James Meyers v. Facebook, Inc.
- William Orrick
- 3:18-cv-00062
- U.S. District Court · Northern District of California
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In James Meyers v. Facebook, Judge Orrick granted the parties’ request to extend briefing on Meyers’s motion to file a third amended complaint.
James Meyers and Facebook, Inc., whose briefing deadlines for Meyers’s motion to file a third amended complaint were changed.
What happened
James Meyers and Facebook agreed to extend the deadlines for briefing Meyers’s motion for permission to file a third amended complaint. The filing says the extension was needed because of the Memorial Day holiday period and to address a recent Supreme Court decision.
The order moved Facebook’s opposition deadline to June 18, 2021, and Meyers’s reply deadline to July 2, 2021. The parties’ filing stated that the July 21, 2021 hearing date would not change.
Judge William H. Orrick granted the stipulated request and ordered the modified briefing schedule. The order did not decide whether Meyers could file the proposed third amended complaint.
The detailed version
- James Meyers v. Facebook, Inc. · No. 3:18-cv-00062
- William Orrick
- May 20, 2021
Background
James Meyers sued Facebook, Inc. on behalf of himself and others described as similarly situated. On May 19, 2021, Meyers moved for permission to file a third amended complaint. Facebook’s opposition was originally due June 2, 2021, and Meyers’s reply was originally due June 9, 2021.
The parties jointly requested more time because of the Memorial Day holiday period and to allow briefing on the implications of the Supreme Court’s decision in Facebook, Inc. v. Duguid, 141 S. Ct. 1163 (2021).
Ruling
Judge William H. Orrick granted the stipulated request to extend the briefing schedule. Facebook’s opposition became due June 18, 2021, and Meyers’s reply became due July 2, 2021. The filing stated that the July 21, 2021 hearing date would remain unchanged.
The order addressed only the briefing schedule. It did not rule on Meyers’s motion for permission to file a third amended complaint or on the underlying claims.
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