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Brooks v. Thomson Reuters Corporation — U.S. District Court, N.D. Cal.

Brooks v. Thomson Reuters Corporation — 140 court filings in the archive from U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, filed between December 6, 2004 and November 13, 2025. Among them: 48 exhibits, 19 orders and 15 transcripts.

Case facts

CaptionBrooks v. Thomson Reuters Corporation
CourtU.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Docket number3:21-cv-01418
Filings140 public filings
Filed2004-12-06 – 2025-11-13
Document typesexhibits (48), orders (19), transcripts (15), motions (10), notices (4), declarations (2)
Original PDFs140 of 140

Case summary

Brooks v. Thomson Reuters Corporation, No. 3:21-cv-01418 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, is a class action brought by Cat Brooks and Rasheed Shabazz over Thomson Reuters' CLEAR product. The action began in Alameda County Superior Court as Case No. RG20082878 and was removed on February 26, 2021. The notice of removal states that the complaint alleges the unlawful collection and sale of Californians' personal information through CLEAR, and the plaintiffs' brief frames the claim as a violation of California's Unfair Competition Law. A class notice published October 15, 2024 describes a $27.5 million settlement for California residents since December 3, 2016, with a claim deadline of December 6, 2024. A proposed final judgment was filed January 9, 2025.

Case at a glance

PartiesPlaintiffs Cat Brooks and Rasheed Shabazz, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated; defendant Thomson Reuters Corporation. A corporate disclosure names West Publishing Corporation as the entity that sells the CLEAR service
Court and docketU.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, San Francisco Division, No. 3:21-cv-01418-EMC-KAW; removed from Alameda County Superior Court, No. RG20082878
ProgramNo pandemic relief program is the subject of the claims. The CLEAR marketing material in the exhibits lists unemployment insurance among the product's uses
ClaimsUnlawful collection and sale of Californians' personal information through CLEAR without consent, pleaded as a violation of California's Unfair Competition Law
Disposition or statusSettled, subject to court approval. A class notice of October 15, 2024 describes a $27.5 million settlement; a proposed final judgment filed January 9, 2025 would approve the settlement and dismiss the action with prejudice. No entered final approval order or judgment is among the filings on this page; the latest filings are dated October 28 and November 13, 2025
Status checked2026-09-23 · against DOJ press releases through 2026-09-22; court docket not yet read

What is the case about?

The notice of removal states that the complaint alleges that Thomson Reuters engages in the unlawful collection and sale of Californians' personal information through its online investigation software tool CLEAR, which provides access to public and non-public information about individuals.

What does the settlement notice say?

That the action was brought on behalf of current and former California residents who allege Thomson Reuters made information about them available for sale through CLEAR, that class members may be entitled to money from a $27.5 million settlement, that residence in California at any time since December 3, 2016 may make a person a class member, and that claims had to be filed by December 6, 2024.

What would the proposed judgment do?

Approve the settlement agreement without modification as fair, reasonable and adequate, release the claims defined in the agreement, dismiss the action in its entirety with prejudice with each party bearing its own costs except as the agreement provides, and direct the clerk to close the file.

Summary written from the documents on this page; every sentence is sourced.

Filings

140 public filings from this case, in filing-date order.

