Z.A. v. Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford

Court
N.D. Cal.
Docket number
5:26-cv-04998
Filed
Last filing
Assigned judge
P. Casey Pitts
Referred judge
Nathanael M. Cousins
Nature of suit
440 Civil Rights: Other
Cause
28:1331 Federal Question: Other Civil Rights
Jurisdiction
Federal Question
Jury demand
None
Case
Z.A. v. Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford
Cite
Z.A. v. Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hosp. at Stanford, No. 5:26-cv-04998 (N.D. Cal. filed May 27, 2026)
Source
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Docket entries
No.DateDescriptionDocument
1COMPLAINT against Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford ( Filing fee $ 405, receipt number ACANDC-22029832.). Filed by F.F., Z.D., Z.A., Z.C., Z.B., Z.E.. (Janssen, Kara) (Filed on 5/27/2026) (Entered: 05/27/2026)Open(opens another site)
2ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION To Proceed Via Pseudonym Plaintiffs' Application to Proceed Via Pseudonym filed by F.F., Z.A., Z.B., Z.C., Z.D., Z.E.. Responses due by 6/1/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order Stipulation and [Proposed] Order)(Janssen, Kara) (Filed on 5/27/2026) (Entered: 05/27/2026)Open(opens another site)
3MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order filed by F.F., Z.A., Z.B., Z.C., Z.D., Z.E.. (Attachments: # 1 Complaint, # 2 Motion and Memorandum of Points and Authorities, # 3 Declaration of Kara Janssen, # 4 Declaration of A.A., # 5 Declaration of B.B., # 6 Declaration of C.C., # 7 Declaration of D.D., # 8 Declaration of E.E., # 9 Declaration of F.F., # 10 Proposed Order re Temporary Restraining Order & Order to Show Cause, # 11 Proposed Order to Show Cause)(Janssen, Kara) (Filed on 5/27/2026) (Entered: 05/27/2026)Open(opens another site)
4Case assigned to Magistrate Judge Virginia K. DeMarchi. Counsel for plaintiff or the removing party is responsible for serving the Complaint or Notice of Removal, Summons and the assigned judge's standing orders and all other new case documents upon the opposing parties. For information, visit E-Filing A New Civil Case at http://cand.uscourts.gov/ecf/caseopening.Standing orders can be downloaded from the court's web page at www.cand.uscourts.gov/judges. Upon receipt, the summons will be issued and returned electronically. A scheduling order will be sent by Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) within two business days. Consent/Declination due by 6/11/2026. (mbc, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/28/2026) (Entered: 05/28/2026)Open(opens another site)
5NOTICE of Appearance filed by Jordan Richea Clark Kearney on behalf of Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford (Kearney, Jordan) (Filed on 5/28/2026) (Entered: 05/28/2026)Open(opens another site)
6MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-22032288.) filed by Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford. (Schumacher, David) (Filed on 5/28/2026) (Entered: 05/28/2026)Open(opens another site)
7NOTICE of Appearance filed by Alicia Warren Macklin on behalf of Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford (Macklin, Alicia) (Filed on 5/28/2026) (Entered: 05/28/2026)Open(opens another site)
8ORDER Granting 6 Application for Admission of Attorney Pro Hac Vice for David Schumacher. Signed by Magistrate Judge Virginia K. DeMarchi on 5/28/2026. (smc, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/28/2026) (Entered: 05/28/2026)Open(opens another site)
9NOTICE of Appearance filed by Christopher Francis Stoll on behalf of F.F., Z.A., Z.B., Z.C., Z.D., Z.E. (Stoll, Christopher) (Filed on 5/28/2026) (Entered: 05/28/2026)Open(opens another site)
10CONSENT/DECLINATION to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge by F.F., Z.A., Z.B., Z.C., Z.D., Z.E... (Stoll, Christopher) (Filed on 5/28/2026) (Entered: 05/28/2026)Open(opens another site)
11Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines: Case Management Statement due by 8/22/2026. Initial Case Management Conference set for 9/1/2026 01:30 PM in San Jose, - Videoconference Only. (anj, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/28/2026) (Entered: 05/28/2026)Open(opens another site)
12CLERK'S NOTICE OF IMPENDING REASSIGNMENT TO A U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE: The Clerk of this Court will now randomly reassign this case to a District Judge because either (1) a party has not consented to the jurisdiction of a Magistrate Judge, or (2) time is of the essence in deciding a pending judicial action for which the necessary consents to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction have not been secured. You will be informed by separate notice of the district judge to whom this case is reassigned. ALL HEARING DATES PRESENTLY SCHEDULED BEFORE THE CURRENT MAGISTRATE JUDGE ARE VACATED AND SHOULD BE RE-NOTICED FOR HEARING BEFORE THE JUDGE TO WHOM THIS CASE IS REASSIGNED. This is a text only docket entry; there is no document associated with this notice. (smc, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/28/2026) (Entered: 05/28/2026)Open(opens another site)
