Waters

Waters v. Meta Platforms Inc.

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United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaMay 17, 20234:23-cv-00643California252 words

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Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RIAN WATERS,

Case No. 23-cv-00643-YGR (RS) Plaintiff, 11 v. ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION META PLATFORMS INC., et al., 13 Defendants.

15 Plaintiff has filed an “emergency motion” for reconsideration of the omnibus order denying injunctive relief, dismissing this action with prejudice, and entering judgment.1 Dkt. 22. The motion is denied. Even if Plaintiff intends to challenge only conduct in his prior federal actions (a notion that was not clear on the face of the Complaint), and thus was not required to allege class-based animus, the Complaint nonetheless fails to state a § 1985(2) claim. None of Plaintiff’s other arguments are persuasive, and he has thus failed to clear the “high hurdle” to show that alteration of judgment is warranted under Rule 59(e). Weeks v. Bayer, 246 F.3d 1231, 1236 (9th Cir. 2001). 24 IT IS SO ORDERED. 26 1 This order is being entered by the undersigned as a result of…

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