Ray
Ray v. Google North America Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ROBERT JAMES RAY, Case No. 23-cv-04222-TSH
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
v. DISMISS
GOOGLE LLC, Re: Dkt. No. 30 Defendant.
12 I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Robert James Ray, a YouTube user proceeding pro se, alleges Defendant Google LLC failed to pay him up to $22 per view of content on his YouTube channel. Pending before the Court is Google’s Motion to Dismiss pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). ECF No. 30. Ray filed an Opposition (ECF No. 33) and Google filed a Reply (ECF No. 34). The Court finds this matter suitable for disposition without oral argument and VACATES the November 9 hearing. See Civ. L.R. 7-1(b). For the reasons stated below, the Court GRANTS the motion.1 II. BACKGROUND A. Ray’s Participation in YouTube’s Partner Program Google operates YouTube, an online service for sharing and watching…