WeWork Companies Inc. v. Weplus (Shanghai) Technology Co., Ltd.

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 SAN JOSE DIVISION 7

WEWORK COMPANIES INC.,

8 Case No. 5:18-cv-04543-EJD Plaintiff, 9 ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S v. MOTION TO DISMISS UNDER 10 FEDERAL RULE OF CIVIL WEPLUS (SHANGHAI) TECHNOLOGY PROCEDURE 12(b)(1) 11 CO., LTD., et al., Re: Dkt. No. 49 12 Defendants.

13 Before the Court is Defendant We+ (Shanghai) Technology’s motion to dismiss for lack of 14 subject-matter jurisdiction (Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(1)) and failure to state a claim upon which relief 15 can be granted (Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6)). Motion to Dismiss (“Mot.”), Dkt. 49. Defendant argues 16 this Court lacks subject matter jurisdiction because the case is moot. This Court agrees and 17 GRANTS Defendant’s 12(b)(1) motion and does not reach the correlative 12(b)(6) motion. 18 I. BACKGROUND 19 Plaintiff, an American corporation, provides coworking services around the world under its 20 “WE…