Hermanson

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 MARK HERMANSON, et al., Case No. 23-cv-05890-JSW

8 Plaintiffs, ORDER GRANTING, IN PART, AND

DENYING, IN PART, MOTION TO

9 v. DISMISS AND/OR TO STAY

10 LENOVO GROUP LIMITED, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 16 Defendants. 11

12 13 Now before the Court for consideration is the motion to dismiss or to stay filed by 14 Defendant Lenovo (United States), Inc. (“Lenovo”).1 The Court has considered the parties’ 15 papers, relevant legal authority, and the record in this case, and for the reasons that follow, the 16 Court GRANTS, IN PART, AND DENIES, IN PART, Lenovo’s motion. 17 BACKGROUND 18 A. The Instant Litigation. 19 Plaintiffs Mark Hermanson, Chun-Yu Chen, and Shuang Lin (collectively “Plaintiffs”) 20 filed the complaint in this case on November 14, 2023. They allege that Lenovo has a “practice of 21 advertising false and misleading price reductions on its website.” (Compl. ¶ 1.) They bring 22 claims against Lenovo for intentional and…