Robinhood Derivatives, LLC v. Griffin

Court

District Court, W.D. Washington (W.D. Wash.)
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Docket number

3:26-cv-05311

Cause

28:1331 Fed. Question
28 U.S.C. § 1331 — Federal question jurisdiction

Nature of suit

950 Constitutional - State Statute
Challenges to the constitutionality of a state statute.

Jurisdiction

Federal Question

Jury demand

None

Date filed

03/30/2026

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Parties

• plaintiff · Robinhood Derivatives, LLC · 5 cases
• defendant · Griffin · 3265 cases

• #1 · Complaint for Permanent Injunction and Declaratory Relief Against All Defendants (Receipt # AWAWDC-9579367) Attorney Kenneth E Payson Added to Party Robinhood Derivatives, LLC Filed by Robinhood Derivatives, LLC. (Payson, Kenneth)
  • Exhibits A-H
  • Civil Cover Sheet
  • Summons Tina Griffin
  • Summons Alicia Levy
  • Summons Sarah Lawson
  • Summons Noah Skartvedt
  • Summons Michael Charles
  • Summons Nicholas W. Brown
  03/30/2026 · 27 pp View →
• #1 · Complaint for Permanent Injunction and Declaratory Relief Against All Defendants (Receipt # AWAWDC-9579367) Attorney Kenneth E Payson Added to Party Robinhood Derivatives, LLC Filed by Robinhood Derivatives, LLC. (Payson, Kenneth)
  • Exhibits A-H
  • Civil Cover Sheet
  • Summons Tina Griffin
  • Summons Alicia Levy
  • Summons Sarah Lawson
  • Summons Noah Skartvedt
  • Summons Michael Charles
  • Summons Nicholas W. Brown
  03/30/2026 · 214 pp View →
• #1 · Complaint for Permanent Injunction and Declaratory Relief Against All Defendants (Receipt # AWAWDC-9579367) Attorney Kenneth E Payson Added to Party Robinhood Derivatives, LLC Filed by Robinhood Derivatives, LLC. (Payson, Kenneth)
  • Exhibits A-H
  • Civil Cover Sheet
  • Summons Tina Griffin
  • Summons Alicia Levy
  • Summons Sarah Lawson
  • Summons Noah Skartvedt
  • Summons Michael Charles
  • Summons Nicholas W. Brown
  03/30/2026 · 2 pp View →
• #1 · Complaint for Permanent Injunction and Declaratory Relief Against All Defendants (Receipt # AWAWDC-9579367) Attorney Kenneth E Payson Added to Party Robinhood Derivatives, LLC Filed by Robinhood Derivatives, LLC. (Payson, Kenneth)
  • Exhibits A-H
  • Civil Cover Sheet
  • Summons Tina Griffin
  • Summons Alicia Levy
  • Summons Sarah Lawson
  • Summons Noah Skartvedt
  • Summons Michael Charles
  • Summons Nicholas W. Brown
  03/30/2026 · 2 pp View →
• #1 · Complaint for Permanent Injunction and Declaratory Relief Against All Defendants (Receipt # AWAWDC-9579367) Attorney Kenneth E Payson Added to Party Robinhood Derivatives, LLC Filed by Robinhood Derivatives, LLC. (Payson, Kenneth)
  • Exhibits A-H
  • Civil Cover Sheet
  • Summons Tina Griffin
  • Summons Alicia Levy
  • Summons Sarah Lawson
  • Summons Noah Skartvedt
  • Summons Michael Charles
  • Summons Nicholas W. Brown
  03/30/2026 · 2 pp View →
• #1 · Complaint for Permanent Injunction and Declaratory Relief Against All Defendants (Receipt # AWAWDC-9579367) Attorney Kenneth E Payson Added to Party Robinhood Derivatives, LLC Filed by Robinhood Derivatives, LLC. (Payson, Kenneth)
  • Exhibits A-H
  • Civil Cover Sheet
  • Summons Tina Griffin
  • Summons Alicia Levy
  • Summons Sarah Lawson
  • Summons Noah Skartvedt
  • Summons Michael Charles
  • Summons Nicholas W. Brown
  03/30/2026 · 2 pp View →
• #1 · Complaint for Permanent Injunction and Declaratory Relief Against All Defendants (Receipt # AWAWDC-9579367) Attorney Kenneth E Payson Added to Party Robinhood Derivatives, LLC Filed by Robinhood Derivatives, LLC. (Payson, Kenneth)
  • Exhibits A-H
  • Civil Cover Sheet
  • Summons Tina Griffin
  • Summons Alicia Levy
  • Summons Sarah Lawson
  • Summons Noah Skartvedt
  • Summons Michael Charles
  • Summons Nicholas W. Brown
  03/30/2026 · 2 pp View →