  1. ExhibitExhibit · Dkt. 155.1 · PDF
  2. Notice of Eligibility for Video RecordingNotice · PDF
  3. Exhibit AExhibit · Dkt. 1.1 · PDF
  4. Exhibit BExhibit · Dkt. 1.2 · PDF
  5. Exhibit CExhibit · Dkt. 1.3 · PDF
  6. Civil Cover Sheet by Thomson Reuters Corporation — Brooks v. Thomson Reuters Corporation (Dkt. 2, N.D. Cal. No. 3:21-cv-01418)PDF
  7. Corporate Disclosure Statement by Thomson Reuters Corporation……PDF
  8. Order by Magistrate Judge Kandis A. Westmore granting 8 Motion…Order · PDF
  9. Motion for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice Filing — Brooks v. Thomson Reuters Corporation (Dkt. 8, N.D. Cal. No. 3:21-cv-01418)Motion · PDF
  10. Motion for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice of Alice Buttrick — Brooks v. Thomson Reuters Corporation (Dkt. 11, N.D. Cal. No. 3:21-cv-01418)Motion · PDF
  11. MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice filed by Cat Brooks,…Motion · Dkt. 12 · PDF
  12. Supplement Certificate Of Good StandingPDF
  13. Motion for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice Anna Mouw Thompson — Brooks v. Thomson Reuters Corporation (Dkt. 14, N.D. Cal. No. 3:21-cv-01418)Motion · PDF
  14. Order by Magistrate Judge Kandis A. Westmore granting 11 Motion…Order · PDF
  15. Order by Magistrate Judge Kandis A. Westmore granting 12 Motion…Order · PDF
  16. Order by Magistrate Judge Kandis A. Westmore granting 14 Motion…Order · PDF
  17. Motion for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice of Benjamin D. — Brooks v. Thomson Reuters Corporation (Dkt. 19, N.D. Cal. No. 3:21-cv-01418)Motion · PDF
  18. Order by Magistrate Judge Kandis A. Westmore granting 19 Motion…Order · PDF
  19. Clerk's Notice to all Parties Re: Consent — Brooks v. Thomson Reuters Corporation (Dkt. 22, N.D. Cal. No. 3:21-cv-01418)PDF
  20. STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER re 28 MOTION to Dismiss and Motion to…Stipulation · Dkt. 29 · PDF
  21. ORDER GRANTING 29 STIPULATION SETTING MOTION TO DISMISS…Order · PDF
  22. STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER re 28 MOTION to Dismiss and Motion to…Stipulation · Dkt. 31 · PDF
  23. ORDER Granting 31 STIPULATION re 28 MOTION to Dismiss Briefing……Order · PDF
  24. Transcript of Zoom Video Conference Proceedings — Brooks v. Thomson Reuters Corporation (Dkt. 50, N.D. Cal. No. 3:21-cv-01418)Transcript · PDF
  25. Transcript Order for proceedings — Brooks v. Thomson Reuters Corporation (Dkt. 41, N.D. Cal. No. 3:21-cv-01418)Transcript · PDF
  26. Transcript Order for proceedings held on 6/24/21 — Brooks v. Thomson Reuters Corporation (Dkt. 42, N.D. Cal. No. 3:21-cv-01418)Transcript · PDF
  27. Certificate of Interested Entities by Cat Brooks — Brooks v. Thomson Reuters Corporation (Dkt. 45, N.D. Cal. No. 3:21-cv-01418)PDF
  28. Transcript of Proceedings held on 08/17/2021 — Brooks v. Thomson Reuters Corporation (Dkt. 63, N.D. Cal. No. 3:21-cv-01418)Transcript · PDF
  29. Notice by Cat Brooks, Rasheed Shabazz of Withdrawal — Brooks v. Thomson Reuters Corporation (Dkt. 61, N.D. Cal. No. 3:21-cv-01418)Notice · PDF
  30. Order by Judge Edward M. Chen granting 66 Motion — Brooks v. Thomson Reuters Corporation (Dkt. 67, N.D. Cal. No. 3:21-cv-01418)Order · PDF
