Reilly
Reilly v. Apple Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 THOMAS M REILLY, Case No. 21-cv-04601-EMC
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S
v. MOTION TO DISMISS FIRST
AMENDED COMPLAINT
APPLE INC., Docket No. 45 Defendant.
12 13 I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Thomas M. Reilly is the developer of an app called Konverti which facilitates peer-to-peer, in-person currency exchanges. Docket No. 42 (“FAC”) ¶ 14. The Court previously dismissed Plaintiff’s complaint which alleged that Apple violated antitrust laws and California Business Code Section 17200 for removing Konverti from the Apple Store. Docket No. 41 (“Order”). After the dismissal, Plaintiff filed a first amended complaint (“FAC”), which dropped the antitrust claims and alleged one violation of California Business Code Section 17200. In the FAC, Plaintiff alleges that Apple violated California Business Code Section 17200, also known as the “Unfair Competition Law” (“UCL”), by placing Konverti in the…