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.
Exhibits admitted at trial are available here.
Live audio stream of trial will be available on this court's YouTube channel when jury is present in courtroom. Recording or rebroadcasting of the audio livestream is not permitted.
Recent Filings
| Date Filed | Docket Number | Document Description |
|---|---|---|
| 08-27-26 | 3457 | ORDER REGARDING APPLICABILITY OF BREATHITT IN LIMINE RULINGS TO TUCSON AND CHARLESTON CASES. Signed by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers on 8/27/2026. (eac, COURT STAFF) Any non-CM/ECF Participants have |
| 08-27-26 | 3456 | APPLICATION FOR PRO HAC VICE ADMISSION; ORDER by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers Finding as Moot [3443] Motion for Pro Hac Vice; Granting [3452] Motion for Pro Hac Vice (Nathaniel L. Foote). (eac, COURT STAFF) |
| 08-27-26 | 3455 | TRANSCRIPT ORDER for proceedings held on 8/12/26; 8/24/26; 8/25/26; 8/26/26 before Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers by Plaintiffs' Steering Committee, for Court Reporter April Brott. (Hazam, Lexi) |
| 08-27-26 | 3453 | STIPULATION OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL WITHOUT PREJUDICE filed by Sarah Heinz. (Barriere, Ashley) |
| 08-27-26 | 3452 | Second MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-22374296.) Filing fee previously paid on 8/24/26 filed by Ardelia Kay Scholl. (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit)(Foote, Nathaniel) (Filed on 8/27/ |
| 08-26-26 | 3451 | META AND STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL CONSENT JUDGMENT by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers Granting [3447] Motion in case 4:22-md-03047-YGR; Granting [572] Motion in case 4:23-cv-05448-YGR. (Attachments: # (1) Settlement Agreement) (eac, COURT STAF |
| 08-26-26 | 3450 | TRIAL ORDER NO. 3 RE TRIAL PROCEEDINGS, TIMING OF JUROR DISCHARGE, & PRIVILEGE DISPUTE. Signed by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers on 8/26/2026. (Attachments: # (1) Attachment A, # (2) Attachment B) (eac, COURT STAFF) |
| 08-26-26 | 3449 | Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers: Jury Trial completed on 8/26/2026. Deadline to file admitted exhibits by 9/8/2026. Total Time in Court: 49 minutes. Court Reporter: April Brott. (eac, COURT STAFF) ( |
| 08-26-26 | 3447 | Joint MOTION to Enter Consent Judgment filed by People of the State of California. Responses due by 9/9/2026. Replies due by 9/16/2026. (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit 1 - Consent Judgment)(Eskandari, Bernard) |
| 08-25-26 | 3448 | Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers: Jury Trial held on 8/25/2026. Total Time in Court: 5:22. Court Reporter: April Brott. (Attachments: # (1) Trial Sheet, Exhibit and Witness List) (eac, COURT STAFF) (D |
| 08-25-26 | 3446 | MOTION to Strike Unauthorized Amended Complaints filed by Space Exploration Technologies Corp., SpaceXAI LLC, SpaceXAI Corp., X Corp.. Motion Hearing set for 9/29/2026 02:00 PM in Oakland, Courtroom 1, 4th Floor before Judge Yvonne Gonza |
| 08-24-26 | 3445 | Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers: Jury Trial held on 8/24/2026. Total Time in Court: 5:27. Court Reporter: April Brott. (Attachments: # (1) Trial Sheet, Exhibit and Witness List) (eac, COURT STAFF) (D |
| 08-24-26 | 3444 | Exhibit List META DEFENDANTS SIXTH UPDATED EXHIBIT LIST by Meta Platforms, Inc... (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit A)(Simonsen, Ashley) |
| 08-24-26 | 3443 | MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-22374296.) filed by Ardelia Kay Scholl. (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit)(Foote, Nathaniel) |
| 08-24-26 | 3442 | OPPOSITION/RESPONSE (re [3438] MOTION for Relief from Nondispositive Pretrial Orders of Magistrate Judge re [3361] Order on Discovery Letter Brief, ) filed byMeta Platforms, Inc.. (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit A)(Simonsen, |
| 08-24-26 | 3441 | APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION OF ATTORNEY PRO HAC VICE; ORDER by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers Granting [3410] Motion for Pro Hac Vice (Jeffrey E. Sandberg). (eac, COURT STAFF) Any non-CM/ECF Participants |
| 08-24-26 | 3440 | Brief METAS BENCH BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF OBJECTIONS TO EXHIBIT NO. 1243 filed byMeta Platforms, Inc.. (Attachments: # (1) Declaration of Ashley M. Simonsen, # (2) Exhibit A, # (3) Exhibit B, # (4) Exhibit C)(Simonsen, Ashley) (Filed on 8/24/2 |
| 08-24-26 | 3439 | Proposed Order re [3438] MOTION for Relief from Nondispositive Pretrial Orders of Magistrate Judge re [3361] Order on Discovery Letter Brief, / REVISED PROPOSED ORDER by People of the State of California. (Eskandari, Ber |
| 08-23-26 | 3438 | MOTION for Relief from Nondispositive Pretrial Orders of Magistrate Judge re [3361] Order on Discovery Letter Brief, filed by People of the State of California. Responses due by 9/8/2026. Replies due by 9/15/2026. (Attachments: # |
| 08-23-26 | 3437 | Exhibit List META DEFENDANTS FIFTH UPDATED EXHIBIT LIST by Meta Platforms, Inc... (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit A)(Simonsen, Ashley) |
| 08-21-26 | 3434 | TRANSCRIPT ORDER for Trial with Daily Transcripts. (mkl, COURT STAFF) |
| 08-21-26 | 3436 | STIPULATION REGARDING DEFINITIONS AND AUTHENTICITY OF CERTAIN METADATA FIELDS ASSOCIATED WITH PROPOSED TRIAL EXHIBITS filed by Meta Platforms, Inc.. (Simonsen, Ashley) |
| 08-21-26 | 3435 | RELATED CASE ORDER. 22-md-3047-YGR is related to 26-cv-8544-VKD and to 26-cv-8545-VKD. Signed by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers on 8/21/2026. (eac, COURT STAFF) Any non-CM/ECF Participants have been |