Dangaard

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DAWN DANGAARD, KELLY GILBERT, and JENNIFER ALLBAUGH, No. C 22-01101 WHA Plaintiffs,

v.

ORDER RE MOTIONS TO DISMISS

INSTAGRAM, LLC, FACEBOOK

OPERATIONS, LLC, FENIX INTERNET,

LLC, FENIX INTERNATIONAL, LTD.,

META PLATFORMS, INC., LEONID RADVINSKY, and JOHN DOES 1–10. 16 Defendants.

INTRODUCTION In this diversity and putative class action, plaintiffs claim that defendants remain engaged in unfair competition and tortious interference with contracts and business relationships. Defendants have filed two separate motions to dismiss. For the reasons that follow, the motions are DENIED. STATEMENT Plaintiffs Dawn Dangaard, Kelly Gilbert, and Jennifer Allbaugh are adult entertainment performers who use social media to promote themselves. Plaintiffs place (or “post”) links on social media to adult entertainment websites. Those websites allow users to watch…