9th Circuit Grants Bonta’s Deadline Extension With Only a Day to Spare

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted the unopposed Nov. 1 motion of California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) extending to Dec. 13 his opening brief deadline in the appeal of the district court's Sept. 18 order granting NetChoice’s motion for a preliminary injunction to block him from enforcing the state’s Age Appropriate Design Code social media law on constitutional grounds (see 2310190030), said a clerk’s order Tuesday (docket 23-2969). The extension was granted with only a day to spare before Bonta’s opening brief previously would have been due. Under the amended briefing schedule, NetChoice’s answering brief is now due Feb. 7, and Bonta’s optional reply brief is due March 13, said the order. Deputy California AG Elizabeth Watson’s Oct. 18 COVID-19 diagnosis prompted Bonta’s office to ask for the extension (see 2311020001).