• #1 · Complaint for Permanent Injunction and Declaratory Relief Against All Defendants (Receipt # AWAWDC-9579367) Attorney Kenneth E Payson Added to Party Robinhood Derivatives, LLC Filed by Robinhood Derivatives, LLC. (Payson, Kenneth)
  • Exhibits A-H
  • Civil Cover Sheet
  • Summons Tina Griffin
  • Summons Alicia Levy
  • Summons Sarah Lawson
  • Summons Noah Skartvedt
  • Summons Michael Charles
  • Summons Nicholas W. Brown
  03/30/2026 · 2 pp View →
• #1 · Complaint for Permanent Injunction and Declaratory Relief Against All Defendants (Receipt # AWAWDC-9579367) Attorney Kenneth E Payson Added to Party Robinhood Derivatives, LLC Filed by Robinhood Derivatives, LLC. (Payson, Kenneth)
  • Exhibits A-H
  • Civil Cover Sheet
  • Summons Tina Griffin
  • Summons Alicia Levy
  • Summons Sarah Lawson
  • Summons Noah Skartvedt
  • Summons Michael Charles
  • Summons Nicholas W. Brown
  03/30/2026 · 2 pp View →
• #2 · Corporate Disclosure Statement Identifying Corporate Parent Robinhood Markets, Inc., Other Affiliate Robinhood Markets, Inc. for Robinhood Derivatives, LLC. Filed Pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P 7.1 (a)(1). Filed by Robinhood Derivatives, LLC. (Payson, Kenneth) 03/30/2026 Request Document
• Order on Application for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice 04/01/2026 Request Document
• #3 · Application of Attorney Antony L. Ryan for Leave to Appear PRO HAC Vice for Plaintiff Robinhood Derivatives LLC (Fee Paid) Receipt No. AWAWDC-9584384 (Payson, Kenneth) 04/01/2026 Request Document
• #4 · Application of Attorney Brittany L. Sukiennik for Leave to Appear PRO HAC Vice for Plaintiff Robinhood Derivatives LLC (Fee Paid) Receipt No. AWAWDC-9584397 (Payson, Kenneth) 04/01/2026 Request Document
• #5 · Order re 3 4 Applications for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. the Court Admits Attorneys Antony L. Ryan, Brittany L. Sukiennik for Plaintiff Robinhood Derivatives LLC, by Clerk Joshua C. Lewis. No Document Associated with This Docket Entry, Text Only.NOTE to Counsel: Local Counsel Agrees to Sign All Filings and to Be Prepared to Handle the Matter, Including the Trial Thereof, in the Event the Applicant Is Unable to Be Present on Any Date Scheduled by the Court, Pursuant to LCR 83.1 (d) 04/01/2026 Request Document
• Add and Terminate Judges 04/06/2026 Request Document
• District Judge Tiffany M. Cartwright Added 04/06/2026 Request Document
• #6 · Summons Electronically Issued as to Defendant (s) Nicholas W Brown, Michael Charles, Tina Griffin, Sarah Lawson, Alicia Levy, Noah Skartvedt 04/06/2026 · 12 pp View →
• #7 · Notice of Filing Deficiency re 1 Complaint,. ***Action Required*** Notice of Related Cases Omitted.See Attached Letter for More Information and Instructions. Notice of Related Case Must Be Filed by 4/13/2026 04/06/2026 · 1 pp View →
• #8 · Order Regarding Initial Disclosures, Joint Status Report, Discovery, Depositions and Early Settlement by District Judge Tiffany M. Cartwright. Frcp 26 (f) Conference Deadline Is 6/22/2026, Initial Disclosure Deadline Is 6/29/2026, Joint Status Report Due by 7/6/2026 04/06/2026 · 6 pp View →
• Order on Application for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice 04/07/2026 Request Document
• #10 · Order re 9 Application for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. the Court Admits Attorney Kevin Orsini for Robinhood Derivatives LLC, by Clerk Joshua C. Lewis. No Document Associated with This Docket Entry, Text Only.NOTE to Counsel: Local Counsel Agrees to Sign All Filings and to Be Prepared to Handle the Matter, Including the Trial Thereof, in the Event the Applicant Is Unable to Be Present on Any Date Scheduled by the Court, Pursuant to LCR 83.1 (d) 04/07/2026 Request Document
• #9 · Application of Attorney Kevin J. Orsini for Leave to Appear PRO HAC Vice for Plaintiff Robinhood Derivatives LLC (Fee Paid) Receipt No. AWAWDC-9597012 (Payson, Kenneth) 04/07/2026 Request Document
