IN THE MATTER OF THE SEARCH OF INFORMATION THAT IS STORED AT PREMISES CONTROLLED BY TWITTER INC. IDENTIFIED IN ATTACHMENT A :: District Of Columbia District Court :: Federal Court Proceeding No. 1:23-sc-00031-JEB, Judge James E. Boasberg presiding

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	Filed: None, Entered: None	Case Unsealed
	***Case Unsealed pursuant to order filed in case 23-mc-84. (zstd)


	Filed: None, Entered: None	Case Assigned/Reassigned
	Case directly reassigned to Chief Judge James E. Boasberg. Judge Beryl A. Howell is no longer assigned to the case. (ztnr)


50	Filed: 8/15/2023, Entered: 8/15/2023	Order
	ORDER re [49] Status Report. Signed by Chief Judge James E. Boasberg on 8/15/2023. (Attachments: # (1) Attachment A, # (2) Attachment B) Counsel has been notified electronically.(znbn)
	Request

	Filed: None, Entered: None	Order
	MINUTE ORDER: Given that the D.C. Circuit has now issued an unsealed Opinion in this matter, which triggered the parties' obligation (set out in this Court's Minute Order of June 13, 2023) to inform the Court of their positions on the unsealing of J. Howell's Opinion and Order, the Court ORDERS that they shall file a Joint Status Report by August 14, 2023, setting out such position(s). So ORDERED, by Chief Judge James E. Boasberg on 8/10/2023. Counsel has been notified electronically.(znbn)


48	Filed: 7/17/2023, Entered: 7/17/2023	Order
	SUPERSEDING ORDER GRANTING [47] Motion to Unseal Limited Information Regarding the Case. Signed by Chief Judge James E. Boasberg on 7/17/2023. Counsel has been notified electronically.(znbn)
	Request

	Filed: None, Entered: None	order on motion for miscellaneous relief
	MINUTE ORDER GRANTING [47] Motion to Unseal Limited Information Regarding the Case. So ORDERED, by Chief Judge James E. Boasberg on 6/28/2023. Counsel has been notified electronically.(znbn)


47	Filed: 6/22/2023, Entered: 6/22/2023, Terminated: 6/28/2023	Motion for Miscellaneous Relief
	MOTION to Unseal Limited Information Regarding the Case by TWITTER INC.. (Attachments: # (1) Text of Proposed Order)(zstd)
	Request

45	Filed: 6/20/2023, Entered: 6/20/2023	Exparte
	Exparte MOTION to Modify and Extend Nondisclosure Order by UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. (Attachments: # (1) Text of Proposed Order, # (2) Exhibit A)(zstd)
	Request

44	Filed: 6/13/2023, Entered: 6/14/2023	Notice (other)
	NOTICE of Filing Letter by TWITTER INC. (Attachments: # (1) Letter)(zstd)
	Request

	Filed: None, Entered: None	***Set/Reset Deadlines
	Set/Reset Deadlines: Joint Status Report due by 12/8/2023, or within 10 days after the D.C. Circuit issues a decision concerning Twitter Inc.'s 33 Notice of Appeal to the D.C. Circuit, whichever date occurs earlier. (ztg)


	Filed: None, Entered: None	Order
	MINUTE ORDER (paperless) DIRECTING, upon consideration of the parties' [43] Joint Status Report, that the parties submit a joint status report advising the Court whether the [29] March 3, 2023 Order and the [30] March 3, 2023 Memorandum Opinion may be unsealed, in whole or in part with redactions, by December 8, 2023, or within 10 days after the D.C. Circuit issues a decision concerning Twitter Inc.'s [33] Notice of Appeal to the D.C. Circuit, whichever date occurs earlier. Signed by Judge Beryl A. Howell on June 13, 2023. Counsel has been notified electronically.(lcbah4)


43	Filed: 6/8/2023, Entered: 6/9/2023	Status report
	JOINT STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. (zstd)
	Request

42	Filed: 6/8/2023, Entered: 6/9/2023	Notice (other)
	CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by TWITTER INC. (zstd)
	Request

41	Filed: 3/27/2023, Entered: 3/27/2023	Notice (other)
	NOTICE of Payment by TWITTER INC. (zstd)
	Request

	Filed: None, Entered: None	Filing Fee Received
	Wire payment for sanctions ordered: $ 350,000, receipt number: 740004. (zstd)


