Gonzalez v. Google LLC

Docket No.	Op. Below	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
21-1333	9th Cir.	Feb 21, 2023	May 18, 2023	9-0	Per Curiam	OT 2022

Holding: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit"s judgment " which held that plaintiffs" complaint was barred by Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act " is vacated, and the case is remanded for reconsideration in light of the court"s decision in Twitter, Inc. v. Taamneh.

Judgment: Vacated and remanded in a per curiam opinion on May 18, 2023.

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Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
04/04/2022	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due May 6, 2022)
04/28/2022	Motion to extend the time to file a response from May 6, 2022 to July 5, 2022, submitted to The Clerk.
04/29/2022	Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 5, 2022.
07/05/2022	Brief of respondent Google LLC in opposition filed.
07/19/2022	Reply of petitioners Reynaldo Gonzalez, et al. filed.
08/31/2022	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/28/2022.
10/03/2022	Petition GRANTED.
10/18/2022	Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Google LLC
11/02/2022	Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Reynaldo Gonzalez, et al.
11/03/2022	Motion for an extension of time to file the joint appendix and the briefs on the merits filed. (November 8, 2022 - corrected submission accepted.)
11/10/2022	Motion to extend the time to file the joint appendix and the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including November 29, 2022. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including January 11, 2023.
11/18/2022	Brief amicus curiae of Liberty Justice Center filed.
11/22/2022	Motion for a further extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
11/23/2022	Motion for a further extension of time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is further extended to and including November 30, 2022. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is further extended to and including January 12, 2023.
11/30/2022	Brief of petitioners Reynaldo Gonzalez, et al. filed.
11/30/2022	Joint appendix filed.
12/01/2022	Brief amici curiae of National Police Association, Inc., et al. filed.
12/06/2022	Brief amicus curiae of Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence in support of neither party filed.
12/06/2022	Brief amici curiae of Common Sense Media and Frances Haugen filed.
12/06/2022	Brief amicus curiae of Fairplay filed.
12/06/2022	Brief amicus curiae of CITP Tech Policy Clinic in support of neither party filed.
12/06/2022	Brief amicus curiae of Senator Josh Hawley filed.
12/06/2022	Brief amicus curiae of Free Speech for People filed.
12/06/2022	Brief amici curiae of States of Tennessee, et al. filed.
12/06/2022	Brief amici curiae of Major General Tamir Hayman (ret.),et al. filed.
12/07/2022	Brief amicus curiae of United States in support of vacatur filed.
12/07/2022	Brief amici curiae of The Cyber Civil Rights Initiative and Legal Scholars filed.
12/07/2022	Brief amici curiae of Counter Extremism Project (CEP), et al. filed.
12/07/2022	Brief amicus curiae of American Association for Justice filed.
12/07/2022	Brief amici curiae of The National Center on Sexual Exploitation, et al. filed.
12/07/2022	Brief amicus curiae of Texas filed.
12/07/2022	Brief amicus curiae of Anti-Defamation League in support of neither party filed.
12/07/2022	Brief amici curiae of Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, et al. in support of neither party filed.
12/07/2022	Brief amici curiae of Seattle School District No. 1, et al. filed.
12/07/2022	Brief amicus curiae of CHILD USA filed.
12/07/2022	Brief amicus curiae of Electronic Privacy Information Center filed.
12/07/2022	Brief amicus curiae of Free Press Action in support of neither party filed.
12/07/2022	Brief amici curiae of Former National Security Officials in support of neither party filed.
12/07/2022	Brief amici curiae of Institute for Free Speech, et al. in support of neither party filed.
12/07/2022	Brief amicus curiae of Tawainna Anderson individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of Nylah Anderson a deceased minor filed.
12/07/2022	Brief amici curiae of America's Future, et al. filed.
12/07/2022	Brief amicus curiae of Center for Renewing America, Inc. in support of neither party filed.
12/07/2022	Brief amici curiae of U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, et al. in support of neither party filed.
12/07/2022	Brief amici curiae of Zionist Organization of America, et al. filed.
12/07/2022	Brief amici curiae of Integrity Institute, et al. in support of neither party (12/14/2022) filed.
12/07/2022	Brief amicus curiae of Children"s Advocacy Institute at the University of San Diego School of Law in support of neither party filed.
12/19/2022	SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, February 21, 2023.
12/20/2022	Record requested from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit.
12/21/2022	The record from the U.S.C.A. 9th Circuit is available on PACER.
12/22/2022	The record from the U.S.D.C. Northern District of California is available on PACER.
01/12/2023	Brief of respondent Google LLC filed. (Distributed)