• #11 · Notice of Related Case (s) 2:26-cv-1062, by Plaintiff Robinhood Derivatives LLC. (Payson, Kenneth) 04/13/2026 · 2 pp View →
• #12 · Minute Order Reassigning Case. Case Reassigned to U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour for All Further Proceedings. District Judge Tiffany M. Cartwright No Longer Assigned to Case. Authorized by Clerk Joshua C. Lewis 04/14/2026 · 1 pp View →
• #13 · Notice of Appearance by Attorney Suzanne Becker on Behalf of Defendants Michael Charles, Tina Griffin, Sarah Lawson, Alicia Levy, Noah Skartvedt. (Becker, Suzanne) 05/14/2026 Request Document
• #14 · Notice of Appearance by Attorney Andrea M Alegrett on Behalf of Defendant Nicholas W Brown. (Alegrett, Andrea) 05/15/2026 Request Document
• #15 · Notice of Appearance by Attorney Terrence K Mangan, Jr on Behalf of Defendant Nicholas W Brown. (Mangan, Terrence) 05/15/2026 Request Document
• Add and Terminate Attorneys 05/19/2026 Request Document
• Attorney Matthew Kernutt Added for Defendants Michael Charles, Tina Griffin, Sarah Lawson, Alicia Levy, Noah Skartvedt; Per 13 Notice of Appearance 05/19/2026 Request Document
• #16 · Stipulated Motion Concerning Enforcement Actions, Filed by Plaintiff Robinhood Derivatives LLC. Noting Date 5/20/2026, (Payson, Kenneth) 05/20/2026 Request Document
• #17 · Order Granting Parties' 16 Stipulated Motion Concerning Enforcement Actions. This Action Shall Be Administratively Stayed Pending Order of This Court Following the Ninth Circuit Decision and the Occurrence of the First of the Herein Det Ailed Conditions. Within Ten Days of the Ninth Circuit Decision and the Occurrence of the First of the Conditions, the Parties Shall Meet and Confer Regarding Whether Agreement May Be Reached About the Status of This Action. Absent Agreement to a Dif Ferent Course of Action Following the Parties' Conference, Within Twenty Days of the Ninth Circuit Decision and the Occurrence of the First of the Conditions, the Parties Shall Submit a Status Report to the Court. Signed by U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour 05/21/2026 · 5 pp View →
• #18 · Notice of Appearance by Attorney Ben Brysacz on Behalf of Defendant Nicholas W Brown. (Brysacz, Ben) 05/26/2026 Request Document
• #19 · Notice of Appearance by Attorney Matthew Geyman on Behalf of Defendant Nicholas W Brown. (Geyman, Matthew) 05/26/2026 Request Document
• #20 · Notice of Appearance by Attorney Julia K Doyle on Behalf of Defendant Nicholas W Brown. (Doyle, Julia) 05/28/2026 Request Document
• #21 · Notice of Appearance by Attorney Seann C Colgan on Behalf of Defendant Nicholas W Brown. (Colgan, Seann) 05/28/2026 Request Document
• #22 · Affidavit of Service of Summons and Complaint on Tina Griffin, Alicia Levy, Sarah Lawson, Noah Skartvedt, Michael Charles, and Nicholas W. Brown on 5/22/2026, Filed by Plaintiff Robinhood Derivatives LLC. (Payson, Kenneth) 06/09/2026 Request Document

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What is Robinhood Derivatives, LLC v. Griffin?

Robinhood Derivatives, LLC v. Griffin is a federal other civil lawsuit filed on 03/30/2026 in the District Court, W.D. Washington. The case is currently open in the federal court system. These are federal civil cases that do not fall under a more specific nature-of-suit category.

What type of case is this?

It is classified as “Other Civil” under the federal nature-of-suit system. These are federal civil cases that do not fall under a more specific nature-of-suit category.

What court is the case in?

The case is in the District Court, W.D. Washington, docket number 3:26-cv-05311.

When was the case filed?

Robinhood Derivatives, LLC v. Griffin was filed on 03/30/2026. The case is currently open.

What law is the case brought under?

The docket lists the cause as 28 U.S.C. § 1331 — Federal question jurisdiction.