40	Filed: 3/13/2023, Entered: 3/13/2023	Supplemental ROA Sent to USCA
	Supplemental Record on Appeal transmitted to US Court of Appeals re [34] MOTION to Stay ;USCA Case Number 23-5044. (zstd)
	Request

	Filed: None, Entered: None	Order
	MINUTE ORDER (paperless) Upon consideration of the parties' [37] Joint Status Report, DIRECTING the parties to submit a joint status report advising the Court whether the [29] March 3, 2023 Order ("Order") and the [30] March 3, 2023 Memorandum Opinion ("Opinion") may be unsealed, in whole or in part with redactions, by June 8, 2023, or sooner if events occur that would permit earlier release of the Order and Opinion, in whole or in part with redactions. Signed by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell on March 11, 2023. Counsel has been notified electronically.(lcbah4)


39	Filed: 3/10/2023, Entered: 3/10/2023	Order on Motion to stay
	MEMORANDUM & ORDER denying Twitter Inc.'s [34] Motion to Stay. Signed by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell on March 10, 2023. Counsel has been notified electronically.(lcbah4)
	Request

38	Filed: 3/10/2023, Entered: 3/10/2023	Reply to opposition to Motion
	REPLY in Support re [34] MOTION to Stay Pending Appeal filed by TWITTER INC. (zstd)
	Request

37	Filed: 3/10/2023, Entered: 3/10/2023	Status report
	JOINT STATUS REPORT by UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. (zstd)
	Request

35	Filed: 3/7/2023, Entered: 3/7/2023	transmission of notice of appeal and docket sheet to USCA
	Transmission of the Notice of Appeal, Order Appealed (Memorandum Opinion), and Docket Sheet to US Court of Appeals. The Court of Appeals fee was paid re [33] Notice of Appeal to DC Circuit Court (zstd)
	Request

34	Filed: 3/7/2023, Entered: 3/7/2023, Terminated: 3/10/2023	Motion To Stay
	MOTION for Stay Pending Appeal by TWITTER INC.. (zstd)
	Request

33	Filed: 3/7/2023, Entered: 3/7/2023	Notice of Appeal to DC Circuit Court
	NOTICE OF APPEAL TO DC CIRCUIT COURT as to [30] Memorandum & Opinion, [29] Order on Motion to Vacate,, Order on Motion to Modify, by TWITTER INC.. Filing fee $ 505, receipt number 204148. Fee Status: Fee Paid. Parties have been notified. (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit A- Order, # (2) Exhibit B- Memorandum Opinion)(zstd)
	Request

	Filed: None, Entered: None	USCA Case Number
	USCA Case Number 23-5044 for [33] Notice of Appeal to DC Circuit Court, filed by TWITTER INC. (zstd)


	Filed: None, Entered: None	Order
	MINUTE ORDER (paperless) ISSUING, upon consideration of Twitter, Inc.'s [34] Emergency Motion for Stay Pending Appeal, which fails to propose, after conferral with the government, any briefing schedule on this motion, the following SCHEDULING ORDER: (1) By March 9, 2023 at 3 PM, the government shall file any response to Twitter, Inc.'s motion; and (2) By March 10, 2023 at 3 PM, Twitter Inc. shall file any reply in support of its motion. Signed by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell on March 7, 2023. Counsel has been notified electronically.(lcbah4)


32	Filed: 3/3/2023, Entered: 3/3/2023	NOTICE OF FILING REDACTED DOCUMENT
	NOTICE OF FILING REDACTED DOCUMENT re [30] Memorandum & Opinion by UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (Attachments: # (1) Redacted Memorandum Opinion)(zstd)
	Request

29	Filed: 3/3/2023, Entered: 3/3/2023	Order on Motion to Vacate
	ORDER denying Twitter's [7] Motion to Vacate or Modify Non-Disclosure Order and Stay Twitter's Compliance with Search Warrant, and DIRECTING Twitter to pay sanctions for its failure to comply with the Court's February 7, 2023 Minute Order. See Order for for further details. Signed by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell on March 3, 2023. Counsel has been notified electronically.(lcbah4)
	Request

	Filed: None, Entered: None	Order
	MINUTE ORDER (paperless), upon consideration of the government's [31] proposed redactions to protect the confidentiality of information in an ongoing criminal investigation, DIRECTING, by 5 PM today, that the government file on the sealed docket a redacted version of [30] Memorandum Opinion, as proposed by the government, and transmit the redacted version promptly to counsel for Twitter, Inc. Signed by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell on March 3, 2023. Signed by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell on March 3, 2023. Counsel has been notified electronically.(lcbah4)


