Twitter, Inc. v. Lynch

Order Denying Motion To Dismiss' As Moot And, On the ¡Court’s Own Motion, Ordering Filing op Amended Complaint In Light Op Recent Legislation

On June 3, 2015, Defendants Loretta Lynch, et al,, (“the Government”) filed a “Notice Regarding Enactment of USA FREEDOM Act of 2015.” (Dkt. No. 67.) On June 9, -2015, Plaintiff Twitter, Inc. (“Twitter”) filed its own Notice regarding the new legislation. (Dkt. No. 68.) The Court thereafter ordered the parties to file supplemental briefing on the effect of the legislation on both the Government’s pending partial motion to dismiss and on the complaint generally, and the parties did so. (See Dkt. Nos, 69, 74, 75, 76,-77.)

On August 28, 2015, the Government filed a Notice of Recent Authority (Dkt. No. 78); attaching a décisiori of the Ninth Circuit which-vacated judgments in several cases pending before it (In re: National Security Letter cases, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal Nos. 13-15957, 13-16731, 13-16732), and remanded to the district court for further consideration “in light of the significant changes to” 18 U.S.C. sections 2709 and 3511 effected by the Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective…