JT Legal Group, APC v. Kashani Law, P.C.

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2 3 4 5 6 7 United States District Court 8 Central District of California 9 10 11 JT LEGAL GROUP, APC, et al., Case No. 2:19-cv-10361-ODW (PLAx) Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’

v.

MOTION TO DISMISS [9]

14 KASHANI LAW, P.C. et al., Defendants. I. INTRODUCTION On December 19, 2019, Defendants Kashani Law, P.C. and Fernando Vega 18 moved to dismiss all claims against them brought by Plaintiff Akop Jack Ter-saakyan 19 (“Motion”). (See Mot. to Dismiss (“Mot.”), ECF No. 9.) Plaintiffs Ter-saakyan and 20 JT Legal Group, APC (“collectively, “Plaintiffs”) did not oppose the motion. For the 21 reasons that follow, the Court GRANTS Defendants’ Motion.1 II. BACKGROUND Akop Jack Ter-Saakyan, an attorney, is the founder and majority owner of JT 24 Legal Group, APC (“JT Legal”). (See Notice of Removal Ex. A (“Compl.”) ¶¶ 5–6, 25 ECF No. 1.) Payton Kashani, founder of Kashani Law, P.C. (“Kashani Law”), 26

28 1After carefully considering the papers filed in connection with the motion, the Court deems the matter appropriate for decision…