27	Filed: 2/24/2023, Entered: 2/24/2023	Reply to opposition to Motion
	REPLY to opposition to motion re [7] MOTION to Vacate MOTION or Modify Non-Disclosure Order and Stay Twitter's Compliance with Search Warrant filed by TWITTER INC.. (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit A, # (2) Exhibit B)(zstd)
	Request

26	Filed: 2/21/2023, Entered: 2/21/2023, Terminated: 2/21/2023	Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply
	MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to [7] MOTION to Vacate or Modify Non-Disclosure Order by TWITTER INC.. (Attachments: # (1) Text of Proposed Order)(zstd)
	Request

	Filed: None, Entered: None	Order on Motion for Extension of Time to File Response / Reply
	MINUTE ORDER (paperless) GRANTING Twitter, Inc.'s [26] Motion for Extension of Time to File Reply, and DIRECTING Twitter, Inc. to file any reply in support of its [7] Motion to Vacate or Modify Non-Disclosure Order by February 24, 2023, at 4:00 PM. Signed by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell on February 21, 2023. Counsel has been notified electronically.(lcbah4)


24	Filed: 2/17/2023, Entered: 2/17/2023	Order on Motion to Seal Case +
	ORDER Authorizing limited disclosure and imposing protection. See order for further details. Signed by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell on February 17, 2023. Counsel has been notified electronically.(lcbah4)
	Request

23	Filed: 2/17/2023, Entered: 2/17/2023, Terminated: 2/17/2023	Motion for Leave to File
	MOTION for Leave to Late-File the Government's Opposition to Twitter's Motion to Vacate or Modify the NDO by UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. (zstd)
	Request

	Filed: None, Entered: None	Order on Motion For Leave to File.
	MINUTE ORDER (paperless) granting the government's [23] Motion for Leave to File to Late-File. Signed by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell on February 17, 2023. Counsel has been notified electronically.(lcbah4)


21	Filed: 2/16/2023, Entered: 2/17/2023	Memorandum in opposition
	Memorandum in opposition to re [7] Motion to Vacate or Modify Non-Disclosure Order and Stay Twitter's Compliance with Search Warrant filed by UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. (Attachments: # (1) Exhibit A)(zstd)
	Request

20	Filed: 2/16/2023, Entered: 2/17/2023	Motion to Seal Case
	MOTION to Seal and to Authorize Limited Disclosure by UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. (Attachments: # (1) Order Authorizing Limited Disclosure and Imposing Protection)(zstd)
	Request

19	Filed: 2/13/2023, Entered: 2/14/2023	Notice (other)
	NOTICE Regarding Accrued Sanction by UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (zstd)
	Request

17	Filed: 2/10/2023, Entered: 2/10/2023, Terminated: 2/10/2023	Motion for Miscellaneous Relief
	MOTION to Partially Unseal for Purpose of Ordering Transcript by UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. (Attachments: # (1) Text of Proposed Order)(zstd)
	Request

	Filed: None, Entered: None	order on motion for miscellaneous relief
	MINUTE ORDER (paperless) GRANTING the government's [17] Motion to Partially Unseal for Purpose of Ordering Transcript and AUTHORIZING the Court Reporter to provide the February 9, 2023, sealed hearing transcript to counsel of record for the government. Signed by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell on February 10, 2023. Counsel has been notified electronically. (lcbah4)


	Filed: None, Entered: None	order on motion for miscellaneous relief
	MINUTE ORDER (paperless) GRANTING Twitter, Inc.'s [15] Motion Requesting Authorization for Transcription and Distribution regarding Motion Hearing and [16] Motion Requesting Authorization for Transcription and Distribution regarding Status Conference, and AUTHORIZING the Court Reporter to provide the February 7, 2023, and February 9, 2023, sealed hearing transcripts to counsel of record for Twitter, Inc. Signed by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell on February 10, 2023. Counsel has been notified electronically. (lcbah4)


28	Filed: 2/9/2023, Entered: 2/27/2023	Notice of Appearance
	NOTICE of Appearance by Aaron Zebley on behalf of TWITTER INC. (zstd)
	Request

25	Filed: 2/9/2023, Entered: 2/21/2023	Notice (other)
	NOTICE by UNITED STATES OF AMERICA regarding Twitter's non-compliance with the warrant. (ztg)
	Request

