Williams v. Tesla, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ZACHERY WILLIAMS, et al., Case No. 20-cv-08208-HSG Plaintiffs, ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
DISMISS
v. Re: Dkt. No. 36 TESLA, INC., Defendant. 12 On November 25, 2020, Plaintiff Zachery Williams and Plaintiff Michael Ma filed a complaint against Defendant Tesla Inc. (“Tesla”). Dkt. No. 7 (“FAC”). On March 26, 2021, the Court granted the parties’ stipulation to stay Plaintiff Williams’s claims until after the Court issues its order on Tesla’s motion to dismiss Plaintiff Ma’s claims. Dkt. No. 34. That motion is now pending. Dkt. Nos. 36 (“Mot.”), 37 (“Opp.”), 38 (“Reply”). For the following reasons, the Court GRANTS Tesla’s motion to dismiss. I. BACKGROUND Tesla designs and manufactures Tesla-branded automobiles, including the “Tesla Model S and Model X vehicles.” FAC ¶ 1. Plaintiff “purchased a new 2014 Tesla Model S directly from Tesla online” and “took delivery of the vehicle on September 9, 2014.” Id. at ¶ 14. “At the time …