Proof of Service: CHRISTINA ARLINGTON SMITH INDIVIDUALLY AND AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO LALANI WALTON, DECEASED, ET AL. VS TIKTOK INC., ET AL.

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                                Electronically FILED by Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles on 01/13/2023 06:19 PM David W. Slayton, Executive Officer/Clerk of Court, by C. Perez,Deputy Clerk




                            1 LAURA MARQUEZ-GARRETT, SBN 221542
                              laura@socialmediavictims.org
                            2 SOCIAL MEDIA VICTIMS LAW CENTER
                              1390 Market St, Suite 200
                            3 San Francisco, CA 94102
                              Telephone:     (206) 294-1348
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                              Facsimile:     (206) 957-9549
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                              KEVIN M. LOEW (SBN 238080)
                            6 kloew@waterskraus.com
                            7 WATERS KRAUS & PAUL
                              222 North Pacific Coast Hwy, Suite 1900
                            8 El Segundo, California 90245
                              Telephone: (310) 414-8146
                            9 Facsimile: (310) 414-8156
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                                 Attorneys for Plaintiffs
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                          13                                SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

                          14                                             FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

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                                  Coordination Proceeding                                                 JUDICIAL COUNCIL COORDINATION
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                                  Special Title (Rule 3.550)                                              PROCEEDING
                          17                                                                              No. 5255
                                  SOCIAL MEDIA CASES                                                      [Consolidated with 5256 Non-Lead]
                          18      ___________________________________
                                                                                                          Case No. 22STCV21355
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                                  Arlington Smith, et al.,
                          20                                                                              PROOF OF SERVICE OF NOTICE OF
                                                                     Plaintiffs,                          ORDERS (1) CONSOLIDATING JCCP
                          21                  v.                                                          5256 WITH JCCP 5255; (2) ASSIGNING
                                                                                                          COORDINATION TRIAL JUDGE
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                                  TikTok Inc., et al.,                                                    (CAROLYN B. KUHL) (JCCP 5255) AND
                          23                                                                              (3) NUNC PRO TUNC ORDER
                                                                     Defendants.
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                                 PROOF OF SERVICE OF NOTICE OF ORDERS (1) CONSOLIDATING JCCP 5256 WITH JCCP 5255; (2)
                                 ASSIGNING COORDINATION TRIAL JUDGE (CAROLYN B. KUHL) (JCCP 5255) AND (3) NUNC PRO
                                 TUNC ORDER
                                           PROOF OF SERVICE
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            I certify that I am over the age of 18 years and not a party to the within action; that my
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     business address is 222 North Pacific Coast Hwy, Suite 1900, El Segundo, California 90245; my
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 4 electronic service address is: cbothwell@waterskraus.com, and that on the date last written, I
 5 served a true copy of the document(s) entitled:
 6      NOTICE OF ORDERS (1) CONSOLIDATING JCCP 5256 WITH JCCP 5255; (2)
       ASSIGNING COORDINATION TRIAL JUDGE (CAROLYN B. KUHL) (JCCP 5255)
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                        AND (3) NUNC PRO TUNC ORDER
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      PROOF OF SERVICE OF NOTICE OF ORDERS (1) CONSOLIDATING JCCP 5256
 9    WITH JCCP 5255; (2) ASSIGNING COORDINATION TRIAL JUDGE (CAROLYN B.
                 KUHL) (JCCP 5255) AND (3) NUNC PRO TUNC ORDER
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11 on all parties to the included actions listed below, and to the Clerk of each court for filing in each
12 included action, by forwarding the above-noted document(s) in the following manner:
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     Arlington Smith, et al.,                         Superior Court of California
14                                                    County of Los Angeles
15                           Plaintiffs,              Case No. 22STCV21355
             v.
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     TikTok Inc., et al.,
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18                           Defendants.

