The Estate of Isabella "Bella" v. Netflix, Inc.
Opinion
Opinion
NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FEB 27 2024
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
THE ESTATE OF ISABELLA “BELLA” No. 22-15260 HERNDON; et al., D.C. No. 4:21-cv-06561-YGR Plaintiffs-Appellants,
v. MEMORANDUM*
NETFLIX, INC.,
Defendant-Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, District Judge, Presiding
Argued and Submitted February 15, 2024 San Francisco, California
Before: MILLER, BADE, and VANDYKE, Circuit Judges.
Plaintiffs-Appellants (Plaintiffs) appeal from the district court’s order
granting Defendant-Appellee Netflix, Inc.’s motion to dismiss the First Amended
Complaint (FAC) and granting Netflix’s motion to strike under California’s anti-
SLAPP statute. In March 2017, Netflix released the show 13 Reasons Why, which
* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. portrayed the suicide of the main character. After watching the show in April