Facebook Inc. v. Superior Court of California, San Francisco County
Petition for certiorari denied on May 18, 2020
Issue: 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 Stored Communications Act"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.
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- Petitions of the week (Andrew Hamm, March 17, 2020)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 11/26/2019 | 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. |
| 12/02/2019 | Application (19A609) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until February 8, 2020. |
| 02/07/2020 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 12, 2020) |
| 02/20/2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from March 12, 2020 to April 13, 2020, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 02/24/2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including April 13, 2020. |
| 04/09/2020 | Brief of respondents Lee Sullivan in opposition filed. |
| 04/27/2020 | Reply of petitioners Facebook, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| 04/28/2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/15/2020. |
| 05/18/2020 | Petition DENIED. |