District Judge Agrees to Stay Discovery Until 9th Circuit Resolves X’s Appeal vs. Bonta

A U.S. District judge approved the stipulation of X and California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) to stay discovery 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 2402120003), said a signed order Tuesday (docket 2:23-cv-01939). Briefing in X’s 9th Circuit appeal is scheduled to be completed by early April. The pretrial scheduling conference currently scheduled for Feb. 26 is reset for July 1 at 1:30 p.m. PDT, said the order by Judge William Shubb for Eastern California in Sacramento. Shubb ordered the parties to file a joint status report by June 17.