Tarverdiyeva

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RAHILA TARVERDIYEVA, on behalf of herself and VIJAY TANDON as permissive joinder, No. C 22-05468 WHA

Plaintiffs,

v.

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO

DISMISS

COINBASE, INC., COINBASE GLOBAL,

INC., PHILLIP MARTIN, MATTHEW

MULLER, Defendants.

15 INTRODUCTION In this civil action accusing defendants of various torts and statutory violations in operation of a cryptocurrency exchange platform, defendants move to dismiss plaintiffs’ claims as precluded by res judicata under Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. For the following reasons, the motion to dismiss is GRANTED. STATEMENT In July 2021, plaintiff Rahila Tarverdiyeva, proceeding pro se, filed suit against defendant Coinbase Global, Inc. in the District Court for the Middle District of Florida. See Tarverdiyeva v. Coinbase Glob., Inc., No. C 21-01717 MSS (M.D. Fla.). There she alleged 25 1 Defendants request…