California Northern District Court
Judge:Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers
Case #: 4:25-cv-04039
Nature of Suit365 Torts - Personal Injury - Product Liability
Cause28:1332 Diversity-Personal Injury
Case Filed:May 09, 2025
Last checked: Tuesday Nov 04, 2025 11:30 PM PST
Defendant
ByteDance, Inc.
Defendant
ByteDance, Ltd.
Defendant
Facebook Operations, LLC
Defendant
Facebook Payments, Inc.
Defendant
Google, LLC
Defendant
Instagram, LLC
Defendant
Meta Platforms, Inc.
Defendant
Siculus, Inc.
Defendant
Snap, Inc.
Defendant
TikTok, Inc.
Defendant
TikTok, LLC.
Defendant
TikTok, Ltd.
Defendant
YouTube, LLC
Plaintiff
Brandon Jacob Salmeron
Represented By
Ruth Thi Rizkalla
The Carlson Law Firm, P.C.
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Docket last updated: 06/12/2026 11:59 PM PDT
Monday, May 12, 2025
4 4 service Summons Issued Mon 05/12 8:50 PM
Summons Issued as to ByteDance, Inc., ByteDance, Ltd., Facebook Operations, LLC, Facebook Payments, Inc., Google, LLC, Instagram, LLC, Meta Platforms, Inc., Siculus, Inc., Snap, Inc., TikTok, Inc., TikTok, LLC., TikTok, Ltd., YouTube, LLC. (gba, COURT STAFF)
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utility MDL Member Case Mon 05/12 8:51 PM
DIRECT FILED MEMBER CASE OPENED: re: 4:22-md-3047-YGR master file, Opened in California Northern District as 4:25-cv-04039-YGR, Salmeron v. Meta Platforms, Inc. et al cc: JPMDL. (gba, COURT STAFF)
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Friday, May 09, 2025
3 3 utility ~Util - Case Assigned by Intake Fri 05/09 11:39 AM
Case assigned to Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers. Counsel for plaintiff or the removing party is responsible for serving the Complaint or Notice of Removal, Summons and the assigned judge's standing orders and all other new case documents upon the opposing parties. For information, visit E-Filing A New Civil Case at http://cand.uscourts.gov/ecf/caseopening. Standing orders can be downloaded from the court's web page at www.cand.uscourts.gov/judges. Upon receipt, the summons will be issued and returned electronically. A scheduling order will be sent by Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) within two business days. (mbc, COURT STAFF)
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2 2 misc Proposed Summons Fri 05/09 8:44 AM
Proposed Summons.(Rizkalla, Ruth)
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Att: 1 Summons
1 1 9 pgs cmp Complaint Fri 05/09 8:08 AM
COMPLAINT against ByteDance, Inc., ByteDance, Ltd., Facebook Operations, LLC, Facebook Payments, Inc., Google, LLC, Instagram, LLC, Meta Platforms, Inc., Siculus, Inc., Snap, Inc., TikTok, Inc., TikTok, LLC., TikTok, Ltd., YouTube, LLC ( Filing fee $ 405, receipt number ACANDC-20658463.). Filed by Brandon Jacob Salmeron.(Rizkalla, Ruth)
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Att: 1 Civil Cover Sheet