Deaton et al v. Google LLC - Notice of Removal from Santa Clara County Superior Court
Summary
Deaton et al filed a civil case against Google LLC in the Northern District of California, Oakland Division, on April 26, 2026. Google LLC filed a Notice of Removal on the same date, transferring the case from Santa Clara County Superior Court (case number 24CV434658) to federal court. Google LLC also filed a Corporate Disclosure Statement identifying Alphabet Inc. as its corporate parent and XXVI Holdings Inc. as a holding company.
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Google LLC filed a Notice of Removal on April 26, 2026, transferring a civil case from Santa Clara County Superior Court (case 24CV434658) to the Northern District of California, Oakland Division. The notice of removal was filed along with a $405 filing fee and a corporate disclosure statement identifying Alphabet Inc. as Google's corporate parent and XXVI Holdings Inc. as a holding company.
Parties monitoring federal court activity involving major technology companies should note this removal action, which may signal Google's strategy to litigate the underlying dispute in federal court rather than state court. The nature of the original Santa Clara County Superior Court case (case 24CV434658) is not detailed in this docket entry.
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Deaton et al v. GOOGLE LLC
Case Number: 4:26-cv-03581 Location: Oakland Case Type: Civil Case Basis: Federal Question Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions Date Filed:
April 26, 2026
Last Filing Date:
April 26, 2026
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| Date Filed | Docket Number | Document Description |
|---|---|---|
| 04-26-26 | 1 | NOTICE OF REMOVAL from SANTA CLARA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT. Their case number is 24CV434658. (Filing fee $405 receipt number ACANDC-21911854). Filed by GOOGLE LLC. (Attachments: # (1) Declaration, # (2) Exhibit A, # (3) Exhibit B)(So |
| 04-26-26 | 2 | Corporate Disclosure Statement by GOOGLE LLC identifying Corporate Parent Alphabet Inc., Holding Company of XXVI Holdings Inc., Corporate Parent XXVI Holdings Inc., Holding Company of Google LLC. for GOOGLE LLC. re [1] Notice of Removal, |
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