Maas

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 ERIC MAAS, Case No. 19-cv-07945-JSC

8 Plaintiff,

ORDER RE: PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

9 v. FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY

JUDGMENT

10 ZYMBE, LLC, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 15 Defendants. 11

12 13 Eric Maas sued Zymbe, LLC (“Zymbe”), Blue Oar Consulting, Inc. (“Blue Oar”), Vystar 14 Corporation (“Vystar”), Greg Rotman, Jamie Rotman, Steven Rotman, Sarah Hawthorne,1 15 Michael X. Ianacone, Keith Osborn, Bryan Stone, and Joseph Allegra, Jr. (collectively, 16 “Defendants”) in state court, alleging 27 claims under federal and state law.2 (Dkt. No. 1-1, Ex. 1 17 at 4-5.)3 Defendants removed the action to this Court based on federal question jurisdiction 18 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331, 1446. (Dkt. Nos. 1 at ¶ 9 & 4 at 2.) Now before the Court is 19 Plaintiff’s motion for partial summary judgment.4 (Dkt. No. 15.) After careful consideration of 20 the parties’ briefing, the Court DENIES the motion as set forth below.5 21 // 22 1 Plaintiff erroneously sued Ms. Hawthorne as “Sally Rotman” in…