Reniger
Reniger v. Hyundai Motor America
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Conti, J.
ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS TO DISMISS AND DENYING MOTION TO STRIKE ....
I. INTRODUCTION
Now before the Court are two motions in this putative class action alleging consumer protection, fraud, and warranty claims related to alleged low-speed stalling of Hyundai Santa Fe vehicles. See ECF No. 21 (“SAC”). First, Defendants Hyundai Motor America and Hyundai Motor Company (“HMC”) (collectively, “Hyundai”) hávé moved to strike Plaintiffs’ class action allegations and allegations relating to the Kia Motor Group on the grounds that these allegations are either contrary to California and Ninth Circuit law or otherwise redundant, impertinent, and immaterial under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(f). ECF No. 31 (“Mot. to Strike”). Second, Defendants move to dismiss several of the named Plaintiffs for lack of standing and to dismiss the balance of Plaintiffs’ allegations for failure to state a claim. ECF No. 33 (“MTD”).
These motions are fully briefed, 1 and appropriate for resolution without oral argument under Civil Local Rule 7-1 (b). For the reasons set forth below, the motion to dismiss is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART and the motion to…