Racies

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 PHILLIP RACIES, Case No. 15-cv-00292-HSG

8 Plaintiff, ORDER ON MOTIONS FOR

JUDGMENT AS A MATTER OF LAW

9 v. AND MOTION TO DECERTIFY THE

CLASSES

10 QUINCY BIOSCIENCE, LLC, Re: Dkt. Nos. 268, 269, 271 11 Defendant.

12 13 Pending before the Court are the following motions: (1) Defendant’s motion to decertify 14 the class, Dkt. No. 269; (2) Defendant’s motion for judgment as a matter of law, Dkt. No. 268; and 15 (3) Plaintiff’s motion for judgment as a matter of law. The Court held a hearing on the motions on 16 February 14, 2020. Dkt. No. 298. After carefully considering the parties’ papers and oral 17 arguments, the Court GRANTS Defendant’s motion to decertify the class; DENIES Defendant’s 18 motion for judgment as a matter of law; and DENIES Plaintiff’s motion for judgment as a matter 19 of law. 20 I. BACKGROUND 21 Plaintiff Phillip Racies filed this consumer class action on January 21, 2015, bringing 22 claims under California’s…