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1 Paul R. Kiesel, State Bar No. 119854
kiesel@kiesel.law
2 Mariana A. McConnell, State Bar No. 273225
mcconnell@kiesel.law
3 KIESEL LAW LLP
8648 Wilshire Boulevard
4 Beverly Hills, CA 90211-2910
Tel: (310) 854-4444
5 Fax: (310) 854-0812
6 Jesse Creed, State Bar No. 272595
jcreed@psbr.law
7 PANISH | SHEA | BOYLE | RAVIPUDI LLP
11111 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 700
8 Los Angeles, California 90025
Tel: (310) 477-1700
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12 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
Beverly Hills, California
KIESEL LAW LLP
13 FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES – SPRING STREET COURTHOUSE
Attorneys at Law
14 COORDINATION PROCEEDING JUDICIAL COUNCIL COORDINATION
SPECIAL TITLE [RULE 3.400] PROCEEDING NO. 5255
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SOCIAL MEDIA CASES For Filing Purposes: 22STCV21355
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_____________________________________ Assigned for All Purposes to the
17 THIS DOCUMENT RELATES TO Hon. Carolyn B. Kuhl, Dept. SSC-12
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MANAGEMENT ORDER NO. 4 –
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(Christina Arlington Smith, et al., v. TikTok ORDER GOVERNING ADOPTION OF
20 Inc., et al., Case No. 22STCV21355) MASTER COMPLAINT (PERSONAL
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NOTICE OF ENTRY OF CMO NO. 4 – STIPULATED IMPLEMENTATION ORDER GOVERNING ADOPTION
OF MASTER COMPLAINT (PERSONAL INJURY) AND SHORT-FORM COMPLAINTS
1 TO ALL PARTIES AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD:
2 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT on May 23, 2023, the Court in Social Media Cases,
3 JCCP No. 5255, entered Case Management Order No. 4 – Stipulated Implementation Order
4 Governing Adoption of Master Complaint (Personal Injury) and Short-Form Complaints.
5 A true and correct copy of the Order is attached hereto as Exhibit “1.”
6 DATED: June 1, 2023 KIESEL LAW LLP
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Mariana A. McConnell
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PANISH | SHEA | BOYLE | RAVIPUDI LLP
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Co-Liaison Counsel for Plaintiffs
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NOTICE OF ENTRY OF CMO NO. 4 – STIPULATED IMPLEMENTATION ORDER GOVERNING ADOPTION
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EXHIBIT “1”
1 Brian J. Panish, State Bar No. 116060
panish@psbr.law
2 Rahul Ravipudi, State Bar No. 204519
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Jesse Creed, State Bar No. 272595
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PANISH | SHEA | BOYLE | RAVIPUDI LLP
5 11111 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 700
Los Angeles, California 90025
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Co-Lead and Co-Liaison Counsel for Plaintiffs
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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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COORDINATION PROCEEDING JUDICIAL COUNCIL COORDINATION
14 SPECIAL TITLE [RULE 3.400] PROCEEDING NO. 5255
15 Lead Case No. For Filing Purposes:
SOCIAL MEDIA CASES 22STCV21355
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THIS DOCUMENT RELATES TO: Judge: Hon. Carolyn B. Kuhl
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18 ALL PERSONAL INJURY CASES
[PROPOSED] CASE MANAGEMENT
19 ORDER NO. 4– STIPULATED
(CHRISTINA ARLINGTON SMITH, ET AL., V. IMPLEMENTATION ORDER
20 TIKTOK INC., ET AL., CASE NO. 22STCV21355) GOVERNING ADOPTION OF MASTER
COMPLAINT (PERSONAL INJURY)
21 AND SHORT-FORM COMPLAINTS
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25 I. APPLICABILITY AND SCOPE OF ORDER
26 1. This Implementation Order (“Order”) applies only to Plaintiffs who have asserted
27 or seek to assert personal injury claims related to the use of one or more of Defendants’ social
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GOVERNING ADOPTION OF MASTER COMPLAINT (PERSONAL INJURY) AND SHORT-FORM
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1 media apps1 (“Personal Injury Plaintiffs”) consistent with the scope of the Order initiating this
2 JCCP.2 No personal injury claims may be asserted in current or future cases coordinated in this
3 JCCP other than pursuant to the terms of this Order. This Order applies to cases coordinated in this
4 JCCP proceeding. This Order is binding on all Parties and their counsel in all such cases. This Order
5 is not intended to alter the applicable provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure or the Rules of
6 Court, except as specified herein. By entering into this Order, Defendants do not waive any
7 defenses, including jurisdictional and venue challenges, to any claims made in this JCCP.
8 II. MASTER PLEADINGS
9 A. MASTER COMPLAINT (PERSONAL INJURY)
10 1. Timing. Pursuant to Case Management Order No. 2 (“CMO-2”), the Plaintiffs’
11 Steering Committee (PSC) filed a Plaintiffs’ Master Complaint (Personal Injury) (“Master
12 Complaint”) on May 15, 2023.
13 2. Effect of Master Complaint. All claims pleaded in the Master Complaint will
14 supersede and replace all claims for personal injury in any action pending in this JCCP. Nothing in
15 this Order shall preclude the PSC from seeking leave to amend the Master Complaint as provided
16 in the Code of Civil Procedure or preclude any Defendant from opposing such leave.
17 B. SHORT-FORM COMPLAINT
18 3. Attached as Exhibit A to this Order is a template form Short-Form Complaint
19 (“SFC”) for use by personal injury Plaintiffs in current and future personal injury cases added-on
20 to this JCCP.
