Thele v. Google LLC
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| Judge: | Noel Wise |
| Referred: | Susan Van Keulen |
| Case #: | 5:25-cv-09704 |
| Nature of Suit | 890 Other Statutes - Other Statutory Actions |
| Cause | 28:1332 Diversity-(Citizenship) |
| Case Filed: | Nov 11, 2025 |
| Last checked: Thursday Dec 25, 2025 11:27 PM PST |
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Defendant
Google LLC
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Plaintiff
Thomas Thele
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Represented By
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Plaintiff
Melo Porter
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| Docket last updated: 9 hours ago |
| Wednesday, February 04, 2026 | ||
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order
Order on Stipulation
Wed 02/04 3:49 PM
Order by District Judge Noel Wise granting 26 Stipulation.(nwlc2, COURT STAFF) |
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| Friday, January 30, 2026 | ||
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motion
Stipulation and Proposed Order
Fri 01/30 7:46 AM
STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER re22 MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiffs First Amended Complaint Extending Briefing Deadlines filed by Melo Porter, Thomas Thele.(King, Bradley) |
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Att: 1
Declaration Declaration of Bradley K. King
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| Thursday, January 29, 2026 | ||
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order
Order on Stipulation
Thu 01/29 1:34 PM
ORDER DENYING 24 Stipulation Extending Briefing Deadlines for Motion to Dismiss signed by Judge Noel Wise. (akw, COURT STAFF) |
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| Wednesday, January 28, 2026 | ||
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motion
Stipulation and Proposed Order
Wed 01/28 1:58 PM
STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER re22 MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiffs First Amended Complaint EXTENDING BRIEFING DEADLINES filed by Melo Porter, Thomas Thele.(King, Bradley) |
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Att: 1
Declaration of Bradley K. King
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| Wednesday, January 21, 2026 | ||
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Request for Judicial Notice
Wed 01/21 5:08 PM
Request for Judicial Notice re22 MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiffs First Amended Complaint filed byGoogle LLC. (Harris, Laura) |
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Att: 1
Declaration of Laura E. Harris in Support of Defendant Google LLCs Request for Judicial Notice,
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Exhibit A to Harris Declaration,
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Att: 3
Exhibit B to Harris Declaration,
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Att: 4
Exhibit C to Harris Declaration,
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Att: 5
Proposed Order Granting Defendant Google LLCs Request for Judicial Notice
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motion
Dismiss
Wed 01/21 4:56 PM
MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiffs First Amended Complaint filed by Google LLC. Motion to Dismiss Hearing set for 4/15/2026 09:00 AM in San Jose, Courtroom 3, 5th Floor. Responses due by 2/4/2026. Replies due by 2/11/2026.(Harris, Laura) |
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Att: 1
Proposed Order Granting Defendant Google LLCs Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs' First Amended Complaint
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adr
ADR Certification (ADR L.R. 3-5 b) of discussion of ADR options
Wed 01/21 3:45 PM
ADR Certification (ADR L.R. 3-5 b) of discussion of ADR options by Defendant Google LLC (Harris, Laura) |
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adr
ADR Certification (ADR L.R. 3-5 b) of discussion of ADR options
Wed 01/21 11:56 AM
ADR Certification (ADR L.R. 3-5 b) of discussion of ADR options by Plaintiff Melo Porter (Wolfson, Tina) |
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adr
ADR Certification (ADR L.R. 3-5 b) of discussion of ADR options
Wed 01/21 11:53 AM
ADR Certification (ADR L.R. 3-5 b) of discussion of ADR options by Plaintiff Thomas Thele (Wolfson, Tina) |
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| Monday, December 08, 2025 | ||
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order
Order on Motion for Pro Hac Vice
Mon 12/08 9:09 AM
ORDER granting 16 Motion for Pro Hac Vice re attorney Zachary McEntyre by Judge Noel Wise. (akw, COURT STAFF) |
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order
Order on Motion for Pro Hac Vice
Mon 12/08 9:07 AM
ORDER GRANTING 15 Motion for Pro Hac Vice Re Attorney Laura Harris by Judge Noel Wise. (akw, COURT STAFF) |
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| Friday, December 05, 2025 | ||
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motion
Pro Hac Vice
Fri 12/05 12:16 PM
MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-21421243.) filed by Google LLC.(McEntyre, Zachary) |
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Att: 1
Certificate of Good Standing
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motion
Pro Hac Vice
Fri 12/05 11:56 AM
MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-21421083.) filed by Google LLC.(Harris, Laura) |
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Att: 1
Certificate of Good Standing
