Lopez
Lopez v. Stages of Beauty, LLC
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Honanello, J.
(1) GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO DISMISS THE COMPLAINT; AND
(2) DENYING DEFENDANT'S MOTION FOR SANCTIONS
On September 14, 2017, Plaintiff Matthew Lopez ("Plaintiff"), individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, filed this putative class action against Defendant Stages of Beauty, LLC ("Defendant") and Doe Defendants 1 through 10 alleging causes of action for violations of California's Automatic Renewal Law ("ARL"), California Business and Professions Code § 17600, et seq. and California's Unfair Competition Law ("UCL"), California Business and Professions Code § 17200, et seq. Doc. No. 1 ("Compl."). Defendant filed a motion to dismiss Plaintiff's Complaint pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) and 12(b)(1). Doc. No. 4-1 ("MTD"). Also, Defendant filed a motion for sanctions pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11. Doc. No. 7-1 ("Sanct. Mtn."). Plaintiff opposes both motions [Doc. No. 8 ("MTD Oppo."), Doc. No. 9 ("Sanct. Oppo.") ], and Defendant replied [Doc. No. 10 ("MTD Reply"), Doc. No. 11 ("Sanct. Reply") ]. The Court found the matters suitable for determination on the papers and without oral argument…