Ronald E. Sweeney v. Dwayne Michael Carter

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United States District Court Central District of California

11 RONALD E. SWEENEY, et al., Case № 2:21-cv-01689-ODW (JCx)

Plaintiffs,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO

v.

DISMISS [13]

14 DWAYNE MICHAEL CARTER JR., et al.,

Defendants.

17 I. INTRODUCTION Pending before the Court is Defendants’ motion to dismiss this action for lack 20 of personal jurisdiction, among other things. (See generally Mot. to Dismiss (“Mot.”), 21 ECF No. 13.) For the reasons discussed below, the Court GRANTS Defendants’ 22 Motion.1 II. BACKGROUND Plaintiff Ronald E. Sweeney is a California entertainment attorney and 25 President of co-plaintiff Avant Garde Management (collectively “Plaintiffs”). (Notice 26 of Removal Ex. (“Compl.”) ¶ 5, ECF No. 1-2.) Plaintiffs have worked for

28 1 Having carefully considered the papers filed in connection with the Motion, the Court deemed the matter appropriate for decision without oral argument. Fed. R. Civ. P. 78; C.D. Cal. L.R. 7-15. 1 Defendant Dwayne Michael Carter, a…