2025-cv-03398

Complaint

Motion to Seal

Temporary Restraining Order

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Standing Order

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ENDORSED ORDER granting the [2] Motion to Seal. The Court finds that the requirements of Local Rule 1.11(b) have been met and good cause exists to seal the filings. See Romero v. Drummond Co., Inc., 480 F.3d 1234, 1246 (11th Cir. 2007) ("A party's privacy or proprietary interest in information sometimes overcomes the interest of the public in accessing the information."). The Clerk's office is directed to accept under seal the referenced documents tendered by Plaintiff's counsel. Such items shall remain under seal pursuant to Local Rule 1.11(f). Signed by Judge Thomas P. Barber on 12/19/2025.

ENDORSED ORDER denying without prejudice the [3] Motion for Temporary Restraining Order due to Plaintiff's failure to provide the link to the proposed website for notice. Plaintiff may re-file the motion with the appropriate link. Signed by Judge Thomas P. Barber on 12/23/2025.

NOTICE of a related action Plaintiff's NOTICE OF A RELATED ACTION per Local Rule 1.07(c) by Joel Price. Related case(s): No

DISCLOSURE STATEMENT under Rule 7.1, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and Local Rule 3.03 by Joel Price.

ORDER: Plaintiff's [11] Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order is GRANTED IN PART. This Order shall remain in effect for fourteen days from the date of entry of this Order. The Clerk of the Court is DIRECTED to issue a single original summons in the name of "Defendants Identified in Schedule 'A' of the Complaint" that shall apply to all Defendants. The Clerk shall file this Order under seal until further order of the Court. The Clerk shall email a copy of this Order to Price's counsel at litigation@firstinpilaw.com.Signed by Judge Thomas P. Barber on 12/29/2025.

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SUMMONS issued as to The Individuals, Partnerships, and Unincorporated Associations Identified on Schedule A.

MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order PLAINTIFF'S MOTION TO EXTEND TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER by Joel Price.

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ENDORSED ORDER: Finding good cause, this Court GRANTS the [17] Motion to Extend the Temporary Restraining Order. The [11] Order shall remain in effect through fourteen days from the date of entry of this Order. Signed by Judge Thomas P. Barber on 1/9/2026.

MOTION for Preliminary Injunction PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION, OR, IN THE ALTERNATIVE, SECOND EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER, MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION, OR, IN THE ALTERNATIVE, SECOND EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER by Joel Price.

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Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order on Preliminary Injunction or Second Extens

Price's Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order (Doc. [19]) is GRANTED-IN-PART and DENIED-IN-PART. The Temporary Restraining Order (Doc. [12]) shall remain in effect through Monday, January 26, 2026, three calendar days from the date of this entry. No later than January 27, 2026, Price must serve a copy of the Complaint, (Doc. [1]), this Order, and the Motion for Preliminary Injunction (Doc. [19]), on the defendants. No later than January 28, 2026, Price must file a notice confirming that he has complied with this instruction or otherwise explain what efforts he has taken to ensure that the defendants have received notice. The defendants must respond to the Motion for Preliminary Injunction (Doc. [19]) no later than February 2, 2026. A hearing on the Motion for Preliminary Injunction (Doc. [19]) will be held before the undersigned in Courtroom 13B, 801 North Florida Avenue, Tampa, Florida, on February 4, 2026, at 10:00 AM. The parties are further directed to file "each paper" on which they rely no later than February 2, 2026. See Local Rule 6.02. Signed by Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle on 1/23/2026.

Show Cause

ORDER: On or before January 29, 2026, Price is directed to provide notice of the upcoming preliminary injunction hearing to all known third parties and others who are in active concert or participation with the defendants or their agents and against whom he seeks an injunction or otherwise intends to bind through the proposed preliminary injunction, (Doc. [19]). The notice must include a copy of the Complaint, (Doc. [1]), this Order, the sealed exhibits (Docs. [2-1], [2-2]), the Motion for a TRO, (Doc. [11]), the Court's Orders Granting and Extending the TRO, (Docs. [12], [18], [20]), the Motion for a Preliminary Injunction, (Doc. [19]), and the Motion for Contempt Against TikTok and Alibaba, (Doc. [21]). Price must file a notice on or before January 30, 2026, confirming that he has complied with this instruction or otherwise explain what efforts he has taken to ensure that the third parties and non-parties have received notice. Any third party or non-party that seeks to respond to the motion for a preliminary injunction must do so no later than 12:00 P.M., EST, on February 3, 2026. Similarly, any third party or non-party that seeks permission to participate in the preliminary injunction hearing must file "each paper" on which it will rely by the same deadline. M.D. Fla. Local Rule 6.02(a)(2). Any third party or non-party must notify the Court of its response and any supporting papers via e-mail to the Chambers inbox, chambers_flmd_mizelle@flmd.uscourts.gov. Signed by Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle on 1/28/2026.

ORDER: On or before January 30, 2026, Price is directed to provide notice of the Motion for Contempt to TikTok.com and Alibaba. The notice must include a copy of the Motion for Contempt (Doc. [21]), all exhibits associated with the Motion, and this Order. Price must file proof of the notice provided to TikTok.com and Alibaba no later than February 2, 2026. No later than February 18, 2026, TikTok.com and Alibaba must show cause why they should not be held in contempt for violation of the Temporary Restraining Order this Court issued on December 29, 2025, and thereafter extended. See (Docs. [12], [18], [20]). Signed by Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle on 1/28/2026.

NOTICE of compliance re [20] Order PLAINTIFF'S NOTICE OF COMPLIANCE WITH JANUARY 23, 2026 COURT ORDER AND STATUS REPORT by Joel Price

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