Case 5:17-cv-02287 Document 2 Filed 11/14/17 Page 1 of 28 Page ID #:2 1 Alexander M. Schack, Esq., (SBN 99126) Natasha N. Serino, Esq., (SBN 284711) 2 LAW OFFICES OF ALEXANDER M. SCHACK 3 16870 West Bernardo Drive, Suite 400 San Diego, California 92127 4 Telephone: (858) 485-6535 5 Facsimile: (858) 485-0608
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[email protected] 7 Attorneys for Plaintiffs Melissa Atkinson, et al. 8 9 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 10 FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 11 ) Case No.: 12 MELISSA ATKINSON, an individual, for ) herself and all others similarly situated, ) CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT 13 ) Plaintiffs, ) 14 ) JURY TRIAL DEMANDED vs. ) 15 ) ) 16 LLR, INC., a Wyoming Corporation; ) LULAROE, LLC d/b/a LULAROE; a ) 17 California limited liability corporation; and ) Does 1 through 100, inclusive, ) 18 ) ) 19 Defendant(s). 20 21 Plaintiff Melissa Atkinson (“Plaintiff”), individually and on behalf of all others 22 23 similarly situated (the “Class”), by and through her attorneys, files this Class Action 24 Complaint against LLR, Inc., LuLaRoe, LLC, and DOES 1 through 100 (collectively 25 “Defendants”). 26 27 28 - 1 - CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT Case 5:17-cv-02287 Document 2 Filed 11/14/17 Page 2 of 28 Page ID #:3 1 INTRODUCTION 2 3 1. This is an action on behalf of Plaintiff Melissa Atkinson (hereinafter 4 “Plaintiff, for herself and all those similarly situated, to recover damages caused by 5 Defendant’s operation of a fraudulent pyramid scheme and endless chain scheme. As 6 alleged herein, the scheme is fraudulent because it requires the payment by participants of money to Defendants LuLaRoe, LLC and LLR, Inc.