Zeman

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 JOHN ZEMAN, Case No. 23-cv-01786-SI

Plaintiff,

ORDER RE MOTION TO DISMISS

v. AND TO STRIKE CLAIMS

TWITTER, INC., et al., Re: Dkt. No. 19 Defendants.

12 Before the Court is defendant’s motion to dismiss the complaint and to strike class allegations, argued on August 18, 2023. Dkt. No. 19. For the reasons described below, defendant’s motion is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART.1 16 BACKGROUND Plaintiff is a former employee of defendant Twitter, Inc., who alleges Twitter unlawfully discriminated against him and other employees based on age. Complaint, Dkt. No. 1. The facts alleged by plaintiff are taken as true for the purposes of this motion to dismiss. In late October 2022, Elon Musk purchased Twitter, Inc., a social media company. Complaint, Dkt. No. 1, ¶¶ 16–18. Soon after Musk purchased Twitter, he began a “mass layoff” or Reduction…