Hufnus v. DoNotPay, Inc.
- Vince Chhabria
- 3:20-cv-08701
- U.S. District Court · Northern District of California
- 2
In Hufnus v. DoNotPay, Judge Chhabria granted DoNotPay’s motion to stay the case pending the Supreme Court’s decision in Facebook v. Duguid.
The stay affects Mathew Hufnus, the people he seeks to represent, and DoNotPay, Inc. by pausing the case until the specified Supreme Court decision.
What happened
Mathew Hufnus brought Hufnus v. DoNotPay, Inc. for himself and others similarly situated against DoNotPay, Inc.
DoNotPay asked the court to pause the case while the Supreme Court considered Facebook, Inc. v. Duguid. The court granted the motion and stayed the case pending that decision.
Judge Chhabria ordered the parties to promptly notify the court by letter when the Supreme Court issued its decision. The order does not describe the underlying claims.
The detailed version
- Hufnus v. DoNotPay, Inc. · No. 3:20-cv-08701
- Vince Chhabria
- Jan. 26, 2021
Background
Mathew Hufnus sued DoNotPay, Inc. individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated. DoNotPay moved to stay, meaning to pause, the case while the Supreme Court decided Facebook, Inc. v. Duguid, 141 S. Ct. 193 (2020). The order does not explain the claims or the legal issue that made the Supreme Court’s decision relevant.
Ruling
The court granted DoNotPay’s motion to stay. The case was stayed pending the Supreme Court’s decision in Facebook, Inc. v. Duguid. The parties were ordered to promptly advise the court by letter when the Supreme Court issued its decision.
Procedural note
The text states that the motion came on for hearing on February 25, 2021, but the order is dated January 26, 2021. The document is labeled a proposed order, while its operative text states that the motion is granted.
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