Chen

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA Case No.: 23cv1762 DMS (DEB) JEFFREY CHEN, on behalf of himself

and all others similarly situated,

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND

Plaintiff, DENYING IN PART DEFENDANT’S v. MOTION FOR JUDGMENT ON THE

PLEADINGS

BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION,

14 a Delaware corporation; and DOES 1-100, inclusive, Defendants. 17 This matter comes before the Court on Defendant’s motion for judgment on the pleadings. Plaintiff filed an opposition to the motion, and Defendant filed a reply. The motion was originally submitted on January 13, 2024, and remained pending on March 20, 2024, when the case was reassigned from the Honorable Larry A. Burns (Ret.) to the undersigned judge. For the reasons discussed below, the motion is granted in part and denied in part. I. BACKGROUND For several…