Social Life Network, Inc. v. LGH Investments, LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SOCIAL LIFE NETWORK, INC., Case No.: 3:21-cv-00767-L-MDD

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS’

v. MOTION TO DISMISS

LGH INVESTMENTS, LLC AND [ECF No. 42]

LUCAS HOPPEL,

15 Defendants.

17 Before the Court is Defendants LGH Investments, LLC (“LGH”) and Lucas 18 Hoppel’s (“Hoppel”) (collectively, “Defendants”) motion to dismiss all of Plaintiff Social 19 Life Network, Inc’s (“Plaintiff”) claims. (ECF No. 42.) The Court issued an order 20 dismissing all of Plaintiff’s claims from their first amended complaint. (ECF No. 57.) 21 Plaintiff appealed, and the Ninth Circuit affirmed in part and reversed in part, and 22 overturned this Court’s holding that Plaintiff was categorically exempt from California’s 23 usury laws. See Social Life Network, Inc. v. LGH Invs., LLC, 2023 WL 3641791 (9th Cir. 24 May 25, 2023). The Ninth Circuit remanded to this court to determine the sole question 25

27 1 All claims against previous Defendant J.H. Darbie and Co. were dismissed in…