IN RE: SOCIAL MEDIA ADOLESCENT ADDICTION/PERSONAL INJURY PRODUCTS LIABILITY LITIGATION

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United States District Court
Northern District of California
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ET
AL.,
Plaintiffs,
v.
META PLATFORMS INC., ET AL.,
Defendants.
Case No. 4:23-cv-05448-YGR
PRETRIAL ORDER NO. 5 RE: PRETRIAL
CONFERENCE
Having considered the filings to date1 and for good cause shown, the Court issues the
following orders for notice and to facilitate an orderly trial:
1. Pursuant to the parties’ latest proposed pretrial schedule, trial readiness binders are
due by July 15, 2026. The parties shall provide two (2) sets of binders for chambers as well as a
thumbdrive with digital copies of all binder files.
2. Supplemental Briefing re Remedies: Plaintiffs shall submit a statement of no more
than three (3) pages by July 13, 2026, in response to defendant’s argument that they are seeking
duplicative recoveries (Dkt. No. 455, 15:25-19:11.) The Court is not convinced that the AGs are
doing so, but agrees that clarity is required. Thus, the statement shall identify which forms of relief
are proposed as alternatives versus which are cumulative. The Court understands that the AGs are
no longer requesting an advisory opinion on the issue of disgorement. If this is not accurate, they
shall so state.
3. Discovery Request: Meta requests leave to take updated 3.5-hour depositions of Dr.
Jean Twenge, Mr. Carl Saba, and Dr. Ryan Sheatsley by July 17, 2026 to focus on the penalty and
1 As a reminder, all briefing related to this trial action shall reference docket numbers in
this docket, with the MDL docket number placed in parentheses.
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disgorgement charts (Dkt. No. 444). (Dkt. No. 455 at 27:17.) The depositions may proceed.
However, the Court agrees with the AGs such that if the depositions are taken, the Court will allow
the charts to be admitted as evidence. If not, plaintiffs may argue the contents of the charts to the
jury; but they will not be admitted as evidence due to plaintiffs’ failure to produce them in advance.
The point of the depositions is to eliminate the prejudice to Meta. There is no prejudice to Meta if
the depositions are taken and the charts will be treated as if they had been produced in a timely
manner.
4. Joint Stipulations: The Court hereby GRANTS the following joint stipulations:
a. Stipulation Regarding Pretrial Schedule (Dkt. No. 437);
b. Stipulation re Sealing and Redacting of the Remaining Pre-Trial Filings (Dkt. No.
451);
c. Stipulation re Sealing of Personally Identifiable Information in Pre-Trial Filings
(Dkt. No. 453); and
d. Metas and State AGs Omnibus Sealing Stipulation (Dkt. No. 454).
This Order terminates the following Dkt. Nos. in Case No. 23-cv-5448: 249, 253, 265,
277, 283, 285, 312, 320, 336, 340, 357, 366, 368, 370, 372, 374, 378, 380, 382, 396, 398, 402, 404,
405, 406, 407, 413, 414, 416, 419, 425, 427, 429, 430, 437, 442, 445, 451, 453, & 454; and the
following in Case No. 22-md-3047: 2305, 2696, 2705, 2781, 2844, 2846, 2893, 2899, 2914, 2916,
2989, 2991, 3006, 3014, 3031, 3048, 3104, 3116, 3118, 3120, 3122, 3124, 3128, 3130, 3132, 3156,
3158, 3162, 3163, 3164, 3165, 3166, 3172, 3174, 3176, 3179, 3190, 3192, 3195, 3196, 3210, 3215,
3218, 3226, 3232, & 3234.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:
______________________________________
YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE
July 10, 2026
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