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. 68 TESLA, INC., Defendant.
12 Before the Court is Defendant’s motion to dismiss Plaintiff Ma’s claims in the third amended complaint (“TAC”). See Dkt. No. 68 (“Mot.”). The Court previously found this matter appropriate for disposition without oral argument and took the matter under submission. See Dkt. No. 73; Civil L.R. 7-1(b). The Court GRANTS the motion for the reasons below. 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 TAC ¶¶ 1, 17–18. Plaintiff Ma “purchased a new 2014 Tesla Model S directly from Tesla online.” Id. ¶ 14. At the time he submitted his order, Plaintiff says he “reviewed specific website pages regarding the qualities and…