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1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 CONRAD JAMES, Case No. 3:23-cv-01931-JSC

8 Plaintiff,

ORDER RE: MOTIONS TO DISMISS

v. 9 Re: Dkt. Nos. 37, 38 10 ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, et al., 11 Defendants.

12 13 Conrad James brings this putative class action against Allstate, an insurance company, and 14 Heap, a software service provider, for violations of the California Invasion of Privacy Act 15 (“CIPA”) §§ 631, 632.7, California’s Unfair Competition Law (“UCL”), Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 16 17200 et seq., and the California Constitution’s right to privacy. Defendants move to dismiss 17 under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). (Dkt. Nos. 37, 38.1) After carefully reviewing 18 the papers submitted and having had the benefit of oral argument on December 21, 2023, the 19 Court GRANTS Defendants’ motions to dismiss. Drawing all reasonable inferences from the 20 amended complaint’s allegations in Plaintiff’s favor, Plaintiff does not plausibly allege 21 Defendants’ liability. 22 BACKGROUND 23 In…