01/16/2023	Brief amicus curiae of Prof. Eric Goldman filed. (Distributed)
01/17/2023	CIRCULATED
01/17/2023	Amicus brief of Public Knowledge not accepted for filing. (January 17, 2023 - corrected efiling to be submitted.)
01/17/2023	Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed. (Distributed)
01/18/2023	Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for enlargement of time for oral argument filed.
01/18/2023	Brief amici curiae of Internet Infrastructure Coalition, et al. filed. (Distributed)
01/18/2023	Brief amicus curiae of TechFreedom filed. (Distributed)
01/18/2023	Brief amici curiae of Center for Democracy & Technology, et al. filed. (Distributed)
01/18/2023	Brief amicus curiae of Public Knowledge filed (Jan. 30, 2023). (Distributed)
01/19/2023	Amicus brief not accepted for filing. (January 19, 2023 - to be resubmitted as brief for amici Chamber of Progress, et al.)
01/19/2023	Brief amici curiae of Chamber of Progress et al. filed. (Distributed)
01/19/2023	Brief amicus curiae of Developers Alliance filed. (Distributed)
01/19/2023	Brief amici curiae of Reddit, Inc. and Reddit moderators filed. (Distributed)
01/19/2023	Brief amicus curiae of Wikimedia Foundation filed. (Distributed)
01/19/2023	Brief amicus curiae of Internet Society filed. (Distributed)
01/19/2023	Brief amicus curiae of Bipartisan Policy Center filed. (Distributed)
01/19/2023	Brief amici curiae of Senator Ron Wyden and Former Representative Christopher Cox filed. (Distributed)
01/19/2023	Brief amicus curiae of Software & Information Industry Association filed. (Distributed)
01/19/2023	Brief amicus curiae of The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed. (Distributed)
01/19/2023	Brief amici curiae of Computer & Communications Industry Association, et al. filed. (Distributed)
01/19/2023	Brief amici curiae of Marketplace Industry Association and Match Group, LLC filed. (Distributed)
01/19/2023	Brief amici curiae of Scholars of Civil Rights and Social Justice filed. (Distributed)
01/19/2023	Brief amici curiae of Internet Law Scholars filed. (Distributed)
01/19/2023	Brief amicus curiae of Progressive Policy Institute filed. (Distributed)
01/19/2023	Brief amicus curiae of Twitter, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
01/19/2023	Brief amicus curiae of Meta Platforms, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
01/19/2023	Brief amicus curiae of M. Chris Riley, Floor64, Inc. d/b/a The Copia Institute, and Engine Advocacy filed. (Distributed)
01/19/2023	Brief amicus curiae of Reason Foundation filed. (Distributed)
01/19/2023	Brief amici curiae of Electronic Frontier Foundation, et al. filed. (Distributed)
01/19/2023	Brief amicus curiae of Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University filed. (Distributed)
01/19/2023	Brief amici curiae of Information Science Scholars filed. (Distributed)
01/19/2023	Brief amicus curiae of Trust & Safety Foundation filed. (Distributed)
01/19/2023	Brief amicus curiae of Craigslist, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
01/19/2023	Brief amicus curiae of Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
01/19/2023	Brief amici curiae of Internet Works, et al. filed. (Distributed)
01/19/2023	Brief amicus curiae of Microsoft Corporation filed. (Distributed)
01/19/2023	Brief amici curiae of Economists Ginger Zhe Jin, et al. filed. (Distributed)
01/19/2023	Brief amicus curiae of Yelp Inc. filed. (Distributed)
01/19/2023	Brief amicus curiae of Automattic Inc. filed. (Distributed)
01/19/2023	Brief amicus curiae of The American Action Forum filed. (Distributed)
01/19/2023	Brief amici curiae of National Security Experts filed. (Distributed)
01/19/2023	Brief amici curiae of Authors Alliance and Internet Creators filed. (Distributed)
01/19/2023	Brief amici curiae of Former Senator Rick Santorum and Protect the First Foundation filed. (Distributed)
01/19/2023	Brief amici curiae of ZipRecruiter, Inc. and Indeed, Inc. filed. (Distributed)
01/19/2023	Brief amicus curiae of NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights filed. (Distributed)
01/19/2023	Brief amici curiae of Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and the Media Law Resource Center filed. (Distributed)
01/19/2023	Brief amicus curiae of ACT \| The App Association filed. (Distributed)
01/19/2023	Brief amici curiae of Cato Institute, et al. filed. (Distributed)
01/19/2023	Brief amici curiae of American Civil Liberties Union, et al filed. (Distributed)
01/19/2023	Brief amici curiae of ARTICLE 19: Global Campaign For Free Expression, et al. filed. (Distributed)
01/19/2023	Brief amici curiae of Center For Growth and Opportunity, et al. filed. (Distributed)
01/19/2023	Brief amici curiae of Economists filed (Jan. 26, 2023). (Distributed)
01/26/2023	Motion of the Acting Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae, for divided argument, and for enlargement of time for oral argument GRANTED.
02/07/2023	Reply of petitioners Reynaldo Gonzalez, et al. filed. (Distributed)
02/21/2023	Argued. For petitioners: Eric Schnapper, Seattle, Wash.; and Malcolm L. Stewart, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Lisa S. Blatt, Washington, D. C.
05/18/2023	Judgment VACATED and case REMANDED. <a href = 'https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/22pdf/21-1333_6j7a.pdf'>Opinion</a> per curiam.
06/20/2023	Judgment issued.