Omar Abdulaziz v. Twitter, Inc.

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS NOV 6 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

OMAR ABDULAZIZ, No. 21-16195

Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 3:19-cv-06694-LB

v.

MEMORANDUM*

TWITTER, INC.,

Defendant-Appellee,

and

MCKINSEY & COMPANY,

Defendant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California Laurel D. Beeler, Magistrate Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted December 4, 2023 San Francisco, California

Before: COLLINS, FORREST, and SUNG, Circuit Judges. Dissent by Judge COLLINS.

Plaintiff-Appellant Omar Abdulaziz appeals the district court’s dismissal of

his state-law negligence-based claims asserted against Defendant-Appellee Twitter,

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. Inc.1 We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm but on different

grounds than those relied on by the district court.

1. Standing. The district court held that Abdulaziz lacked Article III

standing. “We review de…