Dallas & Lashmi, Inc. v. 7-Eleven, Inc.
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Otero, J.
ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART DEFENDANT 7-ELEVEN, INC.’S MOTION TO DISMISS COMPLAINT [Docket No. 12]
This matter comes before the Court on Defendant 7-Eleven, Inc.’s (“Defendant” or “7-Eleven”) Motion to Dismiss Complaint (“Motion”), filed May 5, 2015. 1 Plaintiffs Dallas and Lashmi, Inc. (the “Corporation”), Mohiuddin Chowdhury (“Mr. Chowdhury”), and Shamima Chow-dhury (“Mrs. Chowdhury”) (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) filed an opposition to the Motion (“Opposition”) on May 18, 2015, to which Defendant filed a Reply on May 22, 2015. The Court found this matter suitable for disposition without oral argument and vacated the hearing set for June 8, 2015. See Fed.R.Civ.P. 78(b). For the reasons stated below, the Court GRANTS IN PART AND DENIES IN PART the Motion.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY .
Plaintiffs allege the following. In 2004, Mr. and Mrs. Chowdhury (together, 'the “Chowdhurys”) purchased a commercial parcel of real property of a “strip mall” nature located at 4111 Venice Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90019 (the “Property”). (Compl. ¶ 14, ECF No. 1.) In 2007, through the Corporation, the Chowdhurys entered into a franchise agreement with Defendant to own and…