifted. Signed by Marcella R. Lockert, Acting Clerk of the Panel on 01/30/26 (jlm, COURT STAFF) |
| 01-29-26 | 2693 | MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice of Kathryn S. Benedict. ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-21599794.) filed by Facebook Holdings, LLC, Facebook Operations, LLC, Instagram, LLC, Meta Payments Incorporated, Meta Platfo |
| 01-29-26 | 2692 | Letter Brief re [2658] Letter Brief,,, Dedesignated Letter Brief filed byState of Colorado. (Related document(s)[2658]) (Batchelder, Krista) |
| 01-28-26 | 2691 | JOINT SET OF PROPOSED JURY INSTRUCTIONS filed by Snap, Inc., TikTok, Inc., TikTok, LLC, TikTok, Ltd., ByteDance, Inc., ByteDance, Ltd., Meta Platforms, Inc., Instagram, LLC, YouTube, LLC, Google LLC. (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit A, # (2) Exhibit |
| 01-28-26 | 2690 | PROPOSAL OF FIVE ADDITIONAL JUROR SURVEY QUESTIIONS by ByteDance, Inc., ByteDance, Ltd., Google LLC, Instagram, LLC, Meta Platforms, Inc., Snap, Inc., TikTok, Inc., TikTok, LLC, TikTok, Ltd., YouTube, LLC (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit A)(Karp, And |
| 01-28-26 | 2689 | PROPOSAL OF FIVE ADDITIONAL JUROR SURVEY QUESTIONS by ByteDance, Inc., ByteDance, Ltd., Google LLC, Instagram, LLC, Meta Platforms, Inc., Snap, Inc., TikTok, Inc., TikTok, LLC, TikTok, Ltd., YouTube, LLC (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit A)(Karp, Andr |
| 01-28-26 | 2688 | JOINT SET OF PROPOSED JURY INSTRUCTIONS (Tucson Unified School District), filed by Snap, Inc., YouTube, LLC, Google LLC, Meta Platforms, Inc., Instagram, LLC, ByteDance, Inc., ByteDance, Ltd., TikTok, LLC, TikTok, Inc., All Plaintiffs, Plaintiffs� |
| 01-28-26 | 2687 | PROPOSAL OF FIVE ADDITIONAL JUROR SURVEY QUESTIONS by ByteDance, Inc., ByteDance, Ltd., Google LLC, Instagram, LLC, Meta Platforms, Inc., Snap, Inc., TikTok, Inc., TikTok, LLC, TikTok, Ltd., YouTube, LLC (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit A)(Karp, Andre |
| 01-28-26 | 2686 | PROPOSAL OF FIVE ADDITIONAL JUROR SURVEY QUESTIONS by ByteDance, Inc., ByteDance, Ltd., Google LLC, Instagram, LLC, Meta Platforms, Inc., Snap, Inc., TikTok, Inc., TikTok, LLC, TikTok, Ltd., YouTube, LLC (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit A)(Karp, Andr |
| 01-28-26 | 2685 | PROPOSAL OF FIVE ADDITIONAL JUROR SURVEY QUESTIONS by ByteDance, Inc., ByteDance, Ltd., Google LLC, Instagram, LLC, Meta Platforms, Inc., Snap, Inc., TikTok, Inc., TikTok, LLC, TikTok, Ltd., YouTube, LLC (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit A)(Karp, Andre |
| 01-28-26 | 2684 | JOINT PROPOSED JURY INSTRUCTIONS (BOARD OF EDUCATION OF HARFORD COUNTY) by ByteDance, Inc., ByteDance, Ltd., Google LLC, Instagram, LLC, Meta Platforms, Inc., Snap, Inc., TikTok, Inc., TikTok, LLC, TikTok, Ltd., YouTube, LLC, Plaintiffs' Steeri |
| 01-28-26 | 2683 | PROPOSAL OF FIVE ADDITIONAL JUROR SURVEY QUESTIONS by ByteDance, Inc., ByteDance, Ltd., Google LLC, Instagram, LLC, Meta Platforms, Inc., Snap, Inc., TikTok, Inc., TikTok, LLC, TikTok, Ltd., YouTube, LLC (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit A)(Karp, Andre |
| 01-28-26 | 2682 | JOINT SET OF PROPOSED JURY INSTRUCTIONS by Meta Platforms, Inc., Instagram, LLC, YouTube, LLC, Google LLC, TikTok, Inc., TikTok, Inc., TikTok, Ltd., ByteDance, Inc., ByteDance, Ltd., Snap, Inc., Plaintffs' Steering Committee (Attachments: # |
