Rogalinski
Rogalinski v. Meta Platforms, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 RICHARD ROGALINSKI, Case No. 22-cv-02482-CRB
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
v.
DISMISS
META PLATFORMS, INC., Defendant.
Plaintiff Richard Rogalinski alleges that Defendant Meta Platforms, Inc. (“Meta”) violated the First Amendment of the United States Constitution when it censoring his Facebook posts about COVID-19. See Compl. (dkt. 1). Purporting to represent a class of similarly situated Facebook users, Rogalinski alleges that Meta took this action in concert with the Biden Administration. Meta moves to dismiss, arguing that Rogalinsky has not pleaded state action. See MTD (dkt. 51). Finding oral argument unnecessary, the Court GRANTS the motion and denies leave to amend. I. BACKGROUND A. Parties Rogalinski is a resident of Florida. Compl. ¶ 28. The putative class members are individuals whose comments about COVID-19 were allegedly censored by Meta beginning on January 20, 2021. Id. ¶ 29. …