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The federal civil suit and the state criminal charges
Active Cases
San Francisco Federal Court:
Planned Parenthood Federation of America, et al vs. CMP, et al and
National Abortion Federation vs. CMP, et al
Oct. 3 -- ongoing and calendared through November 8.
Phillip Burton Federal Building, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102, Courtroom 02, 17th Floor, before Judge William H. Orrick, of the U.S. District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaThese twin civil lawsuits from Planned Parenthood and NAF are both before U.S. District Judge William Orrick III. The NAF lawsuit includes an gag order from Judge Orrick suppressing the release of CMP’s remaining undercover footage of Planned Parenthood leadership.
Summary of case by defense firm Thomas More Society
Chronology of Daleiden defense by Thomas More Society
Oct. 3, 2019 Courthouse News Service story
Oct. 1, 2019 Washington Times story
Complaint filed by National Abortion Federation
Complaint filed by Planned Parenthood Federation of America*****************
San Francisco State Court:
The People of the State of California vs. David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt
Whether or not the case will proceed to a criminal trial is now under consideration by San Francisco Superior Court Judge Christopher Hite, following a preliminary hearing in September.
California Attorney General files 15 felony charges
The felony complaint
LA Times editorial against filing of 15 felony counts
National Review report of abortionist testimony at preliminary hearing
Background: California Attorney General Xavier Becerra is prosecuting CMP project lead David Daleiden and citizen journalist Sandra Merritt with 15 felony charges, all stemming from the California videotaping law against recording “confidential” communications. According to the Center for Medical Progress, the conversations recorded took place in open, public areas. Many others "could and did overhear, and concerned criminal behavior now under investigation by the U.S. DOJ—yet AG Becerra asserts that they were somehow 'confidential,'" according to the Center for Medical Progress website.
More from the Center for Medical ProgressConcluded cases in which the Center for Medical Progress was victorious
Los Angeles State Court:
StemExpress, et al vs. Center for Medical Progress, et alStemExpress sued CMP to block the release of undercover footage of StemExpress leadership admitting that they sometimes receive fully intact fetuses, seeking “another 50 livers a week” from a “volume institution” like Planned Parenthood, and admitting that supplying body parts is “profitable” for abortion clinics. StemExpress lost their attempt to obtain a gag order. StemExpress dropped its lawsuit against CMP.
Houston, TX State Court:
State of Texas vs. David DaleidenIn Houston, TX, District Attorney Devon Anderson, and Assistant District Attorney Sunni Mitchell, convened a grand jury with the stated aim of investigating Planned Parenthood. The Texas grand jury issued no ruling on Planned Parenthood’s conduct, but indicted David on two charges: attempting to buy and sell human body parts, and the use of a fictitious photo ID. Ultimately, two different judges dismissed the charges, and the DA’s office eventually dropped the case.