Plaintiff Seeks Clarification That Case Can Continue vs. Non-Bankrupt Defendants

The bankruptcy statute is clear that the automatic stay triggered for defendant telehealth provider Hey Favor when it filed for Chapter 11 on April 18 (see 2304280021) doesn’t apply to the other defendants that aren’t also seeking bankruptcy protection, counsel for plaintiff Jane Doe wrote U.S. District Judge William Orrick for Northern California in San Francisco in a letter Friday (docket 3:23-cv-00059). There are four defendants in Doe’s privacy action that haven’t declared bankruptcy, including Meta, TikTok, ByteDance and FullStory, said the letter: “Thus, while further proceedings against Hey Favor may have been automatically stayed, the action should proceed against these entities.” Plaintiff Doe seeks clarification that the action may continue against those other defendants, and she requests leave to file a motion to sever the claims against Hey Favor so the rest of the case may proceed, said the letter. She alleges Hey Favor knowingly and intentionally sent personally identifiable information about her medical history to Meta, TikTok and other social media platforms.