Zhang
Zhang v. Twitter Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 TAIMING ZHANG, Case No. 23-cv-00980-JSC
Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S
v. MOTION FOR A TEMPORARY
RESTRAINING ORDER
TWITTER INC., Re: Dkt. Nos. 36, 38 Defendant.
12 Plaintiff brings claims against Twitter, Inc., following the permanent suspension of his Twitter account in 2021. Plaintiff’s motion for a temporary restraining order (TRO) is now pending before the Court. (Dkt. No. 36.) Plaintiff seeks an order requiring Twitter to reinstate his account and permanently suspend the account registered to another Twitter user. Having considered the parties’ briefs and the relevant legal authority, the Court concludes that oral argument is unnecessary, see Civ. L.R. 7-1(b), and DENIES the TRO. Plaintiff has not shown a likelihood of success on the merits or irreparable harm given his delay in seeking relief. BACKGROUND Plaintiff alleges that his account was suspended in November 2021 for “violating…