State of New Mexico, et. al., v. Facebook Inc

Summary

Lawsuit filed by the New Mexico Attorney General's Office alleging that Facebook deceived its users about third party access to user data in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

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Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: State of New Mexico
Defense: The Facebook Inc.
Meta Platforms Inc.

Judge: Francis Matthew
Jurisdiction: 1st Judicial Circuit of New Mexico
Court: Santa Fe County Courthouse

Case Number: D-101-CV-202100132
Industry
Practice Area

Plaintiff

State of New Mexico

Represented By:
McGinn, Randi (McGinn Montoya Love Curry & Sievers PA)
Rhodes, Corban (DiCello Levitt)
Bruder, Emma (DiCello Levitt)

Defense

The Facebook Inc.

Represented By:
Butswinkas, Dane (Williams & Connolly LLP)

Defense

Meta Platforms Inc.

Represented By:
Hubbard, Heidi (Williams & Connolly LLP)
Franse, Nelson (Rodey, Dickason, Sloan, Akin, & Robb, P.A.)

Lay Witnesses

Expert Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney
Witness
Witness Expertise
Type
Description

AM Session

Openings

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:43:26	Break
00:51:19	General Case Activities
01:17:10	Opening Statement	McGinn, Randi
02:01:40	Break
02:20:48	Opening Statement	Butswinkas, Dane
03:37:05	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

11 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

8 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

9 Chapters

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

7 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Other

4 Chapters

PM Session

Other

6 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Closings

7 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

4 Chapters

SEP

AM Session

Verdict

3 Chapters

SEP

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Re-Direct Examination	McGinn, Randi	Matheson, Calum	In Person
00:10:20	Witness Direct Examination		Zuckerberg, Mark	Video Recording
01:57:05	General Case Activities
02:07:30	Break
02:14:55	General Case Activities
02:18:15	Break
02:23:00	Witness Direct Examination	Rhodes, Corban	Woolley, Dr. Samuel Ph.D.	In Person
02:44:00	Break
02:48:38	General Case Activities
03:59:45	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Rhodes, Corban	Woolley, Dr. Samuel Ph.D.	In Person
00:21:13	Witness Cross Examination	Hubbard, Heidi	Woolley, Dr. Samuel Ph.D.	In Person
01:43:45	Break
02:03:15	Witness Cross Examination	Hubbard, Heidi	Woolley, Dr. Samuel Ph.D.	In Person
02:11:50	Break
02:34:15	General Case Activities
02:53:43	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:54:40	Break
00:56:47	Witness Direct Examination		Sandberg, Sheryl	Video Recording
02:05:05	General Case Activities
02:07:02	Break
02:22:40	General Case Activities
02:25:33	Witness Direct Examination		Sandberg, Sheryl	Video Recording
02:53:00	Witness Direct Examination	Rhodes, Corban	Egelman, Dr. Serge Ph.D.	In Person
03:34:00	General Case Activities
03:34:45	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
01:03:12	Break
01:03:52	General Case Activities
01:05:30	Witness Direct Examination	Rhodes, Corban	Egelman, Dr. Serge Ph.D.	In Person
02:13:37	Break
02:20:39	General Case Activities
02:37:06	Witness Direct Examination	Rhodes, Corban	Egelman, Dr. Serge Ph.D.	In Person
03:47:07	Witness Cross Examination	Hubbard, Heidi	Egelman, Dr. Serge Ph.D.	In Person
04:15:02	General Case Activities
04:15:52	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:03:20	Break
00:04:27	General Case Activities
00:23:30	Break
00:30:58	Witness Cross Examination	Hubbard, Heidi	Egelman, Dr. Serge Ph.D.	In Person
01:47:30	Break
01:57:50	General Case Activities
02:13:35	Witness Cross Examination	Hubbard, Heidi	Egelman, Dr. Serge Ph.D.	In Person
02:32:38	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Rhodes, Corban	Egelman, Dr. Serge Ph.D.	In Person
02:49:50	General Case Activities
03:00:48	End of Session

State of New Mexico, et. al., v. Facebook Inc

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	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:49:54	Break
00:58:08	Witness Direct Examination	McGinn, Randi	Matheson, Calum	In Person
02:07:59	Break
02:26:10	Witness Direct Examination	McGinn, Randi	Matheson, Calum	In Person
04:14:25	General Case Activities