21 4. The SFC is an abbreviated form that each individual Plaintiff will complete,
22 indicating their individual claims, the Defendants against whom they are bringing those claims, and
23 adopting the applicable factual allegations set forth in the Master Complaint as the basis for those
24 individual claims. Each Plaintiff who claims injury arising from their own use of Defendants’
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social media apps are “products.” Nothing in this Case Management Order or in the template
Short Form Complaint shall be construed as an admission by any Defendant that their social
27 media platform(s) are products for purposes of any claim asserted by any Plaintiff.
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1 platforms shall file a separate SFC setting forth their individual claims and injury.3 Plaintiffs
2 asserting loss of consortium claims as permitted by law; parents or guardians of a minor Plaintiff
3 as permitted by law; and in the event of a wrongful death action, the appropriate heirs or
4 representative(s) of the Estate, may state their claims on the same SFC as the individual Plaintiff
5 whose use of Defendants’ platforms gives rise to their claims. By this process, all allegations
6 applicable to the specific Defendants by the specific Plaintiff named in the SFC that are set forth in
7 the Master Complaint shall be deemed pleaded against those Defendants.
8 5. For each such personal injury action, the Master Complaint (and any subsequent
9 amendments) and the SFC (and any subsequent amendments) shall be deemed the Plaintiff’s
10 operative Complaint.
11 6. Each SFC filed in this JCCP proceeding shall indicate the Superior Court where the
12 individual Plaintiff(s) originally filed their Complaint and the case number.
13 7. The procedures for filing the Master Complaint and the SFC do not reflect that the
14 Defendants have agreed to or admitted the allegations set forth in those pleadings, nor have the
15 Defendants conceded or waived their right to dispute the legal validity of the claims alleged therein.
16 8. Timing and Effect of Filing Short Form Complaints
17 a. Complaints Coordinated to this JCCP Before the Filing of this Order.
18 On or before June 15, 2023, Plaintiffs in any action added on to the JCCP on or before the date of filing
19 of this Order shall file the Short Form Complaint in any Member Case. For purposes of statutes of
20 limitations and statutes of repose, any such Plaintiff shall be deemed to have filed their complaint as of
21 the date they filed their original complaint and not the date of the Master Complaint or the date they
22 filed the SFC. Nothing in this Order or the filing of a SFC shall be construed as a prior dismissal or
23 amendment of a prior complaint, but the prior complaint shall no longer be deemed the operative
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reserve all rights to object to, and defenses to, multi-plaintiff actions. Defendants specifically
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1 b. Complaints Filed After Filing of this Order. Any Plaintiff whose case is
2 coordinated in this JCCP after the date of filing of this Order must file a SFC within 20 days from
3 the date of coordination by minute order.
4 III. RESPONSE TO MASTER COMPLAINT AND SHORT-FORM COMPLAINTS
5 1. To eliminate potential delays and to promote judicial efficiency with respect to the
6 administration of this JCCP proceeding, Defendants shall not file an answer to any SFC.
7 2. To the extent the claims brought by Plaintiffs survive a demurrer, unless otherwise
8 directed by the Court, Defendants will file a Master Answer to the Master Complaint by a deadline
9 to be set by the Court. Such Master Answer will be deemed to be the answer to each Short Form
10 Complaint(s) then existing or thereafter filed and shall be deemed filed in each action coordinated
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1 Brian J. Panish, State Bar No. 116060
panish@psbr.law
2 Rahul Ravipudi, State Bar No. 204519
rravipudi@psbr.law
3 Jesse Creed, State Bar No. 272595
jcreed@psbr.law
4 PANISH | SHEA | BOYLE | RAVIPUDI LLP
11111 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 700
5 Los Angeles, California 90025
Tel: (310) 477-1700
6 Fax: (310) 477-1699
7 Co-Lead and Co-Liaison Counsel for Plaintiffs
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10 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
11 COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, CENTRAL DISTRICT
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SPECIAL TITLE [RULE 3.400] PROCEEDING NO. 5255
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SOCIAL MEDIA CASES Lead Case No. For Filing Purposes:
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16 THIS DOCUMENT RELATES TO: Judge: Hon. Carolyn B. Kuhl
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17 [CASE NAME]. Los Angeles Superior Court,
Case No. [CASE NUMBER] [TEMPLATE] SHORT FORM
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COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES AND
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1 The Plaintiff(s) named below file(s) this Short-Form Complaint and Demand for Jury Trial
2 against the Defendant(s) named/selected in Paragraph 3 herein by and through the undersigned
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counsel. Plaintiff(s) incorporate(s) by reference the allegations and the relief sought in Plaintiffs’
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Master Complaint (Personal Injury) (“Master Complaint”), filed in Social Media Cases, JCCP
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5255, in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles, as they relate to such
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7 named Defendant(s) and adopts the Counts marked in Paragraph 6 of this Short-Form Complaint.
8 Plaintiff(s) file(s) this Short-Form Complaint.
9 As necessary, Plaintiff(s) may include (a) additional Counts and supporting allegations
10 against Defendants, as set forth in Paragraph 7 below in additional sheets attached hereto and/or (b)
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additional claims and allegations against Other Defendants not listed in the Master Complaint as set
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forth in Paragraph 7 below and may attach additional sheets hereto.
