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DEFENDANT’S NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION TO DISMISS CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT AND MOTION FOR
A MORE DEFINITE STATEMENT
RILEY SAFER HOLMES & CANCILA LLP
JEFFREY R. WILLIAMS (CSB No. 084156) jwilliams@rshc-law.com
456 Montgomery Street, 16 Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone: (415) 275-8550
Facsimile: (415) 275-8551
RILEY SAFER HOLMES & CANCILA LLP
JOSHUA L. ROQUEMORE (CSB No. 327121) jroquemore@rshc-law.com
100 Spectrum Center Drive, Suite 440
Irvine, CA 92618
Telephone: (949) 359-5520
Facsimile: (949) 359-5501
Attorneys for Defendant
ROYAL APPLIANCE MFG. CO. d/b/a TTI
FLOOR CARE NORTH AMERICA
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SUSAN PHILLIPS, EKATERINI
CAMPOS, ROBERT JELLINEK,
JANINE HARRISON, Individually
And On Behalf Of Others Similarly
situated,
Plaintiffs,
v.
ROYAL APPLIANCE MFG. CO.
d/b/a HOOVER,
Defendant.
Case No. 3:21-cv-00987-WQH-KSC
DEFENDANT’S NOTICE OF
MOTION AND MOTION TO
DISMISS CLASS ACTION
COMPLAINT UNDER FED. R. CIV.
P. 9(b) AND MOTION FOR A MORE
DEFINITE STATEMENT UNDER
FED. R. CIV. P. 12(e)
Hon. William Q. Hayes
Date: July 6, 2021
Courtroom: 14B
NO ORAL ARGUMENT UNLESS
REQUESTED BY THE COURT
TO THIS HONORABLE COURT, ALL PARTIES, AND THEIR
ATTORNEYS OF RECORD: Please take notice that on July 6, 2021, or as soon
thereafter as counsel may be heard by the above-entitled court, located at 333 W.
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DEFENDANT’S NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION TO DISMISS CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT AND MOTION FOR
A MORE DEFINITE STATEMENT
Broadway, San Diego, California 92101, Defendant Royal Appliance Mfg. Co.
d/b/a TTI Floor Care North America, erroneously sued herein as Royal Appliance
Mfg. Co. d/b/a Hoover will move and hereby moves the Court for an order
dismissing each cause of action in the Class Action Complaint pursuant to Federal
Rule of Civil Procedure 9(b). Alternatively, if the Court denies Defendant’s
motion to dismiss, Defendant will move and hereby moves the Court for an order
granting its motion for a more definite statement pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil
Procedure 12(e).
This motion is made on the following grounds:
Plaintiffs fail to state with particularity the circumstances of the alleged
fraud, as required by Rule 9(b). Plaintiffs do not include the specific language set
forth in any of the documents giving rise to the alleged fraud, nor do they attach
copies thereof. Ultimately, the pleadings do not allege the misrepresentations with
sufficient particularity. Therefore, Plaintiff’s SBA, CLRA, and UCL claims
should be dismissed pursuant to Rule 9(b).
In addition, Plaintiffs’ contradictory, unintelligible, and vague pleadings
foreclose the possibility of a good faith response by Royal Appliance.
Accordingly, if this Court should deny Defendant’s motion to dismiss under Rule
9(b), Defendant requests the Court grant the instant motion for a more definite
statement pursuant to Rule 12(e).
This Motion is made pursuant to this Notice of Motion and Motion, the
accompanying Memorandum of Points and Authorities in support thereof, all
other papers submitted herewith, the pleadings and papers on file in this action, all
matters judicially noticeable, and such other evidence as this Court may allow.
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DEFENDANT’S NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION TO DISMISS CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT AND MOTION FOR
A MORE DEFINITE STATEMENT
Dated