Urban

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 JOHN L. URBAN, Case No. 22-cv-07703-PCP

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING IN PART AND

v. GRANTING IN PART MOTION TO

DISMISS AND DENYING MOTION TO

TESLA, INC., STAY DISCOVERY Defendant.

12 Defendant Tesla, Inc. moves to dismiss plaintiff John L. Urban’s complaint and to stay discovery pending a decision on that motion. For the reasons that follow, the Court grants the motion to dismiss only as to Urban’s request for injunctive relief, and denies the motion to stay discovery. BACKGROUND Urban filed this class action lawsuit against Tesla on December 6, 2022, alleging that Tesla’s 2014–2016 Model S vehicles were equipped with defective door handles that routinely failed within only a few years of normal use. On behalf of a nationwide class, Urban alleges violations of: (1) California’s Consumer Legal Remedies Act (“CLRA”), Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1750, et seq.; (2) California’s…