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Plaintiff(s) indicate by checking boxes below the Parties and Counts specific to Plaintiff(s)’
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1. Plaintiff, [FULL NAME] (hereinafter “Plaintiff [SURNAME]”), is a citizen and resident of
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IDENTIFICATION OF PARTIES
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A. PLAINTIFF(S)
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2. Plaintiff [SURNAME] brings this action:
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☐ On behalf of herself/himself/zirself.
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☐ As a representative/on behalf of, as a guardian ad litem,
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☐ As the heir of Decedent ______________________________, or other person
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entitled to bring an action for the wrongful death of Decedent
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______________________________, who died on _______________, and brings
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the Counts alleged in Section E of this Short-Form Complaint pursuant to section
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1 ☐ As the successor and/or representative in interest of Decedent
2 ______________________________, and brings the Counts alleged in Section E of
3 this Short-Form Complaint, pursuant to section 377.30 of the California Code of Civil
4 Procedure (affidavit(s) or declaration(s) pursuant to section 377.32 were filed
5 concurrently with Plaintiff’s initial complaint).
6 ☐ For loss of society or consortium and their relationship to the following individual of
7 which Plaintiff’s claims are derivative ______________________________, who
8 sustained personal injuries and damages as a result of a loss of her/his/zir use of
9 Defendants’ products.
10 ☐ Other: _____________________________________________.
11 In the event any box is checked other than the first box, all references to Plaintiff in
12 Paragraphs 4 and 5 of this Short-Form Complaint refer to the minor-in-interest, Decedent, primary
13 injured party, or other party-in-interest, as may be applicable
14 B. DEFENDANT(S)
15 3. Plaintiff(s) name(s) the following Defendants in this action:
16 META BYTEDANCE
17 ☐ META PLATFORMS, INC., ☐ BYTEDANCE, LTD
formerly known as Facebook, Inc.
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☐ INSTAGRAM, LLC
19 ☐ TIKTOK, LTD
☐ FACEBOOK PAYMENTS, INC.
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☐ SICULUS, INC.
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☐ FACEBOOK OPERATIONS, LLC
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☐ FACEBOOK TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
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☐ FACEBOOK HOLDINGS, LLC
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SNAP
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2 For each “Other Defendant” identified herein, Plaintiff(s) contend(s) these additional parties
3 and are liable or responsible for Plaintiff(s) damages alleged herein. Plaintiff(s) herewith
4 identify by name each Defendant and its citizenship. In doing so, Plaintiff(s) may attach
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6 OTHER DEFENDANT CITIZENSHIP
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15 4. Plaintiff [SURNAME] used the following Social Media Products that substantially
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17 ☐ FACEBOOK
18 Approximate dates of use: _______________ to _______________
19 ☐ INSTAGRAM
20 Approximate dates of use: _______________ to _______________
21 ☐ SNAPCHAT
22 Approximate dates of use: _______________ to _______________
23 ☐ TIKTOK
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wrongful death damages, and in the case of a loss of consortium plaintiff, loss of consortium
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damages) and emotional distress as a direct and proximate result of the use of the defective
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Social Media Products and the acts alleged. Plaintiff may specify the specific injuries below,
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but are not limited to the identified injuries. The fact that Plaintiff has not alleged a specific
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injury below does not mean and shall not be construed to mean that the Plaintiff has not
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suffered such an injury.
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8 ☐ EMOTIONAL OR PSYCHOLOGICAL INJURIES
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16 E. COUNTS ASSERTED
17 6. Plaintiff(s) allege the following marked Counts which are asserted in the Master Complaint
18 and the allegations with regard thereto are adopted in this Short Form Complaint by
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21 ☐ Meta entities 1 STRICT LIABILITY - DESIGN DEFECT
☐ Snap entity
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☐ Meta entities 4 NEGLIGENCE – FAILURE TO WARN
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☐ Snap entity
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19 ☐ Meta entities 6 NEGLIGENT UNDERTAKING
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☐ TikTok entities
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☐ Meta entities 7 FRAUDULENT CONCEALMENT AND
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MISREPRESENTATION (Against Meta only)
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☐ Meta entities 10 SEX AND AGE DISCRIMINATION
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18 ☐ Meta entities 12 SURVIVAL ACTION
☐ Snap entity
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☐ Other Defendant(s)
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22 ☐ Meta entities 13 LOSS OF CONSORTIUM AND SOCIETY
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2 7. Plaintiff(s) assert(s) the following additional Counts and supporting allegations against the
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10 WHEREFORE, Plaintiff(s) pray(s) for relief and judgment against Defendants and all such
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1 DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL
2 Plaintiff(s) hereby demand(s) a trial by jury as to all claims in this action.
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2 STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
3 At the time of service, I was over 18 years of age and not a party to this action. I am employed
in the County of Los Angeles, State of California. My business address is 8648 Wilshire Boulevard,