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:22:55	Break
00:26:08	Witness Direct Examination	McGinn, Randi	Matheson, Calum	In Person
01:12:37	Witness Cross Examination	Butswinkas, Dane	Matheson, Calum	In Person
01:56:40	General Case Activities
02:01:40	Break
02:15:16	Witness Cross Examination	Butswinkas, Dane	Matheson, Calum	In Person
03:19:22	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:43:09	Break
00:51:36	General Case Activities
01:21:38	Witness Direct Examination	Rhodes, Corban	Woolley, Dr. Samuel Ph.D.	In Person
02:46:44	Break
03:00:33	Witness Direct Examination	Rhodes, Corban	Woolley, Dr. Samuel Ph.D.	In Person
03:31:27	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:16:00	Witness Direct Examination	Franse, Nelson	Peleg, Oren	In Person
00:22:53	Break
00:25:05	Witness Direct Examination	Franse, Nelson	Peleg, Oren	In Person
00:26:48	Witness Cross Examination	Rhodes, Corban	Peleg, Oren	In Person
00:29:18	General Case Activities		Peleg, Oren	In Person
00:31:41	General Case Activities		Egelman, Dr. Serge Ph.D.	In Person
00:38:58	Break
00:40:50	Witness Direct Examination		Chen, Stacy	Video Recording
02:15:33	Break
02:34:48	Witness Direct Examination		Soares, Rebecca	Video Recording
03:39:08	General Case Activities
03:40:54	End of Session

	Description	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:07:33	Break
00:18:28	General Case Activities
00:41:13	Break
00:44:58	Witness Direct Examination	Soares, Rebecca	Video Recording
01:34:06	Witness Direct Examination	Zuckerberg, Mark	Video Recording
01:55:55	Break
02:14:08	Witness Direct Examination	Zuckerberg, Mark	Video Recording
02:46:47	Witness Direct Examination	Heaton, Chad	Video Recording
03:17:23	End of Session

	Description	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Chakrabarti, Samidh	Video Recording
00:43:28	Break
01:09:18	General Case Activities
01:36:26	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
01:08:23	Break
01:20:22	Witness Direct Examination	McGinn, Randi	Bickert, Monika	In Person
02:12:03	Break
02:27:11	Witness Direct Examination	McGinn, Randi	Bickert, Monika	In Person
03:04:58	Witness Cross Examination	Butswinkas, Dane	Bickert, Monika	In Person
03:33:33	General Case Activities
03:35:32	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:27:38	Break
00:28:24	Witness Cross Examination	Butswinkas, Dane	Bickert, Monika	In Person
01:47:14	Witness Re-Direct Examination	McGinn, Randi	Bickert, Monika	In Person
02:09:04	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Butswinkas, Dane	Bickert, Monika	In Person
02:11:56	Break
02:25:40	General Case Activities
02:41:09	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:41:59	Witness Direct Examination	Hubbard, Heidi	Cox, Chris	In Person
01:58:25	Break
02:18:12	Witness Direct Examination	Hubbard, Heidi	Cox, Chris	In Person
03:16:49	Witness Cross Examination	Rhodes, Corban	Cox, Chris	In Person
03:35:23	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:48:44	Break
01:22:34	General Case Activities
01:24:34	Witness Direct Examination		Chakrabarti, Samidh	Video Recording
01:50:44	Witness Direct Examination		Curtas, Hugh	Video Recording
02:02:44	Witness Direct Examination		Oliver, Maggie	Video Recording
02:07:14	Witness Direct Examination		Adams, Krystal	Video Recording
02:16:02	Witness Direct Examination	Hubbard, Heidi	Archibong, Ime	In Person
03:42:29	End of Session

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:18:25	Witness Direct Examination	Hubbard, Heidi	Archibong, Ime	In Person
01:54:30	Break
02:15:17	Witness Cross Examination	Schwartz, Daniel	Archibong, Ime	In Person
03:12:30	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Hubbard, Heidi	Archibong, Ime	In Person
03:27:09	General Case Activities
03:30:27	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		01:33:25	Break
		01:47:14	General Case Activities
		03:38:23	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		03:53:00	Break
		04:04:01	General Case Activities
		04:22:20	Break
		04:39:50	General Case Activities
		04:57:43	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:31:25	Break
00:36:00	General Case Activities
01:02:08	Closing Statement	McGinn, Randi
02:26:30	Break
02:42:42	Closing Statement	Butswinkas, Dane
03:44:03	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
		00:00:00	Reading of the Verdict
		00:33:56	General Case Activities
		00:37:41	End of Session