19   D.S., K.R., and K.S.,
                                                      Superior Court of California
20                           Plaintiffs,              County of Los Angeles
21                                                    Case No. 22STCV24332
             v.
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     TikTok Inc., et al.,
23                           Defendants.
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     PROOF OF SERVICE OF NOTICE OF ORDERS (1) CONSOLIDATING JCCP 5256 WITH JCCP 5255; (2)                2
     ASSIGNING COORDINATION TRIAL JUDGE (CAROLYN B. KUHL) (JCCP 5255) AND (3) NUNC PRO
     TUNC ORDER
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     J.P., R.P., and M.P.,                      Superior Court of California
 2                                              County of Los Angeles
                               Plaintiffs,      Case No. 22STCV26778
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             v.
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 5   Meta Platforms, Inc., et al.,

 6                             Defendants.
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 9   Janet Majewski, et al.,                    Superior Court of California
10                                              County of Los Angeles
                               Plaintiffs,      Case No. 22STCV26829
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             v.
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13   Meta Platforms, Inc., et al.,

14                             Defendants.

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16   J.J., J.D., and A.D.,                      Superior Court of California
                                                County of Los Angeles
17                             Plaintiffs,      Case No. 22STCV28201
18           v.
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     Meta Platforms, Inc., et al.,
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                               Defendants.
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     M.L. and N.L.,                             Superior Court of California
23                                              County of Los Angeles
                               Plaintiffs,      Case No. 22STCV28204
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25           v.

26   TikTok Inc., et al.,
27                             Defendants.
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     PROOF OF SERVICE OF NOTICE OF ORDERS (1) CONSOLIDATING JCCP 5256 WITH JCCP 5255; (2)   3
     ASSIGNING COORDINATION TRIAL JUDGE (CAROLYN B. KUHL) (JCCP 5255) AND (3) NUNC PRO
     TUNC ORDER
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     A.S. and E.S.,                             Superior Court of California
 2                                              County of Los Angeles
                             Plaintiffs,        Case No. 22STCV28202
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             v.
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 5   Meta Platforms, Inc., et al.,

 6                           Defendants.
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 8   L.W. and C.W.,                             Superior Court of California
                                                County of Los Angeles
 9                           Plaintiffs,        Case No. 22STCV28200
10           v.

11   Meta Platforms, Inc., et al.,

12                           Defendants.
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14   J.S., D.S., L.J.S., and L.H.S.,            Superior Court of California
                                                County of Yolo
15                           Plaintiffs,        Case No. CV2022-1472
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            v.
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     Meta Platforms, Inc.,
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19                           Defendants.

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     K.L. and S.S.,                             Superior Court of California
21                                              County of San Bernadino
22                           Plaintiffs,        Case No. CV SB 2218921
            v.
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     Meta Platforms, Inc., et al.,
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25                           Defendants.

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     PROOF OF SERVICE OF NOTICE OF ORDERS (1) CONSOLIDATING JCCP 5256 WITH JCCP 5255; (2)   4
     ASSIGNING COORDINATION TRIAL JUDGE (CAROLYN B. KUHL) (JCCP 5255) AND (3) NUNC PRO
     TUNC ORDER
     N.S. and Z.H.                                 Superior Court of California
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                           Plaintiffs,             County of Alameda
 2                                                 Case No. 22CV019089
     v.
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     Snap, Inc.; and Does 1-100, Inclusive,
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 5                         Defendants.

 6   Lori Schott, individually and as successor-   Superior Court of California
 7   in-interest to Annalee Schott, Deceased       County of Los Angeles
                                                   Case No. 22STCV36006
 8                         Plaintiff,

 9   v.
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     Meta Platforms, Inc. formerly known as
11   Facebook, Inc.; Snap, Inc.; TikTok Inc; and
     ByteDance Inc.
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13                         Defendants.

