Tirgari

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 REZA TIRGARI, Case No.: 22-CV-541-CAB-DDL

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S

v. MOTION TO DISMISS

REZA KAZEMIPOUR AND 1792

PARTNERS INC.,

15 Defendants. [Doc. No. 16]

17 This matter is before the Court on Defendant Reza Kazemipour’s motion to dismiss 18 the second amended complaint (“SAC”). As discussed below, the motion is GRANTED.

I. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

20 On April 19, 2022, Plaintiff Reza Tirgari filed a complaint against Reza Kazemipour 21 (“Kazemipour”), 1792 Partners, Inc. (“1792 Partners”), 1792 Partners General Partnership 22 (“1792GP”) alleging nine causes of action. [Doc. No. 1]. Each cause of action in Plaintiff’s 23 original complaint was a state law claim except the ninth cause of action, which was 24 brought under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”), 18 25 U.S.C. § 1961 et seq. The three defendants filed a joint motion to dismiss the original 26 complaint for failure to state a claim and lack of…