SHERMAN (LN) — U.S. District Judge Sean D. Jordan signed an order on May 21, 2026, granting the State of Texas's unopposed motion for jurisdictional discovery. The order directs Snap Inc. to turn over the same materials the company produced to the State of Kansas in the case Kansas v. Snap, Inc., No. 25-cv-4109 (D. Kan).
The order, issued in the Eastern District of Texas, does not resolve the underlying claims but compels the production of specific documents to assist the court in determining personal jurisdiction over the social media company.
Judge Jordan signed the order after full consideration of the motion, which was filed as Document 22. The court granted the request without a hearing or further briefing.
The case, No. 4:26-cv-00277, involves the state's attempt to assert authority over the California-based company. The discovery order aligns the scope of evidence gathering with the parallel litigation in Kansas.