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

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                                1   COVINGTON & BURLING LLP
     Ashley M. Simonsen, SBN 275203
 2   1999 Avenue of the Stars
     Los Angeles, CA 90067
 3   Telephone: (424) 332-4800
     Email: asimonsen@cov.com
 4   Facsimile: (424) 332-4749
 5   Attorneys for Defendants Meta Platforms, Inc.
     f/k/a Facebook, Inc.; Facebook Holdings, LLC;
 6   Facebook Operations, LLC; Facebook Payments,
     Inc.; Facebook Technologies, LLC; Instagram,
 7   LLC; and Siculus, Inc.
 8   Additional counsel listed on signature pages
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                            SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
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                             COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, CENTRAL DISTRICT
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13                                                    JUDICIAL COUNCIL COORDINATION
      COORDINATION PROCEEDING SPECIAL                 PROCEEDING NO. 5255
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      TITLE [RULE 3.400]                              For Filing Purposes: 22STCV21355
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                                                      Judge: Hon. Carolyn B. Kuhl
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      SOCIAL MEDIA CASES
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      _____________________________________           CERTAIN INFORMATION IN
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      THIS DOCUMENT RELATES TO:                       PRESERVATION OF CSAM
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      ALL ACTIONS                                     Date: N/A [submitted per Court order]
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      (Christina Arlington Smith, et al., v. TikTok   Dept.: SSC-12
21    Inc., et al., Case No. 22STCV21355)

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         [PROPOSED] ORDER RE SEALING OF CERTAIN INFORMATION IN [PROPOSED] ORDER GOVERNING
                                       PRESERVATION OF CSAM
 1           Pursuant to Rules of Court 2.550 and 2.551, the Court SEALS the following material in the July
 2   28, 2023 [Proposed] Order Governing Preservation of CSAM.1 The following material shall be
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           Page and Lines to be Sealed                Prior Order Allowing Sealing of Information
 5                                                July 27, 2023 Minute Order 2 of 2 at 2–3 (granting Meta
                                               Defendants’ Motion to Seal (Plaintiffs’ Motion for an Order
 6                                              Governing Preservation of Child Sexual Abuse Materials));
                                               id. at 3–4 (granting Motion to Seal (Defendants’ Opposition
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                                               to Plaintiffs’ Motion for an Order Governing Preservation of
         3:17 (from after “or the” to before
 8                                             Child Sexual Abuse Materials)); id. at 4–5 (granting Motion
                      “label”)
                                                to Seal (Plaintiffs’ Reply in Support of Motion for an Order
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                                               id. at 5 (granting Motion to Seal (Joint Statement Regarding
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                                                 Identified on Plaintiff User Account Preservation Form)).
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                                                            Hon. Carolyn B. Kuhl
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      The Meta Defendants respectfully submit this proposed order pursuant to the Court’s August 2, 2023
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          [PROPOSED] ORDER RE SEALING OF CERTAIN INFORMATION IN [PROPOSED] ORDER GOVERNING
                                        PRESERVATION OF CSAM
 1   DATED: August 7, 2023             COVINGTON & BURLING LLP
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                                       By:          /s/ Ashley M. Simonsen
 4                                           Ashley M. Simonsen

 5                                           COVINGTON & BURLING LLP
                                             ASHLEY M. SIMONSEN, SBN 275203
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                                             asimonsen@cov.com
 7                                           1999 Avenue of the Stars
                                             Los Angeles, CA 90067
 8                                           Tel.: 424-332-4800
                                             Facsimile: (424) 332-4749
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                                             COVINGTON & BURLING LLP
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                                             EMILY JOHNSON HENN, SBN 269482
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                                             3000 El Camino Real
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                                             Palo Alto, CA 94306
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                                             COVINGTON & BURLING LLP
15                                           PHYLLIS A. JONES, pro hac vice
                                             pajones@cov.com
16                                           PAUL W. SCHMIDT, pro hac vice
                                             pschmidt@cov.com
17                                           MICHAEL X. IMBROSCIO, pro hac vice pending
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                                             One City Center
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                                             Washington, DC 20001-4956
20                                           Tel.: 202-662-6000
21                                           Attorneys for Defendants Meta Platforms, Inc.
22                                           f/k/a Facebook, Inc.; Facebook Holdings, LLC;
                                             Facebook Operations, LLC; Facebook Payments,
23                                           Inc.; Facebook Technologies, LLC;
                                             Instagram, LLC; and Siculus, Inc.
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         [PROPOSED] ORDER RE SEALING OF CERTAIN INFORMATION IN [PROPOSED] ORDER GOVERNING
                                       PRESERVATION OF CSAM