Crowder
Crowder v. LinkedIn Corporation
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 TODD CROWDER, et al., Case No. 22-cv-00237-HSG
Plaintiffs, ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
DISMISS AND MOTION TO STAY
v. DISCOVERY
LINKEDIN CORPORATION, Re: Dkt. Nos. 27, 51 Defendant.
12 Before the Court are Defendant’s motion to dismiss and motion to stay discovery. Dkt. Nos. 27, 51. The Court held a hearing on the motion to dismiss. Dkt. No. 42. The Court finds the motion to stay discovery appropriate for disposition without oral argument and the matter is deemed submitted. See Civil L.R. 7-1(b). The Court GRANTS the motions. I. BACKGROUND This is an antitrust proposed class action against LinkedIn, an online social network that focuses on professional connections. See Dkt. No. 1 (“Compl.”) ¶¶ 1, 51. Plaintiffs subscribe to LinkedIn Premium Career, which provides paying users with additional features. Id. ¶¶ 42–44, 47. Plaintiffs assert that LinkedIn has a monopoly in the professional social…