Doe
Doe v. Deutsche Lufthansa Aktiengesellschaft
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 JOHN DOE and ROBERT ROE, Case No. 23-cv-04413-SI
Plaintiffs, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’
MOTIONS TO DISMISS FOR LACK
v. OF PERSONAL JURSIDICTION AND
UNSEALING DOCKET NOS. 16-1 AND
DEUTSCHE LUFTHANSA 17-1 AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, et al., Re: Dkt. Nos. 16, 17 Defendants. 14 On March 22, 2024, the Court held a hearing on defendants’ motions to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction, or in the alternative, for judgment on the pleadings. For the reasons set forth below, the Court GRANTS defendants’ motions to dismiss based on lack of personal jurisdiction. The Court also directs the Clerk to unseal Docket Nos. 16-1 and 17-1 because defendants improperly filed those documents under seal. 20 BACKGROUND John Doe and Robert Roe are a gay couple who have been in a “committed, but discreet,” relationship for 33 years, and who were married in California in 2013. …