Sellers
Sellers v. Bleacher Report, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 JABARI SELLERS, Case No. 23-cv-00368-SI
Plaintiff,
ORDER RE MOTION TO DISMISS
v. AND/OR STRIKE; MOTION TO STAY
DISCOVERY
BLEACHER REPORT, INC., Re: Dkt. Nos. 22, 25 Defendant.
12 Before the Court are defendant’s motion to dismiss and/or strike the complaint and motion to stay discovery pending resolution of the motion to dismiss, both of which were argued on July 25, 2023. For the reasons discussed below, the motion to dismiss and/or strike is DENIED except that any claims based on live streaming video are dismissed. The motion to stay discovery is DENIED as moot. 18 BACKGROUND Plaintiff brings a putative class action alleging that defendant Bleacher Report, Inc. violated the Video Privacy Protection Act, U.S.C. § 2710 (the “VPPA”), by knowingly disclosing its digital subscribers’ video viewing information with Meta Platforms, Inc. (“Facebook”). …