4 Beverly Hills, CA 90211-2910.
5 On June 1, 2023, I served true copies of the following document(s) described as
NOTICE ENTRY OF CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER NO. 4 STIPULATED
6 IMPLEMENTATION ORDER GOVERNING ADOPTION OF MASTER COMPLAINT
(PERSONAL INJURY) AND SHORT FORM COMPLAINTS, on the interested parties in this
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8 BY ELECTRONIC SERVICE VIA CASE ANYWHERE: In accordance with the
Court’s Order Authorizing Electronic Service requiring all documents to be served upon interested
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2 STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
3 At the time of service, I was over 18 years of age and not a party to this action. I am
employed in the County of Los Angeles, State of California. My business address is 8648 Wilshire
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5 On June 1, 2023, I served true copies of the following document(s) described as
NOTICE OF ENTRY OF CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER NO. 4 – STIPULATED
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(PERSONAL INJURY) AND SHORT-FORM COMPLAINTS, as follows:
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BY ELECTRONIC SERVICE VIA CASE ANYWHERE: In accordance with the
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I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing
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1 Paul R. Kiesel, State Bar No. 119854 kiesel@kiesel.law 2 Mariana A. McConnell, State Bar No. 273225 mcconnell@kiesel.law 3 KIESEL LAW LLP 8648 Wilshire Boulevard 4 Beverly Hills, CA 90211-2910 Tel: (310) 854-4444 5 Fax: (310) 854-0812 6 Jesse Creed, State Bar No. 272595 jcreed@psbr.law 7 PANISH | SHEA | BOYLE | RAVIPUDI LLP 11111 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 700 8 Los Angeles, California 90025 Tel: (310) 477-1700 9 Fax: (310) 477-1699 10 Co-Liaison Counsel for Plaintiffs 11 12 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Beverly Hills, California KIESEL LAW LLP 13 FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES – SPRING STREET COURTHOUSE Attorneys at Law 14 COORDINATION PROCEEDING JUDICIAL COUNCIL COORDINATION SPECIAL TITLE [RULE 3.400] PROCEEDING NO. 5255 15 SOCIAL MEDIA CASES For Filing Purposes: 22STCV21355 16 _____________________________________ Assigned for All Purposes to the 17 THIS DOCUMENT RELATES TO Hon. Carolyn B. Kuhl, Dept. SSC-12 18 ALL ACTIONS NOTICE OF ENTRY OF CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER NO. 4 – 19 STIPULATED IMPLEMENTATION (Christina Arlington Smith, et al., v. TikTok ORDER GOVERNING ADOPTION OF 20 Inc., et al., Case No. 22STCV21355) MASTER COMPLAINT (PERSONAL INJURY) AND SHORT-FORM 21 COMPLAINTS 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 00635782-1 NOTICE OF ENTRY OF CMO NO. 4 – STIPULATED IMPLEMENTATION ORDER GOVERNING ADOPTION OF MASTER COMPLAINT (PERSONAL INJURY) AND SHORT-FORM COMPLAINTS 1 TO ALL PARTIES AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD: 2 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT on May 23, 2023, the Court in Social Media Cases, 3 JCCP No. 5255, entered Case Management Order No. 4 – Stipulated Implementation Order 4 Governing Adoption of Master Complaint (Personal Injury) and Short-Form Complaints. 5 A true and correct copy of the Order is attached hereto as Exhibit “1.” 6 DATED: June 1, 2023 KIESEL LAW LLP 7 8 By: 9 Paul R. Kiesel Mariana A. McConnell 10 PANISH | SHEA | BOYLE | RAVIPUDI LLP 11 Jesse Creed 12 Co-Liaison Counsel for Plaintiffs Beverly Hills, California KIESEL LAW LLP 13 Attorneys at Law 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 00635782-1 2 NOTICE OF ENTRY OF CMO NO. 4 – STIPULATED IMPLEMENTATION ORDER GOVERNING ADOPTION OF MASTER COMPLAINT (PERSONAL INJURY) AND SHORT-FORM COMPLAINTS EXHIBIT “1” 1 Brian J. Panish, State Bar No. 116060 panish@psbr.law 2 Rahul Ravipudi, State Bar No. 204519 3 rravipudi@psbr.law Jesse Creed, State Bar No. 272595 4 jcreed@psbr.law PANISH | SHEA | BOYLE | RAVIPUDI LLP 5 11111 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 700 Los Angeles, California 90025 6 Tel: (310) 477-1700 7 Fax: (310) 477-1699 8 Co-Lead and Co-Liaison Counsel for Plaintiffs 9 10 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA 11 COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, CENTRAL DISTRICT 12 13 COORDINATION PROCEEDING JUDICIAL COUNCIL COORDINATION 14 SPECIAL TITLE [RULE 3.400] PROCEEDING NO. 5255 15 Lead Case No. For Filing Purposes: SOCIAL MEDIA CASES 22STCV21355 16 _____________________________________ THIS DOCUMENT RELATES TO: Judge: Hon. Carolyn B. Kuhl 17 SSC-12 18 ALL PERSONAL INJURY CASES [PROPOSED] CASE MANAGEMENT 19 ORDER NO. 4– STIPULATED (CHRISTINA ARLINGTON SMITH, ET AL., V. IMPLEMENTATION ORDER 20 TIKTOK INC., ET AL., CASE NO. 22STCV21355) GOVERNING ADOPTION OF MASTER COMPLAINT (PERSONAL INJURY) 21 AND SHORT-FORM COMPLAINTS 22 23 24 25 I. APPLICABILITY AND SCOPE OF ORDER 26 1. This Implementation Order (“Order”) applies only to Plaintiffs who have asserted 27 or seek to assert personal injury claims related to the use of one or more of Defendants’ social [PROPOSED] CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER NO. 4– STIPULATED IMPLEMENTATION ORDER 28 GOVERNING ADOPTION OF MASTER COMPLAINT (PERSONAL INJURY) AND SHORT-FORM COMPLAINTS 1 media apps1 (“Personal Injury Plaintiffs”) consistent with the scope of the Order initiating this 2 JCCP.2 No personal injury claims may be asserted in current or future cases coordinated in this 3 JCCP other than pursuant to the terms of this Order. This Order applies to cases coordinated in this 4 JCCP proceeding. This Order is binding on all Parties and their counsel in all such cases. This Order 5 is not intended to alter the applicable provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure or the Rules of 6 Court, except as specified herein. By entering into this Order, Defendants do not waive any 7 defenses, including jurisdictional and venue challenges, to any claims made in this JCCP. 8 II. MASTER PLEADINGS 9 A. MASTER COMPLAINT (PERSONAL INJURY) 10 1. Timing. Pursuant to Case Management Order No. 2 (“CMO-2”), the Plaintiffs’ 11 Steering Committee (PSC) filed a Plaintiffs’ Master Complaint (Personal Injury) (“Master 12 Complaint”) on May 15, 2023. 13 2. Effect of Master Complaint. All claims pleaded in the Master Complaint will 14 supersede and replace all claims for personal injury in any action pending in this JCCP. Nothing in 15 this Order shall preclude the PSC from seeking leave to amend the Master Complaint as provided 16 in the Code of Civil Procedure or preclude any Defendant from opposing such leave. 17 B. SHORT-FORM COMPLAINT 18 3. Attached as Exhibit A to this Order is a template form Short-Form Complaint 19 (“SFC”) for use by personal injury Plaintiffs in current and future personal injury cases added-on 20 to this JCCP. 21 4. The SFC is an abbreviated form that each individual Plaintiff will complete, 22 indicating their individual claims, the Defendants against whom they are bringing those claims, and 23 adopting the applicable factual allegations set forth in the Master Complaint as the basis for those 24 individual claims. Each Plaintiff who claims injury arising from their own use of Defendants’ 25 1 26 Plaintiffs allege in the Master Complaint and their proposed Short Form Complaint that the social media apps are “products.” Nothing in this Case Management Order or in the template Short Form Complaint shall be construed as an admission by any Defendant that their social 27 media platform(s) are products for purposes of any claim asserted by any Plaintiff. 2 28 This Order does not apply to Government entity cases filed by School Districts. [PROPOSED] CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER NO. 4– STIPULATED IMPLEMENTATION ORDER GOVERNING ADOPTION OF MASTER COMPLAINT (PERSONAL INJURY) AND SHORT-FORM COMPLAINTS 1 platforms shall file a separate SFC setting forth their individual claims and injury.3 Plaintiffs 2 asserting loss of consortium claims as permitted by law; parents or guardians of a minor Plaintiff 3 as permitted by law; and in the event of a wrongful death action, the appropriate heirs or 4 representative(s) of the Estate, may state their claims on the same SFC as the individual Plaintiff 5 whose use of Defendants’ platforms gives rise to their claims. By this process, all allegations 6 applicable to the specific Defendants by the specific Plaintiff named in the SFC that are set forth in 7 the Master Complaint shall be deemed pleaded against those Defendants. 8 5. For each such personal injury action, the Master Complaint (and any subsequent 9 amendments) and the SFC (and any subsequent amendments) shall be deemed the Plaintiff’s 10 operative Complaint. 11 6. Each SFC filed in this JCCP proceeding shall indicate the Superior Court where the 12 individual Plaintiff(s) originally filed their Complaint and the case number. 13 7. The procedures for filing the Master Complaint and the SFC do not reflect that the 14 Defendants have agreed to or admitted the allegations set forth in those pleadings, nor have the 15 Defendants conceded or waived their right to dispute the legal validity of the claims alleged therein. 16 8. Timing and Effect of Filing Short Form Complaints 17 a. Complaints Coordinated to this JCCP Before the Filing of this Order. 18 On or before June 15, 2023, Plaintiffs in any action added on to the JCCP on or before the date of filing 19 of this Order shall file the Short Form Complaint in any Member Case. For purposes of statutes of 20 limitations and statutes of repose, any such Plaintiff shall be deemed to have filed their complaint as of 21 the date they filed their original complaint and not the date of the Master Complaint or the date they 22 filed the SFC. Nothing in this Order or the filing of a SFC shall be construed as a prior dismissal or 23 amendment of a prior complaint, but the prior complaint shall no longer be deemed the operative 24 complaint. 