14   T.C. and M.C.                                 Superior Court of California
                                                   County of Los Angeles
15                         Plaintiffs,             Case No. 22STCV36184
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     v.
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     Meta Platforms, Inc., formerly known as
18   Facebook, Inc.; TikTok Inc; ByteDance
19   Inc.; and Does 1-100, Inclusive,

20                         Defendants.
21   N.U. and K.N.,                                Superior Court of California
22                                                 County of San Diego
                           Plaintiffs,             Case No. 37-2022-00038271-CU-PL-CTL
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     v.
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25   Meta Platforms, Inc. formerly known as
     Facebook, Inc.; TikTok Inc; ByteDance Inc.
26   Snap, Inc.; and Does 1-100, Inclusive,
27                         Defendants.
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     PROOF OF SERVICE OF NOTICE OF ORDERS (1) CONSOLIDATING JCCP 5256 WITH JCCP 5255; (2)   5
     ASSIGNING COORDINATION TRIAL JUDGE (CAROLYN B. KUHL) (JCCP 5255) AND (3) NUNC PRO
     TUNC ORDER
     Hillary Hamilton, individually and as         Superior Court of California
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     successor-in-interest to Haley Tharp,         County of Los Angeles
 2   Deceased,                                     Case No. 22STCV31543

 3                         Plaintiffs,
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      v.
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     Meta Platforms, Inc. formerly known as
 6   Facebook, Inc.; Snap, Inc.; TikTok Inc; and
     ByteDance Inc., and DOES 1-100,
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     Inclusive,
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                           Defendants.
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11 [XX] By E-mail, to the recipients at the e-mail addresses as noted below, pursuant to CCP
         section 1010.6(e)(1)
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13 Defendant Meta Platforms, Inc.
14     Laura Kathryn O'Boyle                       Jacob T Spencer
       Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP                 Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
15     200 Park Avenue                             1050 Connecticut Ave. NW
16     New York, NY 10016                          Washington, DC 20036
       Email: loboyle@gibsondunn.com               Email: jspencer@gibsondunn.com
17     Kristin A. Linsley                          Isaac Daniel Chaput
       Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP                 Covington & Burling LLP
18     555 Mission Street, Suite 300               Salesforce Tower
19     San Francisco, CA 94105                     415 Mission Street, Suite 5400
       Email: klinsley@gibsondunn.com              San Francisco, CA 94105
20                                                 Email: ichaput@cov.com
       Maria Georges                               Ashley Margaret Simonsen
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       Phyllis Alene Jones                         Alexander L. Schultz
22     Covington & Burling LLP                     Alice L. Phillips
       One City Center                             Covington and Burling LLP
23     850 Tenth Street, NW                        1999 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 3500
       Washington, DC 20001                        Los Angeles, CA 90067
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       Email: mgeorges@cov.com                     Email: asimonsen@cov.com
25     pajones@cov.com                             aschultz@cov.com
                                                   aphillips@cov.com
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     ASSIGNING COORDINATION TRIAL JUDGE (CAROLYN B. KUHL) (JCCP 5255) AND (3) NUNC PRO
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 1     Rosemarie Theresa Ring                    Collin J. Cox
       Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP               Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
 2     555 Mission Street, Suite 3000            811 Main Street, Suite 3000
       San Francisco, CA 94105                   Houston, TX 77002
 3     Email: rring@gibsondunn.com               Email: ccox@gibsondunn.com
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 5 Defendants TikTok Inc and ByteDance Inc.
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       Matthew J. Blaschke                       Tarifa B. Laddon
 7     Albert Quoc Giang                         David P. Koller
       Amy Zumsteg                               Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
 8     King & Spalding LLP                       1800 Century Park West, Sutie 1500
       633 West Fifth Street, Suite 1600         Los Angeles, CA 90067
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       Los Angeles, CA 90071                     Email: Tarifa.laddon@faegredrinker.com
10     Email: mblaschke@kslaw.com                David.koller@faegredrinker.com
       agiang@kslaw.com
11     azumsteg@kslaw.com
       Geoffrey M. Drake                         David Paul Mattern
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       King & Spalding LLP                       King & Spalding LLP
13     1180 Peachtree St. NE, Suite 1600         1700 Pennsylvania Ave NW
       Atlanta, GA 30309                         Washington, DC 20006
14     Email: gdrake@kslaw.com                   Email: dmattern@kslaw.com
15     Andrea Roberts Pierson
       Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
16     300 N. Meridian St., Suite 2500
       Indianapolis, IN 46204
17     Email: andrea.pierson@faegredrinker.com
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     Defendant Snap, Inc.
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       Jonathan Hugh Blavin                      Laura Maria Lopez
20     Munger Tolles & Olson LLP                 Ariel Tal Teshuva
21     560 Mission Street, 27th Floor            Rose Leda Ehler
       San Francisco, CA 94105                   Munger Tolles & Olson LLP
22     Email: Jonathan.blavin@mto.com            350 South Grand Avenue, 50th Floor
                                                 Los Angeles, CA 90071
23                                               Email: laura.lopez@mto.com
24                                               Ariel.teshuva@mto.com
                                                 Rose.ehler@mto.com
25     Lauren Bell
       Munger Tolles & Olson LLP
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       601 Massachusetts Avenue NW,
27     Suite 500 E
       Washington D.C. 20001
28     Email: lauren.bell@mto.com

