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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK 
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ISA BAKO, 
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INSTAGRAM, LLC 
 
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26-cv-259 (ALC) 
TRANSFER ORDER 
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ANDREW L. CARTER, JR., United States District Judge: 
Pro se P laintiff Isa Bako (“Plaintiff”) brings this civil rights action against Defendant 
Instagram, LLC. This Court issued an Order to Show Cause why this case should not be 
transferred to the Northern District of California due to the forum selection clause in Instagram's 
Terms of Use. ECF No. 14. The Court is in receipt of Plaintiff's Response and Defendant's 
Reply. ECF Nos. 18, 19. After careful review, the Court finds that this case should be transferred 
to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. 
The 
Court finds Instagram's forum selection clause valid and public-interest factors do 
not weigh against transfer. Numerous courts in this Circuit have upheld the forum selection 
clause at issue. See e.g. Scott v. Meta Platforms, Inc., No. 25-CV-2888 (NRM) (TAM), 2025 
WL 2997300 (E.D.N.Y. Oct. 24, 2025).
 The Clerk of Court is respectfully directed to mail a copy of this Order to pro se Plaintiff 
and note the mailing on the docket. The Clerk of Court is further respectfully directed to close 
the case on this Court's docket.

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