13ORDER REASSIGNING CASE IT IS ORDERED that this case is reassigned using a proportionate, random and blind system pursuant to General Order No. 44 to Judge P. Casey Pitts. Magistrate Judge Virginia K. DeMarchi no longer assigned to the case. Counsel are instructed that all future filings shall bear the updated judicial initials immediately after the case number. Counsel are reminded to verify the location of the judge on the court website. All hearing and trial dates presently scheduled are vacated. However, existing briefing schedules for motions remain unchanged. Motions must be renoticed for hearing before the judge to whom the case has been reassigned, but the renoticing of the hearing does not affect the prior briefing schedule. Other deadlines such as those for ADR compliance and discovery cutoff also remain unchanged. Notice: The assigned judge participates in the Cameras in the Courtroom Pilot Project. See General Order 65 and cand.uscourts.gov/cameras. Mark B. Busby Clerk, United States District Court (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (smc, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/28/2026) (Entered: 05/28/2026)Open(opens another site)
14MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-22033851.) filed by F.F., Z.A., Z.B., Z.C., Z.D., Z.E.. (Berg, Rachel) (Filed on 5/28/2026) (Entered: 05/28/2026)Open(opens another site)
15TEXT-ONLY ORDER.The parties are ordered to appear for a remote status conference at 12:00pm on May 29, 2026 using the Zoom link on the Court's public website. By no later than 10:00am on May 29, 2026, the parties shall file a joint statement proposing a schedule for briefing and hearing plaintiffs' 3 motion for a temporary restraining order. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (pcplc3, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/28/2026) (Entered: 05/28/2026)Open(opens another site)
16CLERK'S NOTICE SETTING ZOOM HEARING AND REQUIRING REGISTRATION. Status Conference set for 5/29/2026 at 12:00 PM before Judge P. Casey Pitts. This proceeding will be held via a Zoom webinar.Webinar Access: All counsel, members of the public, and media may access the webinar information at https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/pcpCourt Appearances: Advanced notice is required of counsel or parties who wish to be identified by the court as making an appearance or will be participating in the argument at the hearing. A list of names and emails must be sent to the CRD at [email address removed] no later than 5/29/2026 at 10:00AM PDT.Civ LR 77-3(d). Persons granted access to court proceedings held by telephone or videoconference are reminded that photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings, including screenshots or other visual copying of a hearing, is absolutely prohibited.Zoom Guidance and Setup: https://cand.uscourts.gov/zoom. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (lrt, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/28/2026) (Entered: 05/28/2026)Open(opens another site)
17ORDER Granting 14 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to attorney Rachel Berg. Signed by Judge P. Casey Pitts. (lrt, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/28/2026) (Entered: 05/28/2026)Open(opens another site)
18JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT re Briefing and Hearing Schedule filed by F.F., Z.A., Z.B., Z.C., Z.D., Z.E.. (Stoll, Christopher) (Filed on 5/29/2026) (Entered: 05/29/2026)Open(opens another site)
19Proposed Summons. (Janssen, Kara) (Filed on 5/29/2026) (Entered: 05/29/2026)Open(opens another site)
20Summons Issued as to Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford. (anj, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/29/2026) (Entered: 05/29/2026)Open(opens another site)
21Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge P. Casey Pitts: Status Conference held on 5/29/2026 by Zoom webinar. Briefing schedule for TRO addressed. Order to issue. Plaintiff Attorney: Chris Stoll, Rachel Berg. Defendant Attorney: David Schumacher, Jordan Kearney, Alicia Macklin. Total Time in Court: 7 minutes. Court Reporter: Summer Fisher. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (lrt, COURT STAFF) (Date Filed: 5/29/2026) (Entered: 05/29/2026)Open(opens another site)
22TEXT-ONLY ORDER.The parties' 18 proposed briefing and hearing schedule is approved. Defendant shall file any opposition to plaintiffs' motion for a temporary restraining order by no later than June 3, 2026. The government may also file a response to the motion by no later than June 3, 2026. Plaintiffs shall file any reply by no later than June 4, 2026. The parties are ordered to appear for a hearing on the motion over Zoom at 10:00am on June 5, 2026. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (pcplc3, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/29/2026) (Entered: 05/29/2026)Open(opens another site)
