Jenkins
Jenkins v. FCA US LLC
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 10 BRIAN JENKINS, Case No. 23-cv-01075-JSW
11 Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
12 v. DISMISS FIRST AMENDED
COMPLAINT IN PART WITH LEAVE
13 FCA US LLC, TO AMEND Defendant. Re: Dkt. No. 23 14
15 16 Now before the Court is the motion to dismiss the first amended complaint (“FAC”) filed 17 by Defendant FCA US LLC (“Defendant”). Plaintiff Drian Jenkins (“Plaintiff”) seeks to state a 18 class action regarding a defective tracklight on the 2014-2023 Dodge Durango vehicles that 19 allowed “water to intrude” through “the gaskets and seals on the vehicle tailgate.” (Dkt. No. 20, 20 FAC ¶¶ 2-3.) The Court has considered the parties’ papers relevant legal authority, and the record 21 in this case, and GRANTS Defendant’s motion to dismiss, in part with leave to amend. 22 BACKGROUND 23 In 2020, Plaintiff purchased a used 2019 Dodge Durango from Kia of Stockton. (Id. ¶ 22.) 24 Prior to this purchase,…