Mohebbi

[Re: ECF Nos. 34, 48]

ORDER (1) GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS; (2) GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO FILE A SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT

Plaintiff Saeid Mohebbi (“Plaintiff’ or “Mohebbi”) brings this First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) against Defendants Mahnaz Khazen, Michael Shadman, Violet Parvarandeh, Pirooz Parvarandah, and Stacey Conti (collectively, “Individual Defendants”), as well as U.S. Immigration Investment Center LLC (“USIIC”), USI-IC LLP, and USIIC 1 LP (collectively, “USIIC Defendants”), for twenty-three causes of action, including claimed violations of federal and state securities laws, fraud, false advertising, conversion, unjust enrichment, and common law torts. These claims arise out of a contractual investment relationship entered into between the parties. Plaintiff alleges that, in exchange for Defendants’ assistance in applying for a federal EB-5 immigration visa, he invested over $1 million in a partnership. Plaintiff alleges that Defendants fraudulently induced this investment and failed to comply with their obligations pursuant to the contract, and seeks rescission of the agreement, damages, including punitive damages, and…