Shang
Shang v. Twitch Interactive, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 BO SHANG, Case No. 24-cv-06664-JSC
Plaintiff,
ORDER TO PLAINTIFF TO SHOW
v. CAUSE RE: IDENTIFYING CAUSES
OF ACTION IN COMPLAINT
TWITCH INTERACTIVE, INC., et al.,
Defendants.
12 On August 19, 2024, Plaintiff filed suit in the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of San Francisco. (Dkt. No. 1-1.) On September 23, 2024, Defendants filed a notice of removal. (Dkt. No. 1.) Defendants assert this Court has jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1331 because “the Complaint asserts constitutional violations and removal is therefore based on a claim ‘arising under’ federal law.” (Id. at 1-2.) As Defendants note, the complaint references the United States Constitution and federal law; for example, Plaintiff (1) “contends that [Twitch’s Terms of Service] violate the First Amendment [and] the Fourteenth Amendment” (Dkt. No. 1-1 at 2); (2) “alleges that he has suffered immense mental and emotional distress because of…