No. 19-1006

Facebook, Inc., et al. v. Superior Court of California, San Francisco County, et al.

Lower Court: California
Docketed: 2020-02-11
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Experienced Counsel
Tags: communication-contents constitutional-rights constitutional-subpoena contempt criminal-defendant-rights privacy privacy-protection service-provider-disclosure service-providers stored-communications-act subpoena
Latest Conference: 2020-05-15
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether a criminal defendant has a constitutional right to subpoena service providers and force them to turn over the contents of their account holders' communications, notwithstanding the SCA's express prohibition on such disclosures; and whether a service provider can be held in contempt for refusing to violate the SCA in response to such a subpoena.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a criminal defendant has a constitutional right to subpoena service providers and force them to turn over the contents of their account holders' communications, notwithstanding the SCA's express prohibition on such disclosures; and whether a service provider can be held in contempt for refusing to violate the SCA in response to such a subpoena

Docket Entries

2020-05-18
Petition DENIED.
2020-04-28
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/15/2020.
2020-04-27
Reply of petitioners Facebook, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)
2020-04-09
Brief of respondents Lee Sullivan in opposition filed.
2020-02-24
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 13, 2020.
2020-02-20
Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 12, 2020 to April 13, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
2020-02-07
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 12, 2020)
2019-12-02
Application (19A609) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until February 8, 2020.
2019-11-26
Application (19A609) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 10, 2019 to February 8, 2020, submitted to Justice Kagan.

Attorneys

Facebook, Inc., et al.
Joshua Seth LipshutzGibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Petitioner
Lee Sullivan
Stuart BannerUCLA School of Law Supreme Court Clinic, Respondent