Laatz
Laatz v. Zazzle, Inc.
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
1 2 3 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 4 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 5 SAN JOSE DIVISION 6 7 NICKY LAATZ, et al., Case No. 22-cv-04844-BLF
8 Plaintiffs,
ORDER DENYING MOTION TO
9 v. DISMISS COUNTERCLAIM
10 ZAZZLE, INC., et al., [Re: ECF No. 148] 11 Defendants.
12 13 Before the Court is Plaintiff Nicky Laatz’s motion to dismiss Defendant Zazzle, Inc.’s 14 counterclaim. ECF No. 148 (“Mot.”). Zazzle filed an opposition to the motion. ECF No. 154 15 (“Opp.”). Laatz filed a reply. ECF No. 157 (“Reply”). The Court found this motion suitable for 16 disposition without oral argument and vacated the hearing. ECF No. 175. 17 For the reasons below, the Court DENIES Laatz’s motion. 18 I. BACKGROUND 19 The following are the facts as stated in Zazzle’s counterclaim. Zazzle operates an online 20 platform for the design and on-demand production of customized products. See ECF No. 44 21 (“Counterclaim”) ¶ 10. Zazzle provides independent creators with online design and 22 customization tools,…