Hetland

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 C. JOHANNES HETLAND, Case No. 19-cv-02288-JSC

Plaintiff,

ORDER RE BIFURCATION OF

v. CHOICE OF LAW ISSUE

LENDINGTREE, LLC, Re: Dkt. No. 52 Defendant.

Before the Court is Plaintiff’s letter brief requesting the bifurcation of a choice of law issue regarding Plaintiff’s claims for breach of contract, breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, unjust enrichment, and promissory fraud. (Dkt. No. 52 at 1.) Plaintiff requests this Court decide whether California or Delaware law applies to these claims before the submission of Defendant’s motion for summary judgment. (Id.) After careful consideration of the letter brief and the parties’ positions, the Court DENIES Plaintiff’s request. Choice of law determinations are legal questions “well-suited to summary judgement.” Fast Trak Inv. Co., LLC v. Sax, No. 4:17-CV-00257-KAW, 2018 WL 2183237, at *4 (N.D. Cal. May 11, 2018) (internal quotation marks and citations…