Kerkorian

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 PAUL KERKORIAN, on behalf of himself No. 1:18-cv-00870-DAD-SKO and all others similarly situated, 12 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S v. MOTION TO DISMISS 14 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, (Doc. No. 13) INC.,

Defendant. 17 This matter is before the court on a motion to dismiss brought on behalf of defendant Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (“Samsung” or “defendant”). (Doc. No. 13.) A hearing on the motion was held on October 2, 2018. Attorney Christopher Nichols appeared telephonically for plaintiff Paul Kerkorian, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated (“plaintiff”). Attorney Michael Adams appeared for defendant. Having reviewed the parties’

1 The undersigned apologizes for the delay in the issuance of this order. This court’s overwhelming caseload has been well publicized and the long–standing lack of judicial resources 25 in this district is about to reach crisis proportion. See See Lawrence J.…