Bayaa

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS.

This motion is before the court on Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss (docket # CV 02-4368). The Court deems this matter appropriate for decision without oral argument. See Fed.R.Civ.P. 78; Local Rule 7.11. Accordingly, the hearing set for October 21, 2002 is removed from the court’s calendar. For the reasons set forth herein, Defendants’ Motion is DENIED in part and GRANTED in part.

I. Plaintiffs Allegations

Plaintiff Assem Bayaa (“Plaintiff Bayaa” or “Bayaa”) is an American citizen of Lebanese and Palestinian descent who works full time in Saudi Arabia, but travels to California frequently to visit family and to conduct business. Pis.’ Compl. ¶ 7. Defendant United Airlines, Inc./ UAL Corporation (“UAL” or “Defendants”) provides one of the most convenient flights on the route that Bayaa “regularly” travels. Pis.’ Compl. ¶ 9. Plaintiff American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (“Plaintiff ADC” or “ADC”) is a “non-sectarian, non-partisan organization dedicated to defending the rights of people of Arab descent and to combating defamation and negative stereotyping of Arab Americans wherever it is practiced.”…