16	Filed: 2/9/2023, Entered: 2/10/2023	Motion for Miscellaneous Relief
	MOTION Requesting Authorization for Transcription and Distribution re Status Conference by TWITTER INC.. (Attachments: # (1) Text of Proposed Order Regarding February 9, 2023 Proceedings)(zstd)
	Request

15	Filed: 2/9/2023, Entered: 2/10/2023	Motion for Miscellaneous Relief
	MOTION Requesting Authorization for Transcription and Distribution re Motion Hearing, by TWITTER INC.. (Attachments: # (1) Text of Proposed Order Regarding February 7, 2023 Proceedings)(zstd)
	Request

14	Filed: 2/9/2023, Entered: 2/9/2023	Letter
	Letter from Twitter, Inc Counsel. "Leave to file GRANTED". Signed by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell on 2/9/2023. (zstd)
	Request

	Filed: None, Entered: None	Status Conference
	Minute Entry for proceedings held before Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell: Status Conference held on 2/9/2023. (Court Reporter Elizabeth Saint-Loth.) (ztg)


	Filed: None, Entered: None	Order
	MINUTE ORDER (paperless) DIRECTING, upon notice from government counsel, via email, that Twitter, Inc. has advised the government that records responsive to the [4] Search and Seizure Warrant have not been fully produced by the deadline for compliance set out in the Court's February 7, 2023 Minute Order, that the parties appear in-person, on February 9, 2023 (today) at 11:00 AM, in Courtroom 22A for a hearing on the status of Twitter, Inc.'s compliance with the Warrant. Signed by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell on February 9, 2023. Counsel has been notified electronically.(lcbah4)


13	Filed: 2/8/2023, Entered: 2/8/2023, Terminated: 2/8/2023	Motion for Miscellaneous Relief
	MOTION to Partially Unseal for Purpose of Ordering Transcript by UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. (Attachments: # (1) Text of Proposed Order)(zstd)
	Request

	Filed: None, Entered: None	order on motion for miscellaneous relief
	MINUTE ORDER (paperless) GRANTING the government's [13] Motion to Partially Unseal for Purpose of Ordering Transcript and AUTHORIZING the Court Reporter to provide the February 7, 2023, sealed hearing transcript to counsel of record for the government. Signed by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell on February 8, 2023. Counsel has been notified electronically.(lcbah4)


12	Filed: 2/7/2023, Entered: 2/7/2023	Notice of Appearance
	NOTICE of Appearance by George P. Varghese on behalf of TWITTER INC. (zstd)
	Request

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	Filed: None, Entered: None	Order on Motion for Order to Show Cause
	MINUTE ORDER (paperless) GRANTING the government's [5] Motion for Order to Show Cause; DIRECTING that Twitter, Inc.: (1) By February 7, 2023 at 5:00 PM, comply with the [4] Search and Seizure Warrant, which itself required compliance by January 27, 2023; and (2) by February 8, 2023 at 5 PM, submit a list of each case in which Twitter, Inc. has filed a challenge to a non-disclosure order, issued pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 2705(b), summarizing for each case the court's resolution of that challenge; and further ORDERING that Twitter, Inc. shall be held in contempt if it fails to comply with the [4] Search and Seizure Warrant by February 7, 2023 at 5:00 PM, and that Twitter, Inc. shall be fined $50,000, a fine amount that shall double every day, for failing to comply with this Order, payable to the Clerk of this Court. Signed by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell on February 7, 2023. Counsel has been notified electronically.(lcbah4)


	Filed: None, Entered: None	Motion Hearing
	Minute Entry for proceedings held before Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell: Motion Hearing held on 2/7/2023. [5] MOTION for Order to Show Cause filed by UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, heard and GRANTED; an order will be issued by the Court. (Court Reporter Elizabeth Saint-Loth.) (ztg)


11	Filed: 2/6/2023, Entered: 2/7/2023	Reply to opposition to Motion
	REPLY to opposition to motion re [5] MOTION for Order to Show Cause filed by UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. (zstd)
	Request

10	Filed: 2/6/2023, Entered: 2/6/2023, Terminated: 2/6/2023	Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice
	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- George P. Varghese, by TWITTER INC.. (Attachments: # (1) Text of Proposed Order, # (2) Varghese PHV Declaration, # (3) Varghese - Certificate of Good Standing)(zstd)
	Request

