Opinion
CV 23-56-M-DWM Lead CV 23-61-M-DWM Member
05-15-2024
SAMANTHA ALARIO, et al., Plaintiffs, v. AUSTIN KNUDSEN, in his official capacity as Attorney General of the State of Montana, Defendant. and TIKTOK INC., Consolidated Plaintiff,
ORDER
Donald W. Molloy, District Judge
The parties have jointly moved for a stay of proceedings pending the adjudication of Consolidated Plaintiff TikTok Inc.'s constitutional challenge to the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, which is pending in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. (Doc. 134.)
IT IS ORDERED that the motion (Doc. 134) is GRANTED. Proceedings in this case shall be stayed pending resolution of Consolidated Plaintiff's petition for review in the D.C. Circuit of the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act. The stay will be lifted if this Court's preliminary injunction Order (Doc. 113) is reversed by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. (See Doc. 119.)
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the parties shall file a status report within 30 days of the final adjudication of the D.C. Circuit action.