NOWAK
NOWAK v. XAPO, INC.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 6 DENNIS NOWAK, Case No. 5:20-cv-03643-BLF
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S
v. MOTION TO DISMISS WITH LEAVE
TO AMEND
XAPO, INC., et al., [Re: ECF 22] Defendants.
12 Dennis Nowak (“Plaintiff”) sues Xapo, Inc., Xapo (Gibraltar) Limited, Indodax, and ten unidentified John Doe defendants (collectively, “Defendants”) for hacking into his cryptocurrency exchange account, stealing 500 Bitcoins, and depositing them into separate hot wallet addresses. Plaintiff asserts violations of (1) California Penal Code § 496 (Possession of Stolen Property); (2) Aiding and Abetting under 18 U.S.C. § 1030(a)(4) (the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act); and (3) Assisting Unlawful Access to a Computer under California Penal Code § 502 et seq. (the Comprehensive Computer Data Access and Fraud Act). See generally Compl., ECF 1. Xapo, Inc. (“Defendant”) brings this Motion to Dismiss for failure to state a…