Doe I v. Cisco Systems, Inc.

[Re: Docket Item No. 117]

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS

Presently before the Court is Defendant Cisco Systems, Inc. (“Cisco”), John Chambers (“Chambers”), and Fredy Cheung’s (“Cheung”) (collectively, “Defendants”) •Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs’ Second Amended Complaint. See Docket Item No. 117.

I. BACKGROUND

Plaintiffs are U.S. and Chinese citizens and practitioners of Falun Gong, a religious practice. See Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”), Docket Item No. 113 ¶ 1. Doe I, II, III, IV, V, VI, Roe VII, Roe VIII, and Doe IX are' residents of China; Ivy He is a resident of Canada; Charles Lee is á U.S. citizen;' and Liu Guifu and Wang Weiyu reside in the U.S. /(¿¶¶ 8-21. All of the Plaintiffs were persecuted in China for their adherence to Falun Gong. Id. ¶ 226. The abuses they allege include false imprisonment, torture, assault, and battery. Id. ¶ 6.

Defendant Cisco is multinational corporation incorporated in California with its principal place of business in San Jose, California. Id. ¶ 22. The company manufactures routers, switches, and related hardware that comprise the basic architecture of internet networking. 1 Defendant *1241 John Chambers (“Chambers”) is a…