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| Wednesday, December 03, 2025 | ||
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notice
Certificate of Interested Entities, Corporate Disclosure Statement, or Rule 7.1 Disclosures
Wed 12/03 6:44 PM
Rule 7.1 Disclosures by Google LLC (Softness, Benjamin) |
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misc
Stipulation without Proposed Order
Wed 12/03 4:38 PM
STIPULATION Extending Deadline to Answer or Otherwise Respond to the Complaint filed by Google LLC. (Softness, Benjamin) |
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notice
Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Change/Withdrawal of Attorney
Wed 12/03 10:45 AM
NOTICE of Appearance filed by Benjamin Stark Softness on behalf of Google LLC (Softness, Benjamin) |
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| Monday, November 17, 2025 | ||
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service
Summons Returned Executed
Mon 11/17 9:09 AM
SUMMONS Returned Executed by Thomas Thele, Melo Porter. Google LLC served on 11/13/2025, answer due 12/4/2025. (Wolfson, Tina) |
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| Friday, November 14, 2025 | ||
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utility
Case Assigned/Reassigned
Fri 11/14 10:12 AM
ORDER REASSIGNING CASE IT IS ORDERED that this case is reassigned using a proportionate, random and blind system pursuant to General Order No. 44 to District Judge Noel Wise. Magistrate Judge Nathanael M. Cousins no longer assigned to the case. Counsel are instructed that all future filings shall bear the updated judicial initials immediately after the case number. Counsel are reminded to verify the location of the judge on the court website. All hearing and trial dates presently scheduled are vacated. However, existing briefing schedules for motions remain unchanged. Motions must be renoticed for hearing before the judge to whom the case has been reassigned, but the renoticing of the hearing does not affect the prior briefing schedule. Other deadlines such as those for ADR compliance and discovery cutoff also remain unchanged. Mark B. Busby Clerk, United States District Court (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (jnk, COURT STAFF) |
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Case Referred to Magistrate Judge for Discovery
Fri 11/14 10:13 AM
CASE REFERRED to Magistrate Judge Susan van Keulen for Discovery. (jnk, COURT STAFF) |
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| Thursday, November 13, 2025 | ||
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Clerk's Notice of Impending Reassignment - Text Only
Thu 11/13 6:26 PM
CLERK'S NOTICE OF IMPENDING REASSIGNMENT TO A U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE: The Clerk of this Court will now randomly reassign this case to a District Judge because a party has not consented to the jurisdiction of a Magistrate Judge. You will be informed by separate notice of the district judge to whom this case is reassigned. ALL HEARING DATES PRESENTLY SCHEDULED BEFORE THE CURRENT MAGISTRATE JUDGE ARE VACATED AND WILL BE RE-NOTICED FOR HEARING BEFORE THE JUDGE TO WHOM THIS CASE IS REASSIGNED. This is a text only docket entry; there is no document associated with this notice. (lmh, COURT STAFF) |
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| Wednesday, November 12, 2025 | ||
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service
Summons Issued
Wed 11/12 1:49 PM
Summons Issued as to Google LLC. (cv, COURT STAFF) |
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order
Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines
Wed 11/12 1:44 PM
Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines: Case Management Statement due by 2/4/2026. Initial Case Management Conference set for 2/11/2026 10:00 AM in San Jose, - Videoconference Only. (cv, COURT STAFF) |
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Amended Complaint
Wed 11/12 1:02 PM
AMENDED COMPLAINT First Amended Class Action Complaint against Google LLC. Filed by Thomas Thele, Melo Porter. (Wolfson, Tina) |
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misc
Consent/Declination to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge
Wed 11/12 11:29 AM
CONSENT/DECLINATION to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge by Thomas Thele.. (Wolfson, Tina) |
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~Util - Case Assigned by Intake
Wed 11/12 10:51 AM
Case assigned to Magistrate Judge Nathanael M. Cousins. 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. Consent/Declination due by 11/26/2025. (jnk, COURT STAFF) |
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Case Referred to Magistrate Judge for Discovery
Wed 11/12 10:52 AM
***DISREGARD - FILED IN ERROR*** CASE REFERRED to Magistrate Judge Virginia K. DeMarchi for Discovery. (jnk, COURT STAFF) Modified on 11/12/2025 (smc, COURT STAFF) |
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| Tuesday, November 11, 2025 | ||
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notice
Certificate of Interested Entities, Corporate Disclosure Statement, or Rule 7.1 Disclosures
Tue 11/11 6:53 PM
Certificate of Interested Entities by Thomas Thele (Wolfson, Tina) |
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misc
Proposed Summons
Tue 11/11 6:52 PM
Proposed Summons. (Wolfson, Tina) |
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Complaint
Tue 11/11 6:52 PM
COMPLAINT Class Action Complaint against Google LLC ( Filing fee $ 405, receipt number ACANDC-21336464.). Filed by Thomas Thele. (Wolfson, Tina) |
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