Trump
Trump v. Meta Platforms, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 DONALD J. TRUMP, et al., Case No. 21-cv-09044-JSW
Plaintiffs,
ORDER STAYING MATTER PENDING
v. FINAL DISPOSITION OF TWITTER
AND STRIKING PENDING MOTIONS
FACEBOOK INC., et al., WITHOUT PREJUDICE Defendants.
15 The Court has reviewed the parties’ responses to this Court’s order to show cause why the Court in its discretion should not stay this matter pending final disposition of the appeal of the dismissal of Donald Trump, et al. v. Twitter, et al., N.D. Cal. Case No. 21-cv-08378-JD (Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Case. No. 22-15961) (“Twitter”). “[T]he power to stay proceedings is incidental to the power inherent in every court to control disposition of the cases on its docket with economy of time and effort for itself, for counsel, and for litigants.” Landis v. N. Am. Co., 299 U.S. 248, 254 (1936). “The exertion of this power calls for the exercise of sound discretion.” CMAX, Inc. v. Hall, 300 F.2d 265, 268 (9th Cir. …