Batis

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ODETTE R. BATIS, Case No. 22-cv-01924-MMC

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S

v. MOTION TO STRIKE AND, IN THE

ALTERNATIVE, MOTION TO DISMISS

DUN & BRADSTREET HOLDINGS, INC., Re: Dkt. No. 18 11 Defendant. 12 Before the Court is defendant Dun & Bradstreet Holdings’ (“D&B”) “Special Motion,” filed June 30, 2022, “to Strike Complaint Pursuant to Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 425.16 and, in the Alternative, Motion to Dismiss Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. Proc. 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6).” Plaintiff Odette Batis (“Batis”) has filed opposition, to which D&B has replied. Additionally, the parties have filed, with leave of court, supplemental briefs, and, on five occasions, statements of recent decision, the last on January 31, 2023. The Court, having read and considered the papers filed in support of and in opposition to the motion, rules as follows.1 I. BACKGROUND2 D&B owns and operates the “D&B Hoovers”…