Heeger
Heeger v. Facebook, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 BRETT HEEGER et al., Case No. 18-cv-06399-JD
Plaintiffs,
ORDER RE MOTIONS TO DISMISS
v. 11 Re: Dkt. No. 76 FACEBOOK, INC., Defendant.
BRENDAN LUNDY et al., Case No. 18-cv-06793-JD Plaintiffs, Re: Dkt. No. 82 15 v.
FACEBOOK, INC., Defendant.
These cases are related putative class actions by Facebook users, who challenge Facebook, Inc.’s collection of personal location data. Facebook’s motion to dismiss in Heeger, Case No. 18- 6399, is granted, and its motion to dismiss in Lundy, Case No. 18-6793, is granted and denied in part. BACKGROUND In both cases, the first amended class action complaints are the operative pleadings. See Case No. 18-6399, Dkt. No. 74 (“Heeger FAC”); Case No. 18-6793, Dkt. No. 80 (“Lundy FAC”). While the allegations in the complaints overlap to a considerable degree, Lundy presents some material variations that warrant a different outcome for the motion. Facebook is the sole…