Doe
Doe v. Google LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 6 JOHN DOE, et al., Case No. 20-cv-07502-BLF
Plaintiffs,
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
v. DISMISS
GOOGLE LLC, et al., [Re: ECF No. 40] Defendants.
12 Before the Court is Defendants’ motion to dismiss Plaintiffs’ first amended complaint, which alleges a First Amendment violation and breach of contract and the duty of good faith and fair dealing based on Defendants’ suspension of Plaintiffs’ YouTube accounts on October 15, 2020. ECF No. 30 (“FAC”) at 1. Plaintiffs are “conservative content creators” who post videos on YouTube pursuant to the YouTube Terms of Service. Id. at 1, ¶ 4. Defendants own and operate YouTube. Having considered the parties’ briefs, the Court GRANTS Defendants’ motion to dismiss Plaintiffs’ First Amendment claim WITH PREJUDICE. With Plaintiffs’ only federal claim dismissed, the Court DECLINES to extend supplemental jurisdiction to…