Meta Platforms, Inc. v. Voyager Labs Ltd.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 META PLATFORMS, INC., Case No. 23-cv-00154-AMO
Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING ADMINISTRATIVE
v. MOTION TO STAY DISCOVERY
PENDING RESOLUTION OF MOTION
VOYAGER LABS LTD., TO DISMISS Defendant. Re: Dkt. No.
12 On June 13, 2023, Defendant Voyager Labs LTD. filed an administrative motion to stay discovery pending resolution of its motion to dismiss. ECF 51. Plaintiff Meta Platforms, Inc. opposes the motion. For the reasons set forth below, the Court DENIES Voyager’s motion. I. BACKGROUND Meta commenced this action on January 12, 2023. ECF 1. It filed an amended complaint on May 5, 2023. ECF 42. In its amended complaint, Meta alleges that Voyager “developed, distributed, and used surveillance software that relied on fake accounts and unauthorized automated means to collect - or ‘scrape’- data from Facebook and Instagram, and other websites such as Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, and Telegram (the…