Cheslow
Cheslow v. Ghirardelli Chocolate Company
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
LINDA CHESLOW, et al., Case No. 19-cv-07467-PJH Plaintiffs,
v. ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
DISMISS
GHIRARDELLI CHOCOLATE COMPANY, Re: Dkt. No. 43 11 Defendant.
13 Before the court is defendant Ghirardelli Chocolate Co.’s (“Ghirardelli” or “defendant”) motion to dismiss. The matter is fully briefed and suitable for decision without oral argument. Having read the parties’ papers and carefully considered their arguments and the relevant legal authority, and good cause appearing, the court hereby GRANTS defendant’s motion for the following reasons. BACKGROUND On September 19, 2019, plaintiffs Linda Cheslow and Steven Prescott (“plaintiffs”) filed a complaint in Sonoma County Superior Court, which defendant removed to federal court on November 13, 2019. Dkt. 1. The complaint asserted three causes of action: (1) violation of California Unfair Competition Law Business & Professions Code § 17200…