Cleveland v. Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research Ltd.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10 DON CLEVLAND, et al., Case No.: 21cv871 JM (JLB) Plaintiffs,

ORDER ON PARTIAL MOTION TO

v.

DISMISS AND MOTION TO SEAL

LUDWIG INSTITUTE FOR CANCER

RESEARCH LTD.,

15 Defendant. 17 18 Presently before the court is Defendant Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research Ltd. s ( Ludwig ) Partial Motion to Dismiss (Fed. R. Civ. Proc. 12(B)(6)) Plaintiffs First Amended Complaint (Doc. No. 31) and Plaintiffs Motion to Seal (Doc. No. 35). The motions have been fully briefed and the court finds them suitable for determination on the papers submitted and without oral argument in accordance with Civil Local Rule 7.1(d)(1). For the reasons set forth below, the court grants-in-part and denies-in-part Defendant s Partial Motion to Dismiss and denies Plaintiffs Motion to Seal. /// /// ///

I I. BACKGROUND

A. Procedural Background On May 5, 2021, Plaintiffs Don Cleveland, Arshad Desai, Frank Furnari, Richard Kolodner, Paul Mischel, Karen …