Gajjar
Facebook, Inc. v. Gajjar
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 FACEBOOK, INC., et al., Case No. 4:20-cv-02429-KAW
Plaintiffs, ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
DISMISS; ORDER GRANTING IN
v. PART MOTION TO STRIKE DEFENDANT'S COUNTERCLAIMS BASANT D. GAJJAR, AND AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES Defendant. Re: Dkt. Nos. 78 &
12 On April 20, 2022, Plaintiffs Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.) and Instagram, LLC filed a motion to dismiss Defendant Basant D. Gajjar’s counterclaims. On April 29, 2022, Plaintiffs filed a motion to strike Defendant’s counterclaims, in the alternative, and to strike his affirmative defenses. On June 16, 2022, the Court held a hearing, and, for the reasons set forth below, GRANTS Plaintiffs’ motion to dismiss and GRANTS the motion to strike as to the affirmative defenses, while DENYING the motion to strike the counterclaims as moot. I. BACKGROUND On April 9, 2020, Plaintiffs filed a civil action…