Lori Cohen v. Porsche Cars North America, Inc.

CIVIL MINUTES –GENERAL

Case No. 2:19-cv-05530 AFM Date: December 6, 2019 Title Lori Cohen, Daniel Cohen v.Porsche Cars North America, Inc.

Present: The Honorable: ALEXANDER F. MacKINNON, U.S. Magistrate Judge Ilene Bernal N/A Deputy Clerk Court Reporter / Recorder Attorneys Present for Plaintiff: Attorneys Present for Defendants:

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Proceedings (In Chambers): Order Granting Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss First Amended Complaint(Filed October 25, 2019; ECF No. 19) Based on the parties’ briefs and the arguments of counsel at the December 3, 2019 hearing, the Court GRANTS Defendant’s motion to dismiss the First Amended Complaint (“FAC”), as set forth below: 1. A complaint may be dismissed as a matter of law for failure to state a claim based on (1) lack of a cognizable legal theory or (2) insufficient allegations under a cognizable legal theory. See Balistreri v. Pacifica Police Dep’t, 901 F.2d 696, 699 (9th Cir. 1990). In determining whether a pleading states a claim on which relief may be granted, its allegations of material fact must be taken as true and construed in the light…