25 26 3 27 This includes individual plaintiffs named in multi-plaintiff actions. However, Defendants reserve all rights to object to, and defenses to, multi-plaintiff actions. Defendants specifically 28 object to any suggestion that multi-plaintiff trials may be held in this matter. [PROPOSED] CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER NO. 4– STIPULATED IMPLEMENTATION ORDER GOVERNING ADOPTION OF MASTER COMPLAINT (PERSONAL INJURY) AND SHORT-FORM COMPLAINTS 1 b. Complaints Filed After Filing of this Order. Any Plaintiff whose case is 2 coordinated in this JCCP after the date of filing of this Order must file a SFC within 20 days from 3 the date of coordination by minute order. 4 III. RESPONSE TO MASTER COMPLAINT AND SHORT-FORM COMPLAINTS 5 1. To eliminate potential delays and to promote judicial efficiency with respect to the 6 administration of this JCCP proceeding, Defendants shall not file an answer to any SFC. 7 2. To the extent the claims brought by Plaintiffs survive a demurrer, unless otherwise 8 directed by the Court, Defendants will file a Master Answer to the Master Complaint by a deadline 9 to be set by the Court. Such Master Answer will be deemed to be the answer to each Short Form 10 Complaint(s) then existing or thereafter filed and shall be deemed filed in each action coordinated 11 before this JCCP. 12 IT IS SO ORDERED, 13 Dated: ____________, 2023 14 _______________________________ 15 CAROLYN KUHL JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT OF 16 THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 [PROPOSED] CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER NO. 4– STIPULATED IMPLEMENTATION ORDER GOVERNING ADOPTION OF MASTER COMPLAINT (PERSONAL INJURY) AND SHORT-FORM COMPLAINTS EXHIBIT A 1 Brian J. Panish, State Bar No. 116060 panish@psbr.law 2 Rahul Ravipudi, State Bar No. 204519 rravipudi@psbr.law 3 Jesse Creed, State Bar No. 272595 jcreed@psbr.law 4 PANISH | SHEA | BOYLE | RAVIPUDI LLP 11111 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 700 5 Los Angeles, California 90025 Tel: (310) 477-1700 6 Fax: (310) 477-1699 7 Co-Lead and Co-Liaison Counsel for Plaintiffs 8 9 10 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA 11 COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, CENTRAL DISTRICT 12 13 COORDINATION PROCEEDING JUDICIAL COUNCIL COORDINATION SPECIAL TITLE [RULE 3.400] PROCEEDING NO. 5255 14 SOCIAL MEDIA CASES Lead Case No. For Filing Purposes: 15 _____________________________________ 22STCV21355 16 THIS DOCUMENT RELATES TO: Judge: Hon. Carolyn B. Kuhl SSC-12 17 [CASE NAME]. Los Angeles Superior Court, Case No. [CASE NUMBER] [TEMPLATE] SHORT FORM 18 COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES AND 19 DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL 20 21 Action Filed: [DATE] Trial Date: None 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 1 The Plaintiff(s) named below file(s) this Short-Form Complaint and Demand for Jury Trial 2 against the Defendant(s) named/selected in Paragraph 3 herein by and through the undersigned 3 counsel. Plaintiff(s) incorporate(s) by reference the allegations and the relief sought in Plaintiffs’ 4 Master Complaint (Personal Injury) (“Master Complaint”), filed in Social Media Cases, JCCP 5 5255, in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles, as they relate to such 6 7 named Defendant(s) and adopts the Counts marked in Paragraph 6 of this Short-Form Complaint. 8 Plaintiff(s) file(s) this Short-Form Complaint. 9 As necessary, Plaintiff(s) may include (a) additional Counts and supporting allegations 10 against Defendants, as set forth in Paragraph 7 below in additional sheets attached hereto and/or (b) 11 additional claims and allegations against Other Defendants not listed in the Master Complaint as set 12 forth in Paragraph 7 below and may attach additional sheets hereto. 13 Plaintiff(s) indicate by checking boxes below the Parties and Counts specific to Plaintiff(s)’ 14 case. 15 1. Plaintiff, [FULL NAME] (hereinafter “Plaintiff [SURNAME]”), is a citizen and resident of 16 County, State. 17 IDENTIFICATION OF PARTIES 18 A. PLAINTIFF(S) 19 2. Plaintiff [SURNAME] brings this action: 20 ☐ On behalf of herself/himself/zirself. 21 ☐ As a representative/on behalf of, as a guardian ad litem, 22 ________________________________________, a minor. 23 ☐ As the heir of Decedent ______________________________, or other person 24 entitled to bring an action for the wrongful death of Decedent 25 ______________________________, who died on _______________, and brings 26 the Counts alleged in Section E of this Short-Form Complaint pursuant to section 27 377.60 of the California Code of Civil Procedure. 28 SOCIAL MEDIA CASES, JCCP 5255 - SHORT FORM COMPLAINT 1 1 ☐ As the successor and/or representative in interest of Decedent 2 ______________________________, and brings the Counts alleged in Section E of 3 this Short-Form Complaint, pursuant to section 377.30 of the California Code of Civil 4 Procedure (affidavit(s) or declaration(s) pursuant to section 377.32 were filed 5 concurrently with Plaintiff’s initial complaint). 6 ☐ For loss of society or consortium and their relationship to the following individual of 7 which Plaintiff’s claims are derivative ______________________________, who 8 sustained personal injuries and damages as a result of a loss of her/his/zir use of 9 Defendants’ products. 10 ☐ Other: _____________________________________________. 