RNC, Google Seek More Time to File Amended Gmail Spam Claims, Response

Plaintiff Republican National Committee and defendant Google seek deadline extensions to Oct. 10 for the RNC’s amended complaint and Nov. 16 for Google’s response, after U.S. District Judge Daniel Calabretta for Eastern California in Sacramento granted Google’s motion to dismiss the RNC’s allegations that Google intentionally misdirected the RNC’s fundraising emails to Gmail users’ spam folders (see 2308250030), said the parties’ joint stipulation Thursday (docket 2:22-cv-01904). The judge granted the RNC partial leave Aug. 23 to amend within 30 days to establish that Google didn't act in good faith and to show that Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act doesn’t apply to this action. Good cause exists for the requested extensions, said the stipulation. The case “involves numerous complex issues of state and federal law,” and the court’s decision requires the RNC to add “certain factual information,” it said. For similar reasons, additional time for Google to respond to the amended complaint is warranted, it said.