Gillard

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 MIKE MANDANI, et al., Case No. 17-cv-07287-HSG

Plaintiffs, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S

MOTION TO DISMISS AND MOTION

v. FOR RECONSIDERATION

VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, Re: Dkt. No.

INC.,

11 Defendant. 12 On December 22, 2017, Plaintiffs Mike Madani and Romsin Oushana1 brought this putative class action against Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (“VWGoA”), Volkswagen AG, and Audi AG for, among other things, purported breaches of express and implied warranties, and violations of various consumer protection laws based on allegedly defective direct-shift gearbox (“DSG”) transmissions in 2010–2014 Audi S4, S5, S6, S7, and RS5 vehicles. See Dkt. No. 1. On April 23, 2018, Plaintiffs filed a first amended complaint. See Dkt. No. 50 (“FAC”). Defendants filed a motion to dismiss the first amended complaint, which the Court granted in part and denied in part. See Dkt. Nos. 56, 69. Plaintiffs thereafter filed a second amended…