11 In the event any box is checked other than the first box, all references to Plaintiff in 12 Paragraphs 4 and 5 of this Short-Form Complaint refer to the minor-in-interest, Decedent, primary 13 injured party, or other party-in-interest, as may be applicable 14 B. DEFENDANT(S) 15 3. Plaintiff(s) name(s) the following Defendants in this action: 16 META BYTEDANCE 17 ☐ META PLATFORMS, INC., ☐ BYTEDANCE, LTD formerly known as Facebook, Inc. 18 ☐ BYTEDANCE, INC. ☐ INSTAGRAM, LLC 19 ☐ TIKTOK, LTD ☐ FACEBOOK PAYMENTS, INC. 20 ☐ TIKTOK, LLC ☐ SICULUS, INC. 21 ☐ TIKTOK, INC. ☐ FACEBOOK OPERATIONS, LLC 22 ALPHABET ☐ FACEBOOK TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 23 ☐ GOOGLE, LLC ☐ FACEBOOK HOLDINGS, LLC 24 ☐ YOUTUBE, LLC SNAP 25 ☐ ALPHABET, INC. ☐ SNAP, INC. 26 27 28 SOCIAL MEDIA CASES, JCCP 5255 - SHORT FORM COMPLAINT 2 1 OTHER DEFENDANTS 2 For each “Other Defendant” identified herein, Plaintiff(s) contend(s) these additional parties 3 and are liable or responsible for Plaintiff(s) damages alleged herein. Plaintiff(s) herewith 4 identify by name each Defendant and its citizenship. In doing so, Plaintiff(s) may attach 5 additional pages to this Short-Form Complaint. 6 OTHER DEFENDANT CITIZENSHIP 7 1) 8 2) 9 3) 10 4) 11 5) 12 6) 13 14 C. PRODUCT USE 15 4. Plaintiff [SURNAME] used the following Social Media Products that substantially 16 contributed to Plaintiff [SURNAME]’s injury: 17 ☐ FACEBOOK 18 Approximate dates of use: _______________ to _______________ 19 ☐ INSTAGRAM 20 Approximate dates of use: _______________ to _______________ 21 ☐ SNAPCHAT 22 Approximate dates of use: _______________ to _______________ 23 ☐ TIKTOK 24 Approximate dates of use: _______________ to _______________ 25 ☐ YOUTUBE 26 Approximate dates of use: _______________ to _______________ 27 28 SOCIAL MEDIA CASES, JCCP 5255 - SHORT FORM COMPLAINT 1 1 ☐ OTHER: 2 Other Social Media Product(s) Used Approximate Dates of Use 3 4 5 6 7 D. PHYSICAL INJURY 8 5. Plaintiff suffered personal injuries (including, in the case of a wrongful death plaintiff, 9 wrongful death damages, and in the case of a loss of consortium plaintiff, loss of consortium 10 damages) and emotional distress as a direct and proximate result of the use of the defective 11 Social Media Products and the acts alleged. Plaintiff may specify the specific injuries below, 12 but are not limited to the identified injuries. The fact that Plaintiff has not alleged a specific 13 injury below does not mean and shall not be construed to mean that the Plaintiff has not 14 suffered such an injury. 15 ☐ ADDICTION/COMPULSIVE USE 16 ☐ EATING DISORDER 17 ☐ Anorexia 18 ☐ Bulimia 19 ☐ Binge Eating 20 ☐ Other:_______________________ 21 ☐ DEPRESSION 22 ☐ ANXIETY 23 ☐ SELF-HARM 24 ☐ Suicidality 25 ☐ Attempted Suicide 26 ☐ Death by Suicide 27 ☐ Other Self-Harm: ________________________ 28 SOCIAL MEDIA CASES, JCCP 5255 - SHORT FORM COMPLAINT 2 1 ☐ OTHER PHYSICAL INJURIES (SPECIFY): 2 ___________________________________________________________________ 3 ___________________________________________________________________ 4 ___________________________________________________________________ 5 ___________________________________________________________________ 6 ___________________________________________________________________ 7 ___________________________________________________________________ 8 ☐ EMOTIONAL OR PSYCHOLOGICAL INJURIES 9 ☐ OTHER PERSONAL INJURIES (SPECIFY): 10 ___________________________________________________________________ 11 ___________________________________________________________________ 12 ___________________________________________________________________ 13 ___________________________________________________________________ 14 ___________________________________________________________________ 15 ___________________________________________________________________ 16 E. COUNTS ASSERTED 17 6. Plaintiff(s) allege the following marked Counts which are asserted in the Master Complaint 18 and the allegations with regard thereto are adopted in this Short Form Complaint by 19 reference: 20 Asserted Against1 Count Number Count 21 ☐ Meta entities 1 STRICT LIABILITY - DESIGN DEFECT ☐ Snap entity 22 ☐ TikTok entities 23 ☐ Google entities ☐ Other Defendant(s) 24 ## _______________2 25 26 1 For purposes of this paragraph, “entity” means those defendants identified in Paragraph 3 (e.g., 27 “TikTok entities” means all TikTok defendants against which Plaintiff(s) is asserting claims). 