Birch

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 11 GREG BIRCH, individually and on behalf Case No. 22-cv-815-MMA (NLS) of all others similarly situated, et al.,

ORDER GRANTING MOTIONS TO

Plaintiffs, DISMISS AND DENYING MOTION v. TO TRANSFER OR STAY

PURSUANT TO THE FIRST-TO-

FAMILY FIRST LIFE, LLC, et al., FILE RULE Defendants. [Doc. Nos. 20, 21, 24] 18 In this putative class action, Plaintiffs Greg Birch, David Doehring, and Michael Borish (“Plaintiffs”) allege they relied on false representations made by Defendants Family First Life, LLC (“FFL”), Shawn Meaike, and Andrew Taylor (“Defendants”) in purchasing low-quality insurance “leads” while working as independent contractors for FFL, an insurance marketing organization. Doc. No. 7 (Second Amended Complaint, the “SAC”) ¶¶ 18, 23–26. On October 11, 2022, Defendant FFL filed two motions: (1) a motion to dismiss Plaintiffs’ SAC pursuant to Federal Rules of…