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*1 Case 4:25-mc-00822 Document 12 Filed on 07/09/25 in TXSD Page 1 of 2
United States District Court Southern District of Texas ENTERED July 09, 2025 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT Nathan Ochsner, Clerk FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS HOUSTON DIVISION
ERIK OLIVER AND THE RICHARDSON Civil Action No. 4:25-mc-00822
OLIVER LAW GROUP LLP, Petitioners, Related to Action Pending in
WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS v.
Civil Action No. 6:22-cv-575-ADA-DTG EIGHT KHZ, LLC,
Respondent. ORDER TRANSFERRING PETITIONERS’ MOTION TO QUASH SUBPOENAS
AND/OR FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER
Before the Court is Petitioners Erik Oliver and the Richardson Oliver Law Group LLP’s Motion to Quash Subpoenas And/or For Protective Order (the “Motion”).
The Motion concerns subpoenas served by Respondent Eight KHZ, LLC, in connection with the litigation captioned Eight KHZ, LLC v. Meta Platforms, Inc. et al. , Case No. 6:22-CV- 00575-ADA-DTG, currently pending in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas (the “Underlying Action”). Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 45(f) provides that, “[w]hen the court where compliance is required did not issue the subpoena, it may transfer a motion under this rule to the issuing court if the person subject to the subpoena consents or if the court finds exceptional circumstances.” Here, both parties consent to transfer of the Motion to U.S. Magistrate Judge Derek T. Gilliland, who is presiding over all non-dispositive pretrial matters as provided in 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(A) in the Underlying Action ( see Underlying Action, Dkt. 43).
It is hereby ORDERED that this action is TRANSFERRED to Magistrate Judge Derek T. Gilliland of the Waco Division of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas.
Case 4:25-mc-00822 Document 12 Filed on 07/09/25 in TXSD Page 2 of 2 IT IS SO ORDERED.
Signed at Houston, Texas on July 9, 2025.
_______________________________ Keith P. Ellison
United States District Judge