2 28 Reference selected Other Defendants by the corresponding row number in the “Other SOCIAL MEDIA CASES, JCCP 5255 - SHORT FORM COMPLAINT 3 1 Asserted Against1 Count Number Count 2 ☐ Meta entities 2 STRICT LIABILITY - FAILURE TO WARN ☐ Snap entity 3 ☐ TikTok entities 4 ☐ Google entities ☐ Other Defendant(s) 5 ## ______________ 6 ☐ Meta entities 3 NEGLIGENCE - DESIGN 7 ☐ Snap entity ☐ TikTok entities 8 ☐ Google entities 9 ☐ Other Defendant(s) ## ______________ 10 ☐ Meta entities 4 NEGLIGENCE – FAILURE TO WARN 11 ☐ Snap entity 12 ☐ TikTok entities ☐ Google entities 13 ☐ Other Defendant(s) 14 ## ______________ 15 ☐ Meta entities 5 NEGLIGENCE ☐ Snap entity 16 ☐ TikTok entities 17 ☐ Google entities ☐ Other Defendant(s) 18 ## ______________ 19 ☐ Meta entities 6 NEGLIGENT UNDERTAKING 20 ☐ Snap entity ☐ TikTok entities 21 ☐ Google entities ☐ Other Defendant(s) 22 ## ______________ 23 ☐ Meta entities 7 FRAUDULENT CONCEALMENT AND 24 ☐ Other Defendant(s) MISREPRESENTATION (Against Meta only) ## ______________ 25 26 27 28 Defendant(s)” chart above, in Paragraph 3. SOCIAL MEDIA CASES, JCCP 5255 - SHORT FORM COMPLAINT 4 1 Asserted Against1 Count Number Count 2 ☐ Meta entities 8 NEGLIGENT CONCEALMENT AND ☐ Other Defendant(s) 3 MISREPRESENTATION (Against Meta only) ## ______________ 4 5 ☐ Meta entities 9 NEGLIGENCE PER SE ☐ Snap entity 6 ☐ TikTok entities 7 ☐ Google entities ☐ Other Defendant(s) 8 ## ______________ 9 ☐ Meta entities 10 SEX AND AGE DISCRIMINATION 10 ☐ Snap entity ☐ TikTok entities 11 ☐ Google entities 12 ☐ Other Defendant(s) ## ______________ 13 ☐ Meta entities 11 WRONGFUL DEATH 14 ☐ Snap entity 15 ☐ TikTok entities ☐ Google entities 16 ☐ Other Defendant(s) 17 ## ______________ 18 ☐ Meta entities 12 SURVIVAL ACTION ☐ Snap entity 19 ☐ TikTok entities 20 ☐ Google entities ☐ Other Defendant(s) 21 ## ______________ 22 ☐ Meta entities 13 LOSS OF CONSORTIUM AND SOCIETY 23 ☐ Snap entity ☐ TikTok entities 24 ☐ Google entities ☐ Other Defendant(s) 25 ## ______________ 26 27 28 SOCIAL MEDIA CASES, JCCP 5255 - SHORT FORM COMPLAINT 5 1 ADDITIONAL COUNTS 2 7. Plaintiff(s) assert(s) the following additional Counts and supporting allegations against the 3 Defendant(s) designated in Paragraph 3 above: 4 ________________________________________________________________________________ 5 ______________________________________________________________________________________ 6 ______________________________________________________________________________________ 7 ______________________________________________________________________________________ 8 ________________________________________________________________ 9 10 WHEREFORE, Plaintiff(s) pray(s) for relief and judgment against Defendants and all such 11 further relief that this Court deems equitable and just as set forth in the Master Complaint, and any 12 additional relief to which Plaintiff(s) may be entitled. 13 DATED: [DATE] [FIRM NAME] 14 15 16 17 By: 18 [COUNSEL] 19 20 Attorneys for Plaintiff(s) 21 [PLAINTIFF(S) NAME(S)] 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 SOCIAL MEDIA CASES, JCCP 5255 - SHORT FORM COMPLAINT 6 1 DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL 2 Plaintiff(s) hereby demand(s) a trial by jury as to all claims in this action. 3 4 DATED: [DATE] [FIRM NAME] 5 6 7 8 By: 9 [COUNSEL] 10 11 Attorneys for Plaintiff(s) 12 [PLAINTIFF(S) NAME(S)] 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 SOCIAL MEDIA CASES, JCCP 5255 - SHORT FORM COMPLAINT 7 1 PROOF OF SERVICE 2 STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES 3 At the time of service, I was over 18 years of age and not a party to this action. I am employed in the County of Los Angeles, State of California. My business address is 8648 Wilshire Boulevard, 4 Beverly Hills, CA 90211-2910. 5 On June 1, 2023, I served true copies of the following document(s) described as NOTICE ENTRY OF CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER NO. 4 STIPULATED 6 IMPLEMENTATION ORDER GOVERNING ADOPTION OF MASTER COMPLAINT (PERSONAL INJURY) AND SHORT FORM COMPLAINTS, on the interested parties in this 7 action as follows: 8 BY ELECTRONIC SERVICE VIA CASE ANYWHERE: In accordance with the Court’s Order Authorizing Electronic Service requiring all documents to be served upon interested 9 parties via the Case Anywhere System. . 10 Executed on June 1, 2023, at Beverly Hills, California. 11 12 13 14 Irasema Longoria 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2 NOTICE ENTRY OF CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER NO. 4 STIPULATED IMPLEMENTATION ORDER GOVERNING ADOPTION OF MASTER COMPLAINT (PERSONAL INJURY) AND SHORT FORM COMPLAINTS 1 PROOF OF SERVICE 2 STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES 3 At the time of service, I was over 18 years of age and not a party to this action. I am employed in the County of Los Angeles, State of California. My business address is 8648 Wilshire 4 Boulevard, Beverly Hills, CA 90211-2910. 5 On June 1, 2023, I served true copies of the following document(s) described as NOTICE OF ENTRY OF CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER NO. 4 – STIPULATED 6 IMPLEMENTATION ORDER GOVERNING ADOPTION OF MASTER COMPLAINT (PERSONAL INJURY) AND SHORT-FORM COMPLAINTS, as follows: 7 BY ELECTRONIC SERVICE VIA CASE ANYWHERE: In accordance with the 8 Court’s Order Authorizing Electronic Service requiring all documents to be served upon interested parties via the Case Anywhere System. 9 I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing 10 is true and correct. 11 Executed on June 1, 2023, at Beverly Hills, California. 12 Beverly Hills, California KIESEL LAW LLP 13 Attorneys at Law ___________________________________ Irasema Longoria 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 00635782-1 3 NOTICE OF ENTRY OF CMO NO. 4 – STIPULATED IMPLEMENTATION ORDER GOVERNING ADOPTION OF MASTER COMPLAINT (PERSONAL INJURY) AND SHORT-FORM COMPLAINTS