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1 2 3 4 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 JAKE THOMAS, et al., Case No. 19-cv-01860-MMC

8 Plaintiffs, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT'S 9 v. MOTION TO DISMISS FIRST

AMENDED COMPLAINT; AFFORDING

10 KIMPTON HOTEL & RESTAURANT PLAINTIFFS LEAVE TO AMEND

GROUP, LLC,

11 Re: Dkt. No. 38 Defendant.

12 13 Before the Court is defendant Kimpton Hotel & Restaurant Group, LLC's 14 ("Kimpton") Motion, filed September 27, 2019, "to Dismiss Plaintiffs' First Amended 15 Complaint." Plaintiffs Jake Thomas, Salvatore Galati, and Jonathan Martin have filed 16 opposition, to which Kimpton has replied. Having read and considered the papers filed in 17 support of and in opposition to the motion, the Court deems the matter suitable for 18 decision on the parties' respective written submissions, VACATES the hearing scheduled 19 for November 8, 2019, and rules as follows. 20 In their First Amended Complaint ("FAC"), plaintiffs allege Kimpton, an entity that 21 "own[s] or…