Facebook Inc. v. Superior Court of California, San Francisco County
Petition for certiorari denied on May 18, 2020
| Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19-1006 | Cal. Ct. App. | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | OT 2019 | 
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. |