Brian Whitaker v. Motel 6 Operating L.P.

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United States District Court Central District of California

11 BRIAN WHITAKER, Case № 2:20-cv-10624-ODW (PDx)

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING

v.

DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO

14 MOTEL 6 OPERATING L.P., DISMISS [21]

15 Defendant.

16 I. INTRODUCTION On September 25, 2020, Plaintiff Brian Whitaker brought this suit against 19 Defendant Motel 6 Operating L.P. in the Superior Court of California, County of Los 20 Angeles. On November 20, 2020, Defendant removed the case to the Central District 21 of California on the basis of federal question jurisdiction. (Not. Removal (“NOR”) ¶ 5, 22 ECF No. 1.) Defendant now moves to dismiss Plaintiff’s complaint for failure to state 23 a claim. (Mot. Dismiss (“Mot.”), ECF No. 21.) For the reasons discussed below, the 24 Court GRANTS Defendant’s Motion.1 25 26

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. II. FACTUAL AND…