Cynthia Lynn Ford v. Carnival Corporation

O 1 2 3 4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 CYNTHIA LYNN FORD, et al., ) Case No. 20-cv-6226 DDP (AFMx) 10 ) Plaintiffs, ) ORDER GRANTING IN PART, ) DENYING IN PART, DEFENDANTS’ v. ) MOTION TO DISMISS ) ) [Dkts. 27, 31, 34] ) ) CARNIVAL CORPORATION, et al., ) ) Defendants. )

Presently before the court are Defendants’ Motions to Dismiss. (Dkts. 27, 31, 34.)

H aving considered the submissions of the par ties and heard oral argument, the court

grants Defendants’ motions in part, denies in part, and adopts the following Order.

I. BACKGROUND

Twenty-three individual plaintiffs bring this putative class action against

D e f e n d a nts Carnival Corporation, a Panama corporation headquartered in Miami,

Florida, Carnival PLC, a Wales corporation headquartered in Miami, Florida

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