GEORGIA AUTO GROUP LLC v. META PLATFORMS INC

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA

MACON DIVISION

GEORGIA AUTO GROUP, LLC, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) CIVIL ACTION NO. 5:23-cv-384 (MTT) )

META PLATFORMS, INC., )

) Defendant. ) __________________ )

ORDER

Defendant Meta Platforms, Inc. f/k/a The Facebook, Inc. d/b/a Facebook (“Meta”) moves to dismiss plaintiffs Georgia Auto Group, LLC and Jesse Dillon Smith’s complaint based on, inter alia, a forum-selection clause. Doc. 16. The plaintiffs failed to respond to Meta’s motion. Because transfer, rather than dismissal, is appropriate, Meta’s motion (Doc. 16) is DENIED and this case is TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. On October 5, 2023, the plaintiffs sued Meta. Doc. 1. Smith alleges a negligence claim based on the suspension of his personal Facebook page and Georgia Auto, of which “Smith is a managing member … and is responsible for [its] marketing activities,” alleges a breach of contract claim based on an inability to access its business Facebook page and Facebook’s advertising services after Smith’s page was suspended.…