Vianu

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA San Francisco Division IAN VIANU and IRINA BUKCHIN, on Case No. 19-cv-03602-LB behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated,

ORDER DENYING MOTION TO

Plaintiffs, DISMISS v. Re: ECF No.

AT&T MOBILITY LLC, Defendant.

INTRODUCTION Plaintiffs Ian Vianu and Irina Bukchin, both California residents, have wireless-service contracts with AT&T Mobility LLC. On behalf of themselves and a putative class of similarly situated California consumers, they sued AT&T, claiming that AT&T offers so-called flat monthly wireless-service plans and — after the customers sign up for the wireless-service contracts at that rate — adds an “Administrative Fee” that it misleadingly suggests is a legitimate surcharge (like a government-type surcharge) when it is just an unfair and deceptive scheme to boost its monthly rates.1 The complaint has five California state-law claims: (1)…