  31. TRANSCRIPT ORDER for proceedings held on 12/14/2021 before Judge…Transcript · Dkt. 73 · PDF
  32. TRANSCRIPT ORDER for proceedings held on 12/14/2021 before Judge…Transcript · Dkt. 74 · PDF
  33. Transcript of Remote Zoom Video Conference Proceedings — Brooks v. Thomson Reuters Corporation (Dkt. 75, N.D. Cal. No. 3:21-cv-01418)Transcript · PDF
  34. Order by Judge Edward M. Chen granting 77 Stipulation — Brooks v. Thomson Reuters Corporation (Dkt. 78, N.D. Cal. No. 3:21-cv-01418)Order · PDF
  35. Motion for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice of Mark Troutman — Brooks v. Thomson Reuters Corporation (Dkt. 79, N.D. Cal. No. 3:21-cv-01418)Motion · PDF
  36. Order by Judge Edward M. Chen Granting 79 Motion — Brooks v. Thomson Reuters Corporation (Dkt. 80, N.D. Cal. No. 3:21-cv-01418)Order · PDF
  37. Joint Discovery Letter Brief Regarding Defendants' Responses…PDF
  38. Order by Judge Edward M. Chen granting 83 Stipulation — Brooks v. Thomson Reuters Corporation (Dkt. 84, N.D. Cal. No. 3:21-cv-01418)Order · PDF
  39. MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice filed by Cat Brooks,…Motion · Dkt. 85 · PDF
  40. Certificate/Proof of Service Certificate of Good StandingDkt. 85.1 · PDF
  41. Order by Judge Edward M. Chen Granting 85 Motion — Brooks v. Thomson Reuters Corporation (Dkt. 86, N.D. Cal. No. 3:21-cv-01418)Order · PDF
  42. Order by Judge Edward M Chen granting 93 Motion — Brooks v. Thomson Reuters Corporation (Dkt. 94, N.D. Cal. No. 3:21-cv-01418)Order · PDF
  43. Joint Discovery Letter Brief Regarding Defendant's Responses…PDF
  44. Transcript Order for proceedings — Brooks v. Thomson Reuters Corporation (Dkt. 100, N.D. Cal. No. 3:21-cv-01418)Transcript · PDF
  45. Transcript Order for proceedings held on 6/30/22 — Brooks v. Thomson Reuters Corporation (Dkt. 103, N.D. Cal. No. 3:21-cv-01418)Transcript · PDF
  46. Transcript of Proceedings held on June — Brooks v. Thomson Reuters Corporation (Dkt. 105, N.D. Cal. No. 3:21-cv-01418)Transcript · PDF
  47. NOTICE of Appearance by Amy Marie Zeman (Zeman, Amy) (Filed on……Notice · PDF
  48. Exhibit AExhibit · Dkt. 114.2 · PDF
  49. Exhibit BExhibit · Dkt. 114.3 · PDF
  50. Exhibit 10Exhibit · Dkt. 130.10 · PDF
  51. Exhibit 11Exhibit · Dkt. 130.11 · PDF
  52. Exhibit 12Exhibit · Dkt. 130.12 · PDF
  53. Exhibit 14Exhibit · Dkt. 130.14 · PDF
  54. Exhibits 15-17PDF
  55. Exhibit 18Exhibit · Dkt. 130.16 · PDF
  56. Exhibits 19-21PDF
  57. Exhibits 23-39PDF
  58. Exhibit 40Exhibit · Dkt. 130.20 · PDF
  59. Exhibits 41-62PDF
  60. Exhibit 63Exhibit · Dkt. 130.22 · PDF
  61. Exhibit 64Exhibit · Dkt. 130.23 · PDF
  62. Exhibit 65Exhibit · Dkt. 130.24 · PDF
  63. Exhibit 66Exhibit · Dkt. 130.25 · PDF
  64. Exhibit 67Exhibit · Dkt. 130.26 · PDF
  65. Exhibits 70-74PDF
  66. Exhibits 2-4Dkt. 130.5 · PDF
  67. Exhibit 5 [REDACTED]Exhibit · PDF
  68. Exhibit 6 [REDACTED]Exhibit · PDF
  69. Exhibits 8-9Dkt. 130.9 · PDF
  70. NOTICE of Appearance by Hanne Jensen (Jensen, Hanne) (Filed on……Notice · PDF
  71. Exhibit 1-4Exhibit · Dkt. 146.1 · PDF
  72. Exhibit 1 to the Mura Declaration - Public Version of ECF No.……Exhibit · PDF
