Gerber
Gerber v. Twitter, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 STEPHEN GERBER, et al., Case No. 4:23-cv-00186-KAW
Plaintiffs, ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND
DENYING IN PART MOTION TO
v. DISMISS CONSOLIDATED AMENDED
CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT
TWITTER, INC., et al., Re: Dkt. No. 40 Defendants.
12 On June 6, 2023, Defendant X Corp., as successor in interest to Twitter, Inc. (collectively “Twitter”), filed a motion to dismiss Plaintiffs’ consolidated class action complaint. On February 15, 2023, the Court held a hearing, and, after considering the legal arguments made, GRANTS IN PART AND DENIES IN PART Defendant’s motion to dismiss. I. BACKGROUND Twitter is a social media platform where users can post and engage with short-form commentary, called “Tweets,” which may include text, images, or video. (Consolidated Class Action Compl., “CCAC,” Dkt. No. 36 ¶¶ 2, 28-30.) Each user must create a username and display name, which are displayed publicly and…