Anderson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 No. 2:18-cv-00714-JAM-AC

IN RE EDWARD D. JONES & CO.,

L.P. SECURITIES LITIGATION ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’

MOTION TO DISMISS

15 In March 2018, Plaintiffs filed a federal securities and state 16 breach of fiduciary duty putative class action against investment 17 firm Edward D. Jones, L.P., as well as a set of companies and 18 individuals related to the investment firm (together “Defendants” 19 or “Edward Jones”). Compl., ECF No. 1. Defendants filed a motion 20 to dismiss. ECF No. 29. The Court granted their motion, dismissing 21 all of Plaintiffs’ claims without prejudice. July 9, 2019 Order 22 (“Order”), ECF No. 46. 23 Plaintiffs filed a Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”), ECF No. 24 47, in which they attempted to cure their claims’ deficiencies and 25 raised several new claims. Once again, Defendants move to dismiss 26 Plaintiffs’ claims. Mot. To Dismiss (“Mot.”), ECF No. 48. 27 Plaintiffs oppose this motion. Opp’n, ECF No. 52. The Court, 28 however, finds Plaintiffs’ Second…