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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 MONTEVILLE SLOAN, et al., Case No. 16-cv-07244-EMC

Plaintiffs,

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S

v. MOTION TO DISMISS PLAINTIFF

SZEP’S CLAIMS IN THE FIFTH

GENERAL MOTORS LLC, AMENDED COMPLAINT Defendant. Docket No. 158

12 13 I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiffs allege that Defendant General Motors (“GM”) knowingly manufactured and sold a car engine with inherent defects that caused excessive oil consumption and engine damage. The defects affect 2010 to 2014 model-year GM vehicles. Based on those allegations, Plaintiffs assert claims under various state consumer-protection and fraud statutes on behalf of a nationwide class as well as twenty-nine statewide classes. Plaintiffs’ original class action complaint was filed in December 19, 2016. Docket No. 2. They have since amended their pleadings several times, and the operative complaint is the Fifth Amended Complaint (“5AC”). Docket No. 157. Before…