Callahan

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ALICIA NOLEN, Case No. 20-cv-09203-EMC

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S

v. MOTION TO COMPEL

ARBITRATION AND DISMISS

PEOPLECONNECT, INC., Docket No. 180 Defendant.

12 13 I. INTRODUCTION Defendant PeopleConnect moves for an order dismissing Plaintiff’s claims. Plaintiff filed a class action suit against Defendant for (1) violating California’s Right of Publicity Statute, California Civil Code § 3344; (2) violating California’s Unfair Competition Law (“UCL”), California Business and Professions Code § 17200 (the unlawful prong); and (3) unjust enrichment under California common law. These claims stem from Defendant’s non-consensual use of Plaintiff’s likeness for the purpose of advertising. Defendant, however, contends that Plaintiff did not plead an actionable claim because she did not properly allege that Defendant used her image. Having considered the parties’ briefs and accompanying…