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 |
|---|---|---|
| 07-21-26 | 3290 | NOTICE of Change of Address by William Louis Bross (Bross, William) |
| 07-21-26 | 3289 | Refund Status re [3200] Application for Refund, Declined (kep, COURT STAFF) . |
| 07-21-26 | 3288 | TRANSCRIPT ORDER for proceedings held on 07/17/2025 before Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers by Plaintiffs' Steering Committee, for Court Reporter Kelly Shainline. (Hazam, Lexi) |
| 07-21-26 | 3287 | Transcript of Proceedings held on 7/17/2026, before Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers. Court Reporter/Transcriber Kelly Shainline, telephone number (510)828-9404, Email: kelly_shainline@cand.uscourts.gov. Per General Order No. 59 and Judicial Co |
| 07-21-26 | 3286 | TRANSCRIPT ORDER for proceedings held on 7/17/2026 before Judge Trina L Thompson for Court Reporter Kelly Shainline (Ordered by Katie Siler). (Shainline, Kelly) |
| 07-21-26 | 3285 | First MOTION for Leave to File Proposed Amicus Curiae Submission filed by Brandon Michael Hayes. (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit Proposed Amicus Curiae Brief, # (2) Supplement Reader's Guide to Proposed Amicus Submission, # (3) Supplement |
| 07-20-26 | 3276 | TRANSCRIPT ORDER for proceedings held on 7/17/2026 before Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers by Snap, Inc., for Court Reporter Kelly Shainline. (Blavin, Jonathan) |
| 07-20-26 | 3284 | PRETRIAL ORDER NO. 6 RE: PRETRIAL CONFERENCE. Motions terminated: [477]in 4:23-cv-05448-YGR; STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER. [482] in 4:23-cv-05448-YGR; STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER. [474] in 4:23-cv-05448-YGR; STIPULATION WI |
| 07-20-26 | 3282 | NOTICE by Commonwealth of Kentucky, People of the State of California, State of Colorado, State of New Jersey re [2724] Notice (Other), NOTICE BY STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL REGARDING SPECIFIC EXPERT REPORT PARAGRAPHS SUPPORTING STATE AGS INJUNCT |
| 07-20-26 | 3281 | TRANSCRIPT ORDER for proceedings held on 07/17/2026 before Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers by X CORP., for Court Reporter Kelly Shainline. (Bonfigli, Dylan) |
| 07-20-26 | 3280 | TRANSCRIPT ORDER for proceedings held on July 17, 2026 before Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers by Google LLC, YouTube, LLC, for Court Reporter Kelly Shainline. (Chiou, Christopher) |
| 07-20-26 | 3279 | Ex Parte Application Plaintiffs' Seventeenth Consolidated Ex Parte Application for Appointment of Guardians Ad Litem filed by Plaintiffs' Steering Committee. (Attachments: # (1) Declaration of Jennie Lee Anderson in Support of |
| 07-20-26 | 3278 | Administrative Motion to File Under Seal Plaintiffs' Administrative Motion to File Under Seal Exhibits to the Declaration of Jennie Lee Anderson in Support of Plaintiffs' Seventeenth Consolidated Ex Parte Application for Appointment of |
| 07-20-26 | 3277 | TRANSCRIPT ORDER for proceedings held on July 17, 2026 before Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers by ByteDance, Inc., ByteDance, Ltd., TikTok, Inc., TikTok, LLC, TikTok, Ltd., for Court Reporter Kelly Shainline. (Drake, Geoffrey) |
| 07-20-26 | 3275 | TRANSCRIPT ORDER for proceedings held on 07/17/2026 before Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers by State of Colorado, for Court Reporter Kelly Shainline. (Batchelder, Krista) |
| 07-20-26 | 3274 | TRANSCRIPT ORDER for proceedings held on 07/17/2026 before Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers by Meta Platforms, Inc., for Court Reporter Kelly Shainline. (Simonsen, Ashley) |
| 07-17-26 | 3273 | APPLICATION FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION; ORDER by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers Granting [3267] Motion for Pro Hac Vice in case 4:22-md-03047-YGR (Jenna P. Lyons); Granting [18] Motion for Pro Hac Vice in case 4:26-cv-06333-YGR (Jenna P. Lyons). |
| 07-17-26 | 3272 | APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION OF ATTORNEY PRO HAC VICE; ORDER by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers Granting [3263] Motion for Pro Hac Vice (Joseph J. Fantini). (eac, COURT STAFF) Any non-CM/ECF Participants ha |
| 07-17-26 | 3283 | Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers: Pretrial Conference held on 7/17/2026; Motion Hearing held on 7/17/2026. Total Time in Court: 2:28. Court Reporter: Kelly Shainline. (eac, COURT STAFF) (Date Filed: |
| 07-16-26 | 3271 | STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER RE SEALING AND REDACTING DOCUMENTS AT MDL AG TRIAL filed by Meta Platforms, Inc.. (Simonsen, Ashley) |
| 07-16-26 | 3270 | STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER AUTHORIZING RESTRICTED REMOTE AUDIOVISUAL ACCESS TO MDL AG TRIAL filed by Meta Platforms, Inc.. (Simonsen, Ashley) |
| 07-16-26 | 3269 | ORDER DENYING META'S MOTION TO EXCLUDE EXPERT TESTIMONY OF CARL SABA AND DENYING IN PART AND GRANTING IN PART PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO EXCLUDE EXPERT TESTIMONY OF JUSTIN MCCRARY by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers Denying (2843) Motion; Gra |
| 07-16-26 | 3267 | MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number 5803245-513611.) Filing fee previously paid on 07/16/2026 filed by Ashley Delaney, Jessica Vuckovich. (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit Certificate)(Lyons, Jen |
| 07-15-26 | 3260 | NOTICE by Commonwealth of Kentucky, People of the State of California, State of Colorado, State of New Jersey re [2994] Notice (Other), [3144] Notice (Other), [2972] Notice (Other), [3103] Notice (Other), NOTICE BY THE STATE ATTORNEYS GENE |
| 07-15-26 | 3265 | STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER JOINT STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER REGARDING PRETRIAL SCHEDULE (TUCSON AND CHARLESTON) filed by Meta Platforms, Inc.. (Simonsen, Ashley) |
| 07-15-26 | 3264 | EXHIBITS re [3238] Administrative Motion to File Under Seal (Unsealed Brief and Exhibits from Meta's Submission Regarding State AGs' Penalty and Disgorgement Charts and Supporting Materials, ECF No. 456 (3238) filed byI |
| 07-15-26 | 3263 | MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-22220609.) filed by All Plaintiffs. (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing)(FANTINI, JOSEPH) |
| 07-15-26 | 3262 | STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER STIPULATED DEPOSITION PROTOCOL filed by Meta Platforms, Inc.. (Simonsen, Ashley) |
| 07-15-26 | 3261 | STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER re [3238] Administrative Motion to File Under Seal Omnibus Sealing Stipulation (re Meta's Submission Regarding State AGs' Penalty and Disgorgement Charts) filed by Instagram, LLC, Meta P |