23CLERK'S NOTICE SETTING ZOOM HEARING. Temporary Restraining Order Hearing set for 6/5/2026 at 10:00 AM. This proceeding will be held via a Zoom webinar.Webinar Access: All counsel, members of the public, and media may access the webinar information at https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/pcpCourt Appearances: Advanced notice is required of counsel or parties who wish to be identified by the court as making an appearance or will be participating in the argument at the hearing. A list of names and emails must be sent to the CRD at [email address removed] no later than 6/3/2026 at 3:00 PM PDT.Civ LR 77-3(d). Persons granted access to court proceedings held by telephone or videoconference are reminded that photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings, including screenshots or other visual copying of a hearing, is absolutely prohibited.Zoom Guidance and Setup: https://cand.uscourts.gov/zoom. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.)(lrt, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/29/2026) (Entered: 05/29/2026)Open(opens another site)
24MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number BCANDC-22051570.) filed by F.F., Z.A., Z.B., Z.C., Z.D., Z.E.. (Bendana, Donovan) (Filed on 6/2/2026) (Entered: 06/02/2026)Open(opens another site)
25ORDER GRANTING 24 Application for Admission of Attorney Donovan C. Bendana Pro Hac Vice representing Plaintiffs. Signed by Judge P. Casey Pitts. (lmh, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/2/2026) (Entered: 06/02/2026)Open(opens another site)
26MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-22055913.) filed by Z.A.. (Lowell, Abbe) (Filed on 6/3/2026) (Entered: 06/03/2026)Open(opens another site)
27MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-22055923.) filed by Z.A.. (Hayes-Deats, Caleb) (Filed on 6/3/2026) (Entered: 06/03/2026)Open(opens another site)
28MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-22057863.) filed by F.F., Z.A., Z.B., Z.C., Z.D., Z.E.. (Rovenger, Joshua) (Filed on 6/3/2026) (Entered: 06/03/2026)Open(opens another site)
29MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-22058220.) filed by Z.A.. (Standley, Schuyler) (Filed on 6/3/2026) (Entered: 06/03/2026)Open(opens another site)
30NOTICE of Appearance filed by Katrina Angela Pagonis on behalf of Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford (Pagonis, Katrina) (Filed on 6/3/2026) (Entered: 06/03/2026)Open(opens another site)
31OPPOSITION/RESPONSE (re 3 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order ) filed byLucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Declaration of David A. Schumacher, # 2 Exhibit B - N.D. Tex. Subpoena to Testify Before Grand Jury (LPCH))(Kearney, Jordan) (Filed on 6/3/2026) (Entered: 06/03/2026)Open(opens another site)
32WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed filed by F.F., Z.D., Z.A., Z.C., Z.B., Z.E.. Service waived by Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford waiver sent on 6/1/2026, answer due 7/31/2026. (Janssen, Kara) (Filed on 6/4/2026) (Entered: 06/04/2026)Open(opens another site)
33ORDER GRANTING 26 Application for Admission of Attorney Abbe David Lowell Pro Hac Vice representing Plaintiffs. Signed by Judge P. Casey Pitts. (lmh, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/4/2026) (Entered: 06/04/2026)Open(opens another site)
34ORDER GRANTING 27 Application for Admission of Attorney Caleb Hayes-Deats Pro Hac Vice representing Plaintiffs. Signed by Judge P. Casey Pitts. (lmh, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/4/2026) (Entered: 06/04/2026)Open(opens another site)
35ORDER GRANTING 28 Application for Admission of Attorney Joshua D. Rovenger Pro Hac Vice representing Plaintiffs. Signed by Judge P. Casey Pitts. (lmh, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/4/2026) (Entered: 06/04/2026)Open(opens another site)
36ORDER GRANTING 29 Application for Admission of Attorney Schuyler Standley Pro Hac Vice representing Plaintiffs. Signed by Judge P. Casey Pitts. (lmh, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/4/2026) (Entered: 06/04/2026)Open(opens another site)
37REPLY (re 3 MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order ) Plaintiffs' Reply in Support of Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Order to Show Cause filed byF.F., Z.A., Z.B., Z.C., Z.D., Z.E.. (Janssen, Kara) (Filed on 6/4/2026) (Entered: 06/04/2026)Open(opens another site)
38Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge P. Casey Pitts: Hearing on Motion for Temporary Restraining Order held on 6/5/2026. Argument of counsel heard. Court takes matters under submission. Order to issue.Plaintiffs' Attorneys: Caleb Hayes-Deats, Christopher Stoll, Kara Janssen. Defendant's Attorneys: David Schumacher, Jordan Kearney, Alicia Macklin. Total Time in Court: 1:00. Court Reporter: April Brott. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (lrt, COURT STAFF) (Date Filed: 6/5/2026) (Entered: 06/05/2026)Open(opens another site)
39TRANSCRIPT ORDER for proceedings held on 6/5/2026 before Judge P. Casey Pitts by Z.A., for Court Reporter April Brott. (Lowell, Abbe) (Filed on 6/5/2026) (Entered: 06/05/2026)Open(opens another site)
