X, Bonta Agree to Stay Discovery, Pending 9th Circuit Ruling on X’s Social Media Appeal

X and California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) agree that discovery and the issuance of a scheduling order in the district court should be postponed until the 9th U.S. Circuit Appeals Court resolves X’s pending appeal to reverse the denial of its motion for a preliminary injunction to block Bonta from enforcing AB-587, California’s social media transparency law (see 2401160031), said their joint status report Friday (docket 2:23-cv-01939) in U.S. District Court for Eastern California in Sacramento. Briefing on X’s appeal is scheduled to be completed in April, said the report. The resolution of the appeal “will likely inform the subjects of any discovery” and the timing for discovery deadlines and pretrial and trial proceedings, it said. The parties also agree that no other issues require resolution at the Feb. 26 pretrial scheduling conference, it said. They propose that the court take the conference off calendar and order the parties to file another joint status report within 21 days after the 9th Circuit issues its mandate on X’s appeal, it said. The parties have entered into a stipulation to stay discovery and continue the Feb. 26 conference and have filed a proposed order reflecting their agreement, it said. They ask the court to adopt the proposed order, it said.