In re: Google Location History Litigation
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION
IN RE GOOGLE LOCATION HISTORY
LITIGATION Case No. 5:18-cv-05062-EJD
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S
MOTION TO DISMISS
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Plaintiffs Napoleon Patacsil, Richard Dixon (and his minor child L.D.), Najat Oshana, Mark Carson, Nurudaaym Mahon, and Aichi Ali bring this putative class action alleging that Defendant Google LLC violated California law by tracking and storing geolocation data via its various applications, i.e. Google Maps, Chrome, etc. Having considered the Parties’ briefs and having had the benefit of oral argument on November 21, 2019, the Court GRANTS Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss. I. BACKGROUND A. Factual Background Plaintiffs bring this putative class action and allege that Defendant violated California statutory, constitutional, and common law by secretly tracking and storing the geolocation and other personal data of its users. Consolidated Class…