  73. Exhibit 36 to the Mura Declaration — Brooks v. Thomson Reuters Corporation (Dkt. 148-10, N.D. Cal. No. 3:21-cv-01418)Exhibit · PDF
  74. Exhibit 58 to the Mura Declaration — Brooks v. Thomson Reuters Corporation (Dkt. 148-11, N.D. Cal. No. 3:21-cv-01418)Exhibit · PDF
  75. Exhibit 70 to the Mura Declaration — Brooks v. Thomson Reuters Corporation (Dkt. 148-14, N.D. Cal. No. 3:21-cv-01418)Exhibit · PDF
  76. Exhibit 3 to the Mura Declaration - Public Version of ECF No.……Exhibit · PDF
  77. Exhibit 4 to the Mura Declaration - Public Version of ECF No.……Exhibit · PDF
  78. Exhibit 5 to the Mura Declaration - Public Version of ECF No.……Exhibit · PDF
  79. Exhibit 6 to the Mura Declaration - Public Version of ECF No.……Exhibit · PDF
  80. Exhibit 17 to the Mura Declaration — Brooks v. Thomson Reuters Corporation (Dkt. 148-7, N.D. Cal. No. 3:21-cv-01418)Exhibit · PDF
  81. Exhibit 27 to the Mura Declaration — Brooks v. Thomson Reuters Corporation (Dkt. 148-8, N.D. Cal. No. 3:21-cv-01418)Exhibit · PDF
  82. Exhibit 28 to the Mura Declaration — Brooks v. Thomson Reuters Corporation (Dkt. 148-9, N.D. Cal. No. 3:21-cv-01418)Exhibit · PDF
  83. Declaration Kevin AppoldDeclaration · PDF
  84. Public version of Exhibit A-13PDF
  85. Public version of Exhibit A-15Transcript · PDF
  86. Public version of Exhibit A-16PDF
  87. Public version of Exhibit A-02PDF
  88. Public version of Exhibit A-03PDF
  89. Public version of Exhibit A-04PDF
  90. Public version of Exhibit A-05PDF
  91. Public version of Exhibit A-06PDF
  92. Public version of Exhibit A-07PDF
  93. Public version of Exhibit A-08PDF
  94. Public version of Exhibit B-3PDF
  95. Public version of Exhibit C-1PDF
  96. Public version of Exhibit C-3PDF
  97. Declaration of Derek Maltz in Support of 150 Administrative Motion — Brooks v. Thomson Reuters Corporation (Dkt. 154, N.D. Cal. No. 3:21-cv-01418)Declaration · PDF
  98. Motion for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice — Brooks v. Thomson Reuters Corporation (Dkt. 155, N.D. Cal. No. 3:21-cv-01418)Motion · PDF
  99. Exhibit 4)(Schottlaender, Hayden) (Filed on 2/6/2023) Modified…Exhibit · PDF
  100. Exhibit 2Exhibit · Dkt. 157.8 · PDF
  101. Exhibit 3Exhibit · Dkt. 157.9 · PDF
  102. [REDACTED] Exhibit 1PDF
  103. Exhibit 2Exhibit · Dkt. 159.4 · PDF
  104. Exhibit 3Exhibit · Dkt. 159.5 · PDF
  105. Exhibit 4Exhibit · Dkt. 159.6 · PDF
  106. Exhibit 5Exhibit · Dkt. 159.7 · PDF
  107. Exhibit 6Exhibit · Dkt. 159.8 · PDF
  108. Order by Judge Edward M Chen Granting 155 Motion — Brooks v. Thomson Reuters Corporation (Dkt. 164, N.D. Cal. No. 3:21-cv-01418)Order · PDF
  109. Exhibit 1Exhibit · Dkt. 166.3 · PDF
  110. Exhibit 2 [FILED UNDER SEAL]Exhibit · PDF
  111. Exhibit 1 [FILED UNDER SEAL]Exhibit · PDF
  112. Exhibit 1 to the Mura Declaration Public Version of ECF No…Exhibit · PDF
  113. Motion for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice Tyler S. — BrooksMotion · PDF
  114. Exhibit A-14 to Declaration of Susan Fahringer — Brooks v. Thomson Reuters Corporation (Dkt. 186-4, N.D. Cal. No. 3:21-cv-01418)Exhibit · PDF
  115. Exhibit A-17 to Declaration of Susan Fahringer — Brooks v. Thomson Reuters Corporation (Dkt. 186-5, N.D. Cal. No. 3:21-cv-01418)Exhibit · PDF
