Casablanca Design Center, Inc. v. Closets By Design, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
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United States District Court Central District of California
11 CASABLANCA DESIGN CENTER, Case № 2:23-cv-02155-ODW (PDx)
INC.,
12 Plaintiffs, ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO 13 v. DISMISS [44] 14 CLOSETS BY DESIGN, INC. et al.,
Defendants.
17 I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Casablanca Design Center, Inc. (“Casablanca”) brings this action 20 against Defendants Closets by Design, Inc., CBD Franchising, Inc., Closet World, 21 Inc., and Frank Melkonian (collectively, “Defendants”) for violations under the 22 Lanham Act and the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO 23 Act”). (Second Am. Compl. (“SAC”), ECF No. 40.) Defendants move to dismiss 24 Casablanca’s RICO claims. (Mem. ISO Mot. Dismiss SAC (“Mot.”), ECF No. 44.) 25 For the following reasons, the Court GRANTS Defendants’ Motion.1 26
28 1 Having carefully considered the papers filed in connection with the Motion, the Court deemed the matter appropriate for decision without oral argument. Fed. R. Civ. P. 78; C.D. Cal. L.R. 7-15. …