Nimesh Patel v. Facebook, Inc.

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MAR 17 2022

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

In re: FACEBOOK BIOMETRIC No. 21-15553

INFORMATION PRIVACY LITIGATION,

D.C. No. 3:15-cv-03747-JD ------------------------------

NIMESH PATEL; et al., MEMORANDUM*

Plaintiffs-Appellees,

and

FACEBOOK, INC.,

Defendant-Appellee,

v.

DAWN FRANKFOTHER; CATHY

FLANAGAN,

Objectors-Appellants.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California James Donato, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted February 17, 2022 Honolulu, Hawaii

Before: HAWKINS, R. NELSON, and FORREST, Circuit Judges.

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. This appeal stems from a class-action suit against Facebook for allegedly

violating the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act for collecting user data

without permission. The district court rejected a $550 million settlement before

approving a $650 million settlement resolving the class claims, then…