Children's Health Defense v. Facebook Inc.

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 CHILDREN’S HEALTH DEFENSE, Case No. 20-cv-05787-SI 8 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING MOTION TO FILE 9 v. AMICUS BRIEF 10 FACEBOOK INC., et al., Re: Dkt. No. 89 11 Defendants. 12 13 The Rutherford Institute has filed a motion requesting leave to file an amicus brief. “The 14 || district court has broad discretion to permit amicus briefs.” Hoptowit v. Ray, 682 F.2d 1237, 1260 3 15 || (9th Cir. 1982). “There are no strict prerequisites that must be established prior to qualifying for a 16 || amicus status; an individual seeking…