Barboza
Barboza v. Mercedes-Benz USA LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 5 CRYSTAL M. BARBOZA, CASE NO. 1:22-CV-0845 AWI CDB
Plaintiff
ORDER ON DEFENDANT’S MOTION
v. TO DISMISS
MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC, MERCEDES-BENZ OF BAKERSFIELD, (Doc. No. 7) and DOES 1-10 inclusive,
Defendants
12 13 This case arises out of the sale of an allegedly defective Mercedes-Benz automobile. Plaintiff Crystal M. Barboza brings claims under the California Song-Beverley Act (Cal. Civ. Code § 1790 et seq.), the California Commercial Code, the California Unfair Competition Law (“UCL”) (Cal. Business & Professions Code § 17200 et seq.), and the federal Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act (“MMWA”) (15 U.S.C. § 2300 et seq.). Defendant Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (“MBU”) removed this case from the Kern County Superior Court on the basis of federal question jurisdiction through the MMWA claim. Currently before the Court is MBU’s Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss and/or Rule 12(f) motion to strike. For the reasons that follow, MBU’s motion to dismiss…