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     Defendants Google LLC, YouTube, LLC and Alphabet Inc.
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 2     Christopher Chiou                          Lauren Gallo White
       Callie Davidson                            Wilson Sonsini
 3     Wilson Sonsini                             One Market Plaza, Spear Tower, Suite 3300
 4     633 West Fifth Street, Suite 1550          San Francisco, CA 94105
       Los Angeles, CA 90071                      Email: lwhite@wsgr.com
 5     Email: cchiou@wsgr.com
       cdavidson@wsgr.com
 6     Samantha Machock
 7     Wilson Sonsini
       12235 El Camino Real
 8     San Diego, CA 92130
       Email: smachock@wsgr.com
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10      BY PERSONAL SERVICE: I caused the above documents to be delivered by hand pursuant
11 to CCP § 1011.

12                Honorable Carolyn B. Kuhl
                  JCCP 5255 Coordination Trial Judge
13                Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles
                  Department 12
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                  312 North Spring Street
15                Los Angeles, CA 90012

16         By USPS Mail in a sealed envelope, addressed as noted below, with postage fully prepaid
           and placing it for collection and mailing following the ordinary business practices of
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           WATERS, KRAUS & PAUL.
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      Civil Filing Clerk                          Civil Filing Clerk
19    Superior Court of California                Superior Court of California
      County of Los Angeles                       County of Los Angeles
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      Stanley Mosk Courthouse                     Beverly Hills Courthouse
21    111 N. Hill Street                          9355 Burton Way
      Los Angeles, CA 90012                       Beverly Hills, CA 90012
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      (Re: Case No. 22STCV24332; Case No.         (Re: Case No. 22STCV21355)
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      22STCV26778; Case No. 22STCV26829;
24    Case No. 22STCV28201; Case No.
      22STCV28204; Case No. 22STCV28202;
25    Case No. 22STCV28200 and
      Add-on cases: 22STCV36006;
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      22STCV36184; 22STCV31543)
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 1    Civil Filing Clerk                             Civil Filing Clerk
      Superior Court of California                   Superior Court of California
 2    County of San Bernardino                       County of Alameda
      247 West 3rd St, San Bernardino, CA            Hayward Hall of Justice
 3    92415-0210                                     24405 Amador Street
 4                                                   Hayward, CA 94544
      (Re: Case No: CIV SB 2218921)
 5                                                   (Re: Add-on Case No. 22CV019089)
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 7    Civil Filing Clerk                             Civil Filing Clerk
      Superior Court of California                   Superior Court of California
 8    County of Yolo                                 County of San Diego
      1000 Main Street                               330 W. Broadway
 9    Woodland, CA 95695                             San Diego, CA 92101
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      (Re: Case No. CV2022-1472)                     (Re: Case No. 37-2022-00038271-CU-PL-CTL)
11    Chair, Judicial Council of California
      Attn: Appellate Court Services
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      (Civil Case Coordination)
13    455 Golden Gate Avenue, 5th Floor
      San Francisco, CA 94102
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15         I declare under penalty of perjury, under the law of the State of California, that the
16 foregoing is true and correct.
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           Executed on January 13, 2023, at El Segundo, California.
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