	Filed: None, Entered: None	Order on Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice
	MINUTE ORDER (paperless) GRANTING Twitter, Inc.'s [10] Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice. Mr. Varghese may enter an appearance pro hac vice for the purpose of representing Twitter, Inc. in this action. Counsel should register for e-filing via PACER and file a notice of appearance pursuant to LCvR 83.6(a). Click for instructions. Signed by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell on February 6, 2023. Counsel has been notified electronically.(lcbah4)


	Filed: None, Entered: None	Filing Fee Received
	Filing fee received: $ 100.00, receipt number: 203958 re [10] Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice (zstd)


8	Filed: 2/3/2023, Entered: 2/3/2023	Notice (other)
	NOTICE of Proposed Briefing Schedule in Response to Court's Order dated February 2, 2023, by UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, TWITTER INC. (ztg)
	Request

	Filed: None, Entered: None	set/reset deadlines/hearings
	Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings: Twitter, Inc.'s opposition to the government's motion due by 10:00 AM on 2/6/2023; government's reply due by 6:00 PM on 2/6/2023; Sealed Motion Hearing scheduled for 2/7/2023, at 1:30 PM in Courtroom 22A- In Person before Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell. Government's opposition to Twitter, Inc.'s motion due by 4:00 PM on 2/16/2023; Twitter Inc.'s reply due by 4:00 PM on 2/23/2023. (ztg)


	Filed: None, Entered: None	Order
	MINUTE ORDER (paperless) Upon consideration of the parties' proposed briefing schedules submitted by email by the government, see [8] NOTICE of Proposed Briefing Schedule, ISSUING the following SCHEDULING ORDER regarding the government's [5] Motion for Order to Show Cause: (1) By February 6, 2023 at 10:00 AM, Twitter, Inc. shall file any opposition to the government's motion; (2) By February 6, 2023 at 6:00 PM, the government shall file any reply; (3) On February 7, 2023 at 1:30 PM, the parties are DIRECTED to appear in-person in Courtroom 22A for a sealed hearing on the government's motion; and ISSUING the following SCHEDULING ORDER regarding Twitter, Inc.'s [7] Motion to Vacate or Modify Non-Disclosure Order: (1) By February 16, 2023 at 4:00 PM, the government shall file any opposition to Twitter, Inc.'s motion; (2) By February 23, 2023 at 4:00 PM, Twitter, Inc. shall file any reply; and (3) A hearing, if necessary, will be scheduled at a later date. Signed by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell on February 3, 2023. Counsel has been notified electronically.(lcbah4)


	Filed: None, Entered: None	***Set/Reset Deadlines
	Set/Reset Deadlines: Response to Order of the Court due by 1:00 PM on 2/3/2023. (ztg)


7	Filed: 2/2/2023, Entered: 2/2/2023, Terminated: 3/3/2023	Motion to Vacate
	MOTION to Vacate or Modify Non-Disclosure Order and Stay Twitter's Compliance with Search Warrant by TWITTER INC. (Attachments: # (1) Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support of Motion to Vacate or Modify Non-Disclosure Order Issued Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 2705(b) And Stay Twitter's Compliance with Search Warrant, # (2) Text of Proposed Order) (zhsj)
	Request

6	Filed: 2/2/2023, Entered: 2/2/2023, Terminated: 2/3/2023	Motion to Seal Case
	MOTION to Seal Case by TWITTER INC. (Attachments: # (1) Text of Proposed Order) (zhsj)
	Request

5	Filed: 2/2/2023, Entered: 2/2/2023, Terminated: 2/7/2023	~Motion for Order to Show Cause
	MOTION for Order to Show Cause by UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. (Attachments: # (1) Text of Proposed Order)(zstd)
	Request

	Filed: None, Entered: None	Order
	MINUTE ORDER (paperless) GRANTING Twitter, Inc.'s unopposed [6] Motion to Seal; and DIRECTING the government and Twitter, Inc. to confer and propose, by February 3, 2023 at 1 PM, a briefing schedule for the pending [5] governments Motion for an Order to Show Cause and [7] Twitter, Inc.'s Motion to Vacate or Modify Non-Disclosure Order, as well as a date for hearing on these pending motions. Signed by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell on February 2, 2023. Counsel has been notified electronically.(lcbah4)


3	Filed: 1/17/2023, Entered: 1/17/2023	Order
	ORDER granting [2] Application for an Order pursuant to 18 USC 2705(b) as to TWITTER, INC. Signed by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell on January 17, 2023. Counsel has been notified electronically.(lcbah3)
	Request