Wadley

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 GILBRIANNA WADLEY, Case No. 24-cv-06056-CRB

Plaintiff,

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

v.

META PLATFORMS INC., Defendant.

In this action, Gilbrianna Wadley seeks injunctive relief against Meta Platforms, apparently to force Meta to prevent its users from accessing photographs of her. In her Complaint, which she filed in Texas state court, Wadley references violations of her Fourteenth Amendment rights as well as various other privacy-related claims, such as allegations of stalking and harassment and violations of her “right to be forgotten.” Meta removed this action to federal court in the Northern District of Texas, asserting jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1331 given Wadley’s invocation of the Fourteenth Amendment, and sought and obtained transfer to this District on the basis of a forum selection clause in its terms of service. Upon review of Wadley’s complaint and Meta’s briefing, the Court is concerned that removal was improper. …