  116. Exhibit 1 to Hayden Schottlaender - Redacted- Publicly Filed… —…Exhibit · PDF
  117. Order by Judge Edward M Chen Granting 183 Motion — Brooks v. Thomson Reuters Corporation (Dkt. 191, N.D. Cal. No. 3:21-cv-01418)Order · PDF
  118. Exhibit 1 to the Mura Declaration [Redacted] - Publicly Filed……Exhibit · PDF
  119. Motion for Leave to File Amici Brief — Brooks v. Thomson Reuters Corporation (Dkt. 156, N.D. Cal. No. 3:21-cv-01418)Motion · PDF
  120. OPPOSITION/RESPONSE (re 159 MOTION TO EXCLUDE DEFENDANTS…Response or reply · PDF
  121. Transcript Order for proceedings — Brooks v. Thomson Reuters Corporation (Dkt. 203, N.D. Cal. No. 3:21-cv-01418)Transcript · PDF
  122. AMENDED MINUTES REGARDING 201 . (vla, COURT STAFF) (Filed on… —…PDF
  123. Transcript of Videoconference Proceedings — Brooks v. Thomson Reuters Corporation (Dkt. 205, N.D. Cal. No. 3:21-cv-01418)Transcript · PDF
  124. Transcript Order for proceedings — Brooks v. Thomson Reuters Corporation (Dkt. 202, N.D. Cal. No. 3:21-cv-01418)Transcript · PDF
  125. Transcript Order for proceedings — Brooks v. Thomson Reuters Corporation (Dkt. 216, N.D. Cal. No. 3:21-cv-01418)Transcript · PDF
  126. Order by Judge Edward M Chen — Brooks v. Thomson Reuters Corporation (Dkt. 217, N.D. Cal. No. 3:21-cv-01418)Order · PDF
  127. STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER re 213 Order (Joint Sealing Request…Stipulation · Dkt. 219 · PDF
  128. ORDER by Judge Edward M Chen GRANTING 219 Stipulation (Joint Sealing…Order · Dkt. 220 · PDF
  129. Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Edward M Chen:…Minute entry · Dkt. 226 · PDF
  130. ORDER of USCA as to 223 USCA Case Number (msr, COURT STAFF)…Order · PDF
  131. Order as Modified re 233 Notice of Settlement — Brooks v. Thomson Reuters Corporation (Dkt. 234, N.D. Cal. No. 3:21-cv-01418)Order · PDF
  132. Order by Judge Edward M Chen Granting as Modified 235 Stipulation — Brooks v. Thomson Reuters Corporation (Dkt. 236, N.D. Cal. No. 3:21-cv-01418)Stipulation · PDF
  133. Clean Long-Form NoticeDkt. 261.2 · PDF
  134. Short Form Publication NoticePDF
  135. Redlined Long-Form NoticeDkt. 262.1 · PDF
  136. Clean Long-Form NoticeDkt. 262.2 · PDF
  137. Short-Form Publication NoticePDF
  138. Proposed Final JudgmentPDF
  139. Exhibit 2 - Letter from Consumer ReportsExhibit · PDF
  140. Exhibits 1-5 (Filed Under Seal)PDF

More documents from this docket

10 more documents from the same CourtListener docket (gov.uscourts.cand.374304) are in the archive but are not among the 140 filings above.

  1. to Respond to ComplaintStipulation
  2. [Proposed] Order Denying Motion To Dismiss And Motion ToProposed order
  3. Reply ISO Motion to Dismiss and Motion to StrikeResponse or reply
  4. Proposed First Amended Class Action Complaint
  5. Motion for Leave to File Amended ComplaintMotion
  6. First Amended Class Action ComplaintComplaint
  7. 2022-1129 Pls Amended ComplaintComplaint
  8. 2023-0208 Notice of Intent to Oppose Amicus BriefNotice
  9. Notice of Proposed Final JudgmentNotice
  10. undatedAnswer to Class Action ComplaintComplaint

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