Johnson v. Meta Platforms, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 6 TIARA N. JOHNSON, Case No. 22-cv-05691-BLF

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT

v. META’S MOTION TO DISMISS FIRST

AMENDED COMPLAINT WITHOUT

META PLATFORMS, INC. and JOHN LEAVE TO AMEND; AND

DOE, DISMISSING ACTION WITH

PREJUDICE Defendants. [Re: ECF 52]

13 Pro se Plaintiff Tiara N. Johnson (“Johnson”)1 sues Defendant Meta Platforms, Inc. (“Meta”) for disabling her Instagram account, which Johnson used to promote and sell “fine adult toys.” See First Am’d Compl. (“FAC”) ¶¶ 1, 28, ECF 21. Johnson also claims that Meta wrongfully allowed other users to open “imitation” accounts on Instagram in violation of her rights. See id. ¶¶ 58-62. She sues Meta for breach of contract, trademark infringement, and related claims. A second defendant, sued as John Doe, has been dismissed by separate order. …