Pete
David R. Pete v. Facebook Data Breach, also known as Meta Platforms, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 DAVID R. PETE, Case No. 25-cv-09081-JST
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
v. DISMISS
FACEBOOK DATA BREACH, also known Re: ECF No. 17 as META PLATFORMS, INC. 11 Defendant.
12 Before the Court is Defendant Meta Platforms, Inc.’s motion to dismiss. ECF No. 17. The Court finds the matter suitable for disposition without oral argument. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 78(b); Civil L.R. 7-1(b). The hearing on this matter, currently scheduled for January 29, 2026, is hereby vacated, and the Court will now grant the motion. The Court has diversity jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1332. Plaintiff David R. Pete filed this case in the Eastern District of Texas. ECF No. 1. He seeks $100 billion each in compensatory and punitive damages based on Meta’s alleged failure “to implement and maintain reasonable data security protocols,” which he alleges resulted in “unauthorized actors exploit[ing] Defendant’s insecure data systems, gaining repeated…