Power Ventures, Inc. v. Facebook, Inc.
Petition for certiorari denied on October 10, 2017
Issue: Whether an online company given consent by users of an online social networking service to access data shared or stored by the users on the service, but is prohibited access by the service, "intentionally accesses a computer without authorization . . . and thereby obtains information from [a] protected computer" in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1030(a)(2)(c) of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 03/09/2017 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 12, 2017) |
| 04/10/2017 | Waiver of right of respondent Facebook, Inc. to respond filed. |
| 04/13/2017 | Letter of April 11, 2017, from counsel for petitioners received. |
| 04/19/2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 11, 2017. |
| 04/25/2017 | Response Requested. (Due May 25, 2017) |
| 04/27/2017 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including June 26, 2017. |
| 05/25/2017 | Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed. |
| 06/13/2017 | Brief of respondent Facebook, Inc. in opposition filed. |
| 06/28/2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 25, 2017. |
| 06/30/2017 | Reply of petitioner Power Ventures, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| 07/17/2017 | Rescheduled. |
| 09/20/2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/6/2017. |
| 10/10/2017 | Petition DENIED. |