Michael Abe v. AFCH, Inc.
Opinion
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8 United States District Court 9 Central District of California
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11 MICHAEL ABE, an individual, Case No. 2:20-CV-08193-ODW (PVCx)
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ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
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DISMISS [13]
14 AFCH, INC., a California corporation; MICHAEL AMIRI, an individual; and 15 DOES 1–10, inclusive,
16 Defendants. 17 18 I. INTRODUCTION 19 Plaintiff Michael Abe brought suit against Defendants AFCH, Inc., and Michael 20 Amiri (collectively, “Defendants”) for federal securities violations. (See Compl., ECF 21 No. 1.) AFCH moves to dismiss under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). 22 (Mot. to Dismiss (“Motion” or “Mot.”), ECF No. 13.) The Motion is fully briefed. 23 (See Opp’n, ECF No. 15; Reply, ECF No. 19.) 24 After the Court took the Motion under submission, Defendants notified the 25 Court of a ruling in a related state court matter between the parties; Defendants argue 26 the state court ruling precludes Abe’s suit here. (Defs.’ Notice & Req. for Judicial 27 Notice (“RJN”), ECF No. 25.) The Court requested, and Abe provided, supplemental 28 briefing on…