Forrest
Andrew Forrest v. Meta Platforms, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 ANDREW FORREST, Case No. 22-cv-03699-PCP (VKD)
Plaintiff,
ORDER RE NOVEMBER 24, 2025
v. DISCOVERY DISPUTE RE PLAINTIFF'S REQUEST TO SERVE META PLATFORMS, INC., RFAS Defendant. Re: Dkt. No. 293
13 Plaintiff Andrew Forrest and defendant Meta Platforms, Inc. (“Meta”) ask the Court to resolve their dispute concerning whether Dr. Forrest should be permitted to serve requests for admissions (“RFAs”) on Meta after the deadline to complete “first phase” fact discovery. Dkt. No. 293. The Court finds this dispute suitable for resolution without oral argument. Civil L.R. 7- 1(b). At present, discovery in this action is limited to a “first phase” of discovery directed to facts bearing on Meta’s section 230 immunity defense. See Dkt. No. 172 at 1; Dkt. No. 213 at 2; Dkt. No. 273 at 1. This discovery specifically includes for each Scam Ad at issue,…