Hart

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 JUSTIN HART, Case No. 22-cv-737-CRB Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING MOTION

v.

FOR LEAVE TO AMEND THE

COMPLAINT

FACEBOOK INC., et al., Defendants. 13 Over a year ago, the Court dismissed Plaintiff Justin Hart’s case because his complaint (1) failed to state a First Amendment claim against Facebook and Twitter and (2) failed to satisfy the causation and redressability elements of standing over the claims against the Federal Defendants. Now, armed with the government’s production in response to his FOIA request, discovery from a similar case, and the so-called “Twitter Files,” Hart seeks to revive his suit and amend his complaint, saying new information from these sources fixes the deficiencies that initially doomed his case. Hart is wrong. His new allegations do not support his federal claim. The filing of an amended complaint would thus be futile. Finding oral argument unnecessary, the Court DENIES the motion for leave to amend the…