Lee v. Plex, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 RICHARD LEE, Case No. 24-cv-02386-EKL

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO

v. DISMISS IN PART

PLEX, INC., et al., Re: Dkt. No. 22 Defendants.

12 This action arises from Plaintiff’s use of Defendants’ online video streaming service, Plex. First Am. Compl. ¶ 1, ECF No. 21 (“Compl.”). Plaintiff alleges that Defendants surreptitiously tracked his viewing activities and shared them with Meta without his consent. Id. ¶ 2. Defendants filed an omnibus motion to compel arbitration, to dismiss the complaint for lack of personal jurisdiction and for failure to state a claim, to strike class allegations, and to transfer the case to Delaware. Mot. to Dismiss, ECF No. 22 (“Mot.”). For the following reasons, the Court GRANTS the motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction, but otherwise DENIES the motion. I. BACKGROUND1 Defendants are Plex GmbH and Plex, Inc. Plex GmbH is “a Swiss corporation with its …