| 01-28-26 | 2681 | JOINT PROPOSED JURY INSTRUCTIONS (CHARLESTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT) by ByteDance, Inc., ByteDance, Ltd., Google LLC, Instagram, LLC, Meta Platforms, Inc., Snap, Inc., TikTok, Inc., TikTok, LLC, TikTok, Ltd., YouTube, LLC., Plaintiffs' Steering |
| 01-28-26 | 2680 | JOINT SET OF PROPOSED JURY INSTRUCTIONS by ByteDance, Inc., ByteDance, Ltd., TikTok, Inc., TikTok, LLC, TikTok, Ltd., Meta Platforms, Inc., Snap, Inc., YouTube, LLC, Plaintiffs' Steering Committee (Langner, Bailey) Modifie |
| 01-28-26 | 2679 | PROPOSED ADDITIONAL JUROR QUESTIONS by Plaintiffs' Steering Committee, Breathitt County Board of Education (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit A)(Hazam, Lexi) Modified on 1/29/2026 (jlm, COURT STAFF). |
| 01-28-26 | 2678 | TRANSCRIPT ORDER for proceedings held on 01/26/2026 before Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers by State of Colorado, for Court Reporter Stephen Franklin. (Batchelder, Krista) |
| 01-28-26 | 2677 | TRANSCRIPT ORDER for proceedings held on January 26, 2026 before Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers by San Mateo County Board of Education, for Court Reporter Stephen Franklin. (Murphy, Anne Marie) |
| 01-27-26 | 2676 | CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER NO. 31 (Trial Date, Plaintiff Steering Committee Appointments, Sealing, et al) Jury Selection for First Bellwether Trial set for 6/12/2026, at 08:00 AM in Oakland, Courtroom 1, 4th Floor before Judge Yvonne Gonzalez R |
| 01-27-26 | 2675 | Administrative Motion to File Under Seal (PRIVILEGE LOG FILED IN RESPONSE TO THE COURTS JANUARY 12, 2026, ORDER RESOLVING DISPUTE RE: FOUR META DOCUMENTS AND CRIME FRAUD EXCEPTION TO ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE), filed by Meta Platforms, Inc.. (Att |
| 01-27-26 | 2674 | NOTICE OF COMPLIANCE WITH JANUARY 12, 2026, ORDER RESOLVING DISPUTE RE: FOUR META DOCUMENTS AND CRIME FRAUD EXCEPTION TO ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE (ECF 2633-1) by Meta Platforms, Inc. (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit A)(Simonsen, Ashley) (Filed on 1/2 |
| 01-27-26 | 2673 | TRANSCRIPT ORDER for proceedings held on 1/26/2026 before Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers by All Plaintiffs, for Court Reporter Stephen Franklin. (Shinoff, William) |
| 01-27-26 | 2672 | TRANSCRIPT ORDER for proceedings held on January 26, 2026 before Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers by Google LLC, YouTube, LLC, for Court Reporter Stephen Franklin. (Chiou, Christopher) |
| 01-27-26 | 2671 | TRANSCRIPT ORDER for proceedings held on 01/26/2026 before Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers by Ajita Abraham, for Court Reporter Stephen Franklin. (Stein, Joshua) |
| 01-27-26 | 2670 | TRANSCRIPT ORDER for proceedings held on 01/26/2026 before Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers by ByteDance, Inc., ByteDance, Ltd., TikTok, Inc., TikTok, LLC, TikTok, Ltd., for Court Reporter Stephen Franklin. (Drake, Geoffrey) |
