Mogan

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 MICHAEL MOGAN, Case No. 21-cv-08431-TSH

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING MOTIONS TO

v. DISMISS

SACKS, RICKETTS & CASE LLP, et al., Re: Dkt. Nos. 12, 16 Defendants.

14 I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Michael Mogan sues Airbnb and three of its employees, Jeff Henry, Dave Willner and Sanaz Ebrahini (collectively, the “Airbnb Defendants”) and counsel that represented the Airbnb Defendants in an underlying state court action, Sacks, Ricketts & Case, LLP and two of its attorneys, Michele Floyd and Jacqueline Young (collectively, the “SRC Defendants”) for claims related to a sanction award against him. The Airbnb Defendants now move to dismiss all claims against them as being barred by the litigation privilege or, alternatively, on grounds of issue preclusion. ECF Nos. 12 (Airbnb Mot.). The SRC Defendants move to dismiss and for an order striking Mogan’s sole claim against them for abuse of process…