JANE DOE VS. DISCORD, INC. ET AL

Matter on the LAW AND MOTION / DISCOVERY Calendar for Thursday, JUL-30-2026. LINE 9. DEFENDANT META PLATFORMS, INC.'s Partially Unopposed Motion To Sever.

Defendant Meta Platform Inc.'s motion to sever is DENIED. "[S]tatutes relating to joinder like section 378 should be liberally construed, unless expressly forbidden, to the end that a multiplicity of suits may be prevented. Consistent with this presumption in favor of joinder, a right to relief arises from the same transaction or occurrence under section 378 so long as there is any factual relationship between the claims joined." (Smith v. Superior Court of Alameda County 2026 WL 1876096 at *5 (cleaned up).)

Plaintiff does not allege that defendants Meta and Discord engaged in a coordinated scheme, but she does allege similar derelictions regarding monitoring its platforms. (Complaint, pars. 37-39, 49-57, 60.) She also alleges that some of the same wrongdoers took advantage of her on both platforms. (Complaint, pars. 90, 100, 106.) Given this overlap and the benefits of having Plaintiff's damages from the train of abuse resolved in one case, the court concludes that joinder was proper. The court further concludes that it is not in the interests of justice to sever the claims.

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