Vivek Shah v. Peridio, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

VIVEK SHAH, Case No. 2:25-cv-12373-SB-E

Plaintiff,

v. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE

SUBJECT-MATTER

PERIDIO, INC., JURISDICTION

Defendant.

Plaintiff Vivek Shah filed the complaint on December 22, 2025, asserting a single cause of action under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) and asserting diversity jurisdiction as the sole basis for jurisdiction. Dkt. No. 1. Plaintiff alleges that he resides in Los Angeles County and that Defendant “is a Delaware business entity . . . conducts business with California residents through [its] website.” Id. ¶¶ 8–9. The brief complaint alleges that Plaintiff accessed Defendant’s website on “numerous occasions, including on or about September 22, 2025” at which time third-party tracking scripts embedded into the website “caused the contents of Plaintiff’s communication . . . to be transmitted in real time from Plaintiff’s browser to third-party servers regardless of Plaintiff’s cookie preference selections.” Id. ¶¶ 10, 14. Based on these allegations, Plaintiff seeks $5,000 in statutory damages for each…