Flores-Mendez
Flores-Mendez v. Zoosk, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
JUAN FLORES-MENDEZ, an individual, and TRACEY GREENAMYER, an individual, and on behalf of classes of No. C 20-04929 WHA similarly situated individuals,
Plaintiffs,
ORDER RE MOTION FOR CLASS
v.
CERTIFICATION
ZOOSK, INC.,
14 Defendant.
16 In this putative class action by data-breach victims, plaintiffs move for class certification. For the reason stated herein, the motion is DENIED. A prior order detailed the underlying facts (Dkt. No. 93). In brief, plaintiffs Juan Flores- 20 Mendez and Tracy Greenamyer used defendant Zoosk, Inc.’s online dating platform. Zoosk 21 offered a free service and a premium subscription service for a fee, and customers provided their 22 personal information to Zoosk upon joining. Plaintiffs claim injury stemming from a massive data 23 24 breach in January 2020 by the “ShinyHunters,” which occurred because Zoosk allegedly failed to adequately protect plaintiffs’ personal information (Dkt. No. 191). Plaintiffs now move for class certification with Tracy Greenamyer as the sole…