| 01-27-26 | 2668 | TRANSCRIPT ORDER for proceedings held on 01/26/2026 before Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers by Snap, Inc., for Court Reporter Stephen Franklin. (Blavin, Jonathan) |
| 01-27-26 | 2666 | TRANSCRIPT ORDER for proceedings held on 1/26/2026 before Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers by Plaintiffs' Steering Committee, for Court Reporter Stephen Franklin. (Hazam, Lexi) |
| 01-27-26 | 2665 | TRANSCRIPT ORDER for proceedings held on 01/26/2026 before Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers by Facebook Holdings, LLC, Facebook Operations, LLC, Facebook Payments, Inc., Facebook Technologies, LLC, Instagram, LLC, Meta Platforms, Inc., Siculus LLC, |
| 01-26-26 | 2667 | Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers: Further Case Management Conference held on 1/26/2026. Joint filing of list of documents that need to remain sealed due by 2/9/2026. State AG Case Reply due by 1/30/2026. |
| 01-26-26 | 2664 | EXHIBIT 1 - Excerpts of Nicole Taylor Deposition Transcript re [2646] Administrative Motion to File Under Seal, filed by Instagram, LLC, Meta Platforms, Inc.. (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit 2 - Excerpts of Sheriden Black Deposition Transcript, # |
| 01-26-26 | 2663 | RESPONSE LETTER BRIEF BY STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL REGARDING TRIAL STRATEGY re [2626] Letter Brief, filed by Instagram, LLC, Meta Platforms, Inc.. (Rouhandeh, James) Modified on 1/27/2026 (jlm, COURT STAFF). |
| 01-26-26 | 2662 | APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION OF ATTORNEY PRO HAC VICE; ORDER by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers Finding as Moot [2653] Motion for Pro Hac Vice; Granting [2656] Motion for Pro Hac Vice (Sean Stefanik). (eac, COURT STAFF) |
| 01-23-26 | 2661 | Administrative Motion to Seal (In-Camera Declarations Regarding Privilege Dispute and Order Resolving Dispute Re: Four Meta Documents and Crime Fraud Exception to Attorney-Client Privilege) filed by Meta Platforms, Inc.. (Attachments: # (1) Exhib |
| 01-23-26 | 2660 | AFFIRMATIVE LETTER BRIEF REGARDING ANTICIPATED RULE 702 MOTIONS IN MULTISTATE AG CASE filed by Instagram, LLC, Meta Platforms, Inc.. (Rouhandeh, James) Modified on 1/27/2026 (jlm, COURT STAFF). |
| 01-23-26 | 2658 | STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL'S AFFIRMATIVE LETTER BRIEF EXPLAINING GROUNDS FOR ANTICIPATED DAUBERT MOTIONS, filed by State of Colorado, Commonwealth of Kentucky, State of New Jersey, State of Arizona, State Connecticut, State of Delaware, State of Ha |
| 01-23-26 | 2657 | ORDER REGARDING APPEARANCE FOR ORAL ARGUMENT AT 1/26 HEARING. Signed by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers on 1/23/2026. (eac, COURT STAFF) Any non-CM/ECF Participants have been served by First Class Mail |
| 01-23-26 | 2656 | MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice of Sean Stefanik ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number BCANDC-21575994.) Filing fee previously paid on 1/23/2026 filed by Facebook Holdings, LLC, Facebook Operations, LLC, Instagram, LLC, Meta P |
| 01-23-26 | 2655 | MDL CONDITIONAL TRANSFER ORDER (CTO-67) MDL 3047: Inasmuch as no objection is pending at this time, the stay is lifted. Signed by Marcella R. Lockert, Acting Clerk of the Panel on 01/23/26 (jlm, COURT STAFF) |