Peacock

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BRENDAN PEACOCK, on Behalf of No. 2:18-cv-00568-TLN-CKD Himself, and All Others Similarly Situated, 12 Plaintiff, ORDER v.

PABST BREWING COMPANY, LLC,

15 Defendant. 16 17 This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff Brendan Peacock’s (“Plaintiff”) Motion to Certify Class. (ECF No. 52.) Defendant Pabst Brewing Company, LLC (“Defendant”) opposes Plaintiff’s motion. (ECF No. 54.) Plaintiff filed a reply. (ECF No. 59.) For the reasons set forth below, the Court DENIES Plaintiff’s motion. (ECF No. 52.) /// /// /// /// /// /// /// I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND1 This case arises out of a dispute over Defendant’s marketing of its product, Olympia Beer (“Olympia Beer”). (See generally ECF No. 30.) Plaintiff argues Defendant deceives consumers by marketing Olympia Beer in a way that “falsely creates the impression in the minds of consumers that its Olympia Beer products are exclusively brewed using artesian water in Washington…