Saroya

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION

VINEY SAROYA,

Case No. 5:20-cv-03196-EJD Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND v. DENYING IN PART MOTION TO DISMISS; GRANTING MOTION TO

UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC, STRIKE

11 Defendant. Re: Dkt. No. 31, 33

The COVID-19/Coronavirus pandemic has affected several sectors of our society. In particular, the COVID-19 pandemic has reverberated throughout the higher education system. Beginning in March, higher education institutions across the country made the unprecedented decision to close their campuses, hitting pause on the “full collegiate experience.” At the same time, universities began transitioning their classes to online and other remote learning formats for their students to avoid a lost quarter or semester. Plaintiff Viney Saroya filed this putative class action against Defendant, University of the Pacific (“UOP”),…