King
King v. Facebook, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 CHRISTOPHER KING, Case No. 19-cv-01987-WHO
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
v. DISMISS AS TO FACEBOOK1
FACEBOOK, INC., et al., Re: Dkt. No. 50 Defendants.
On September 5, 2019, I granted defendant Facebook, Inc.’s motion to dismiss. In doing so, I rejected each of the claims plaintiff Christopher King asserted against Facebook with prejudice, but gave him limited leave to amend to expressly allege one new theory; a claim for retaliatory breach of contract based on King’s assertion “that Facebook engaged in retaliatory conduct by removing his posts or suspending his accounts based on his speech that was critical of Facebook.” September 2019 Order at 8.2 King filed his “Post Judgment Amended Complaint” (AC) on September 25, 2019 and Facebook again moves to dismiss. Dkt. No. 50. In his Amended Complaint, King asserts three claims: (1) “Retaliatory Breach of Contract in violation of California’s Covenant of Good Faith…