Rosen
Rosen v. Uber Technologies, Inc.
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Tigar, J.
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO DISMISS AND DENYING MOTION TO STRIKE
Before the Court is Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss and Motion to Strike. ECF No. 22. For the reasons stated below, the Motion to Dismiss is granted and the Motion to Strike is denied. The Court also grants Defendants’ requests for judicial notice.
I. BACKGROUND
Plaintiff Stewart Rosen, the owner of a permitted taxicab medallion number 684, seeks to bring a class action against Defendants Uber Technologies, Inc., Rasier, LLC, and Raiser-CA, LLC (“Uber”). ECF No. 1 ¶¶ 1-6. Uber is a transportation network company that offers a smartphone application to connect passengers looking for rides with drivers looking to provide rides. Id. ¶ 6. Plaintiffs claims are based on two aspects of Uber’s conduct: first, its alleged failure to comply with applicable California Public Utilities Commission (“CPUC”) regulations for taxi and other transportation companies; and second, its alleged misrepresentations in regards to its “safe rides fee.”
A. Factual Background
For the purposes of deciding this motion to dismiss, the Court accepts as true the following allegations from Plaintiffs’ complaint. See ECF No. 1.
1. Allegations…