Civil Procedure
Apr. 16, 2026
Meta summary judgment motions halted over missing statements
A federal judge refused to hear summary judgment arguments in a sweeping social media addiction case, faulting both sides for failing to identify the specific statements at the center of deception claims.
U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers refused to hear a motion for summary judgment on the deception claims brought by several state attorneys general against four social media giants because the parties couldn't give her a list of the statements in question.
Just minutes into the hearing, the judge criticized both sides for failing to provide the information she needed to decide on Meta's motion, argued by James P. Rouhandeh of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP.
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