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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 11 No. 2:18-cv-00714-JAM-AC

IN RE EDWARD D. JONES & CO.,

L.P. SECURITIES LITIGATION ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’

MOTION TO DISMISS

14 15 Before the Court is Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P., the Jones Financial Companies, L.L.L.P., EDJ Holding Company, Inc., James D. Weddle, and Vincent J. Ferrari’s (collectively “Defendants”) renewed motion to dismiss. Mot., ECF No. 72. Specifically, Defendants seek to dismiss the remaining two counts in the second amended complaint for violation of Missouri and California’s fiduciary duty laws. See Sec. Am. Compl. (“SAC”) at 6-18, ECF No. 47. Plaintiffs opposed the motion. Opp’n, ECF No. 75. Defendants replied. Reply, ECF No. 76. For the reasons set forth below, the Court grants Defendants’ motion.

1 This motion was determined to be suitable for decision without oral argument. E.D. Cal. L.R. 230(g). The hearing was scheduled for April 5, 2022. I. BACKGROUND The parties are…