McCarthy
McCarthy v. Meta Platforms, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 STEVEN M. MCCARTHY, Case No. 25-cv-00862-JSW
Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
DISMISS WITHOUT LEAVE TO
v. AMEND AND DENYING AS MOOT
MOTION TO STAY DISCOVERY
META PLATFORMS INC., et al., Re: Dkt. Nos. 35, 68 Defendants.
12 This matter comes before the Court upon consideration of the motions to dismiss and to stay discovery filed by Meta Platforms, Inc. (“Meta”) and Mark Zuckerberg (“Mr. Zuckerberg”) (collectively “Defendants”). The Court has considered the parties’ papers, relevant legal authority, and the record in this case and HEREBY GRANTS Meta’s motion to dismiss and DENIES AS MOOT the motion to stay discovery. BACKGROUND Plaintiff Steven M. McCarthy (“Mr. McCarthy”) alleges that he was an active user of Facebook for many years. (First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) ¶ 17.) Mr. McCarthy describes himself as an “armchair historian” and alleges that he would post political cartoons to his 22 …