Hellman

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Francisco Berlanga, No. 2:21-cv-00949-KJM-DMC Plaintiff, ORDER v. Polaris Industries Inc., et al., 1S Defendants. 16 In 2019, Paul Guzman filed a complaint against Polaris Industries Inc. in the United States District Court for the Central District of California. See generally Compl., Guzman v. Polaris Indus. Inc., No. 18-1543 (C.D. Cal. Aug. 1, 2019), ECF No. 1. He alleged Polaris had misrepresented the strength of the “rollover protective systems” on its utility terrain vehicles. See, e.g., id. J§ 1,5. According to a label attached to the vehicles, the protective systems met “OSHA requirements of 29 CFR § 1925.53.” Id. 43. Guzman alleged this was false; the 23 protective systems were actually much weaker. See id. 5. He alleged the misrepresentation 24 violated state law, and he asked the court to certify a class of similarly situated buyers. See id. 51-78 (class…