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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 47:227 Restrictions of Use of Telephone Equipment

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

COLIN R. BRICKMAN,

Plaintiff,

v.

FACEBOOK, INC.,

Defendant.

Case No. 16-cv-00751-TEH 

ORDER REQUIRING 

SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEFING,

CONTINUING HEARING ON 

DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO 

DISMISS, AND CONTINUING CASE 

MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

One of the issues raised by Defendant Facebook, Inc. (“Facebook”) in its pending 

motion to dismiss is the constitutionality of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act 

(“TCPA”). Facebook argues that, because the statute’s exceptions draw distinctions based 

on the message a speaker conveys, it is content-based and therefore subject to strict 

scrutiny under Reed v. Town of Gilbert, 135 S. Ct. 2218 (2015). Plaintiff argues that 

intermediate scrutiny applies to the TCPA but fails to address whether the statute and its 

exceptions would pass strict scrutiny.

To ensure a full record if the Court ultimately determines that strict scrutiny applies, 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff shall file, by November 21, 2016, a 

supplemental brief of no more than eight pages discussing whether the TCPA and its 

exceptions would pass strict scrutiny. Facebook may file a response of no more than five 

pages by November 28, 2016. The hearing on Facebook’s motion and the parties’ initial 

case management conference is continued to December 12, 2016, at 10:00 AM, in 

Courtroom 2, 17th Floor, San Francisco. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: _____________________________________ 

THELTON E. HENDERSON 

United States District Judge

Case 3:16-cv-00751-WHO Document 67 Filed 11/10/16 Page 1 of 1