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Case 3:19-cv-01969-WQH-MDD Document 31 Filed 02/10/21 PageID.941 Page 1 of 15 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 FENELLA ARNOLD, KELLY Case No.: 19-cv-1969-WQH-MDD NAKAI, and MICHELE 12 RUPPERT, individually and on ORDER 13 behalf of all others similarly situated, 14 Plaintiffs, 15 v. 16 HEARST MAGAZINE MEDIA, 17 INC., a Delaware corporation; 18 CDS GLOBAL, INC., an Iowa corporation; and DOES 1-50, 19 inclusive, 20 Defendants. 21 HAYES, Judge: 22 The matter before the Court is the Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs’ Second Amended 23 Complaint filed by Defendants Hearst Magazine Media, Inc., and CDS Global, Inc. (ECF 24 No. 26). 25 I. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND 26 On September 10, 2019, Plaintiffs Fenella Arnold and Kelly Nakai filed a Class 27 Action Complaint against Defendants Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. (“Hearst”), CDS 28 1 19-cv-1969-WQH-MDD Case 3:19-cv-01969-WQH-MDD Document 31 Filed 02/10/21 PageID.942 Page 2 of 15 1 Global, Inc. (“CDS”), and Does 1 through 50 in the Superior Court for the State of 2 California, County of San Diego. (ECF No. 1-2). On October 10, 2019, Defendants Hearst 3 and CDS (hereinafter, “Defendants”) removed the action to this Court. (ECF No. 1). 4 On December 9, 2019, Plaintiffs Fenella Arnold, Kelly Nakai, and Michele Ruppert 5 filed a First Amended Complaint (“FAC”). (ECF No. 14). On June 25, 2020, the Court 6 issued an Order granting Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss the FAC and dismissing the FAC 7 without prejudice for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.
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