40ORDER GRANTING 2 MOTION TO PROCEED PSEUDONYMOUSLY AND DENYING 3 MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY RELIEF. Signed by Judge P. Casey Pitts on 6/6/2026. (pcplc3, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/6/2026) (Entered: 06/06/2026)Open(opens another site)
41AMENDED COMPLAINT First Amended Complaint against Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, Todd Blanche, U.S. Department of Justice. Filed by F.F., Z.C., Z.B., Z.A., Z.D., Z.E., Z.G.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Redlined Complaint)(Janssen, Kara) (Filed on 6/8/2026) (Entered: 06/08/2026)Open(opens another site)
42ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION To Proceed Via Pseudonym Plaintiffs' Application to Proceed Via Pseudonym filed by Z.G.. Responses due by 6/12/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Kara Janssen, # 2 Proposed Order)(Janssen, Kara) (Filed on 6/8/2026) (Entered: 06/08/2026)Open(opens another site)
43Proposed Summons. (Janssen, Kara) (Filed on 6/8/2026) (Entered: 06/08/2026)Open(opens another site)
44ERRATA re 41 Amended Complaint, Notice of Errata to Plaintiffs' First Amended Complaint by F.F., Z.A., Z.B., Z.C., Z.D., Z.E., Z.G.. (Janssen, Kara) (Filed on 6/8/2026) (Entered: 06/08/2026)Open(opens another site)
45MOTION to Certify Class filed by Z.A.. Responses due by 6/22/2026. Replies due by 6/29/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support, # 2 Declaration of C. Hayes-Deats, # 3 Declaration of J. Rovenger, # 4 Declaration of K. Janssen, # 5 Declaration S. Minter, # 6 Declaration of A.G., # 7 Declaration of B.B., # 8 Declaration of G.G., # 9 Proposed Order Granting Provisional Class Cert)(Hayes-Deats, Caleb) (Filed on 6/8/2026) (Entered: 06/08/2026)Open(opens another site)
46Ex Parte MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order filed by Z.A.. (Attachments: # 1 Amended Complaint, # 2 Memorandum in Support, # 3 Declaration of C. Hayes-Deats, # 4 Declaration of A.G., # 5 Declaration of B.B., # 6 Declaration of G.G., # 7 Proposed Order Granting TRO)(Hayes-Deats, Caleb) (Filed on 6/8/2026) (Entered: 06/08/2026)Open(opens another site)
47TEXT-ONLY ORDER.The parties are ordered to appear for a remote status conference at 10:00am on June 9, 2026 using the Zoom link on the Court's public website. Absent a further order from this Court, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital (LPCH) shall not produce additional records to the government in response to specifications 12 to 14 of the May 6, 2026 grand jury subpoena issued to LPCH under the seal of the Northern District of Texas. See FTC v. Dean Foods Co., 384 U.S. 597, 608 (1966) (holding that a court has "express authority under the All Writs Act to issue such temporary injunctions as may be necessary to protect its own jurisdiction"); Protectmarriage.com-Yes on 8 v. Bowen, 752 F.3d 827, 834 (9th Cir. 2014) (explaining that disclosure of information moots an action that seeks to prevent such disclosure).For the same reasons, absent a further order from this Court, the government shall not take further action to enforce any grand jury subpoena seeking the private health information or patient records of any member of the putative class or subclass. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (pcplc3, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/8/2026) (Entered: 06/08/2026)Open(opens another site)
48TEXT-ONLY ORDER.Plaintiffs are ordered, by no later than 9am, to send notice of this Court's prior order 47 to Pamela Johann, Chief of the Civil Division of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California, by electronic mail to <[email address removed]>. The notice shall include copies of plaintiffs' amended complaint 41, motion for provisional class certification 45, and motion for a temporary restraining order 46 . (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (pcplc3, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/9/2026) (Entered: 06/09/2026)Open(opens another site)
49Summons Issued as to Todd Blanche, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General (kxo, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/9/2026) (Entered: 06/09/2026)Open(opens another site)
50CLERKS NOTICE SETTING ZOOM HEARING. Status Conference set for 6/9/2026, at 10:00 AM in San Jose, Courtroom 8, 4th Floor before Judge P. Casey Pitts. This proceeding will be held via a Zoom webinar.Webinar Access: All counsel, members of the public, and media may access the webinar information at https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/pcpCiv LR 77-3(d). Persons granted access to court proceedings held by telephone or videoconference are reminded that photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings, including screenshots or other visual copying of a hearing, is absolutely prohibited.Zoom Guidance and Setup: https://cand.uscourts.gov/zoom. Status Conference set for 6/9/2026 10:00 AM in San Jose, Courtroom 8, 4th Floor before Judge P. Casey Pitts. (Related documents(s) 47 ) (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (erm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/9/2026) (Entered: 06/09/2026)Open(opens another site)