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Background 21 On March 4, 2022, the case was removed from state court. (Dkt. No. 1.) The 22 complaint alleges Plaintiff was issued an account by BANA for the deposit of benefits 23 from the California Employment Development Department (“EDD”). (Dkt. No. 1-3, 24 Compl. ¶ 5) Because BANA failed to properly maintain Plaintiff’s personal information 25 regarding the account, unknown individuals accessed his account and personal 26 information, and withdrew his funds. (Id. ¶¶ 7-10.) Even though Plaintiff disputed the 27 unauthorized transactions, he claims that BANA did not conduct a reasonable 28 investigation and did not refund the funds taken from his account, and as a result, he was unable to afford items he needed to buy. (Id. ¶¶ 11-13.) Plaintiff brings causes of action for violations of the California Customer Records Act (“CRA”) under Cal. Civil Code section 1798.80 et seq., California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) pursuant to Cal. Civil Code section 1798.100 et seq., California Unfair Competition Law (“UCL”) pursuant to Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code section 17200 et seq., negligence and breach of fiduciary duty. On the same day when the case was…