Mishiyev

I. BACKGROUND

Plaintiff initiated this action against Defendants on October 17, 2024 in the Sixth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida. (Dkt. 1) Defendants removed the action to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida (the “MDFL”) on November 18, 2024. (Id.) In the Complaint, Plaintiff asserts claims for intentional interference with business relations and intentional infliction of emotional distress under Florida common law, violation of Florida’s Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Act, § 501.204, Fla. Stat. (2024) (“FDUPTA”), and misrepresentation under the Digital Millenium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 512(f). As the basis for these claims, Plaintiff alleges YouTube, LLC (“YouTube”) removed videos Plaintiff had posted to

his YouTube channels in response to fraudulent allegations of copyright infringement. (Dkt. 1-3 at ¶ 21) Plaintiff also alleges YouTube wrongfully diverted views to his page, failed to notify Plaintiff’s subscribers when he uploaded new videos, stopped his advertisement revenue, and ultimately terminated his channel. (Id.) Defendants seek transfer of this case to the United States District Court for the Northern District…