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Dawn L. Hassell, et al. v. Yelp, Inc.

Paid petition · Supreme Court of California, No. S235968 · judgment July 2, 2018

Certiorari denied · January 22, 2019
Pre-decision estimate: 3% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

Whether Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, 47 U.S.C. § 230 et seq., which precludes holding certain interactive computer services "liable" for content posted by users, bars plaintiffs from obtaining an injunction enforcing a valid final judgment against a non-party who controls the posting of tortious and unprotected content? 000945351i21,

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Charles John Harder
HARDER, LLP

For respondent
Thomas R. Burke
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Proceedings

  1. Jan 22 2019
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jan 04 2019
    Reply of petitioner Dawn L. Hassell filed. (Distributed)
  3. Jan 02 2019
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/18/2019.
  4. Dec 18 2018
    Respondent's Rule 29.6 Corporate Disclosure Statement received.
  5. Dec 14 2018
    Brief of respondent Yelp, INC., in opposition filed.
  6. Nov 14 2018
    Response Requested. (Due December 14, 2018)
  7. Oct 31 2018
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/16/2018.
  8. Oct 23 2018
    Waiver of right of respondent Yelp, INC., to respond filed.
  9. Oct 01 2018
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 19, 2018)