Tavarua Restaurants, Inc. v. McDonald's USA, LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 TAVARUA RESTAURANTS, INC., et al., Case No. 19cv21-MMA (LL)

Plaintiffs/Counter-Defendants, ORDER GRANTING McDONALD’S v. USA, LLC’S MOTION FOR

PARTIAL JUDGMENT ON THE

McDONALD’S USA, LLC,

PLEADINGS

Defendant/Counterclaimant. [Doc. No. 28] 16 17 18 Plaintiffs Tavarua Restaurants, Inc., Scarab, Inc., and Carole Casale (collectively “Plaintiffs”) bring this action for declaratory and injunctive relief against Defendant McDonald’s USA, LLC (“McDonald’s”) based on a dispute over the proposed purchase and sale of eight McDonald’s franchises in San Diego County. See Doc. No. 1. McDonald’s countersues for breach of contract and declaratory judgment. See Doc. No. 10. McDonald’s moves for judgment on the pleadings as to its declaratory judgment counterclaim. See Doc. No. 28. Plaintiffs filed a response in opposition, to which McDonald’s replied. See Doc. Nos. 29, 30. The Court took the motion under submission on the briefs pursuant to Civil Local…