In re Facebook, Inc. Shareholder Derivative Privacy Litigation

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IN RE FACEBOOK, INC.

SHAREHOLDER DERIVATIVE Case No. 18-cv-01792-HSG

PRIVACY LITIGATION

ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT'S

MOTION FOR PERMANENT

INJUNCTION This Document Relates To: Re: Dkt. No. 124

ALL ACTIONS

Pending before the Court is Defendant Facebook’s motion for permanent injunction. Dkt. No. 124 (“Mot.”). Defendant seeks an order enjoining an action captioned O’Connor v. Zuckerberg, Case No. 19-CIV-03759, pending before the Honorable Nancy L. Fineman in San Mateo Superior Court (“O’Connor Action”). Judge Fineman stayed the O’Connor Action for forty-five days from the hearing on this motion or the issuance of a ruling, whichever occurs first. Dkt. No. 141-1, Ex. A. Because the Supreme Court has cautioned that the relitigation exception to the Anti-Injunction Act permits a federal court to enjoin a state court proceeding “only in rare cases,” the Court DENIES Defendant’s motion.…