Williams v. Tesla, Inc.

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. 58 TESLA, INC., Defendant. 12 This case was filed against Defendant Tesla, Inc. in November 2020. After the Court granted Defendant’s motion to dismiss Plaintiff Michael Ma’s claims, see Dkt. No. 44, Plaintiffs filed a second amended complaint in July 2021, Dkt. No. 49 (“SAC”). Pending before the Court is Defendant’s second motion to dismiss Plaintiff Ma’s allegations, briefing for which is complete. See Dkt. Nos. 58 (“MTD”), 59 (“Opp.”), 60 (“Reply”). The Court heard oral argument on the motion. See Dkt. No. 63. For the reasons stated below, the Court GRANTS the motion to dismiss. I. BACKGROUND Defendant, using a direct-to-consumer business model, designs and manufactures Tesla- branded automobiles, including the “Tesla Model S and Model X vehicles,” which are sold through Defendant’s website. See SAC ¶¶ 1,…