Opiotennione
Opiotennione v. Facebook, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 NEUHTAH OPIOTENNIONE, Case No. 19-cv-07185-JSC
Plaintiff,
ORDER RE: MOTION TO DISMISS
v. 9 Re: Dkt. No. 35 FACEBOOK, INC., Defendant.
12 Neuhtah Opiotennione challenges the lawfulness of allowing businesses to direct their advertising to consumers based on a potential customer’s age or gender. In this case, she alleges that Facebook’s advertising practices are unlawful because they led to her not having the opportunity to receive certain financial services advertisements in her Facebook Newsfeed based on her age and gender. Facebook moves to dismiss Plaintiff’s complaint for lack of Article III and statutory standing and for failure to state a claim. Having considered the parties’ briefs and having had the benefit of oral argument on August 13, 2020, the Court GRANTS the motion to dismiss. Plaintiff’s allegations fail to support a plausible inference that she suffered an injury-in- fact as a result of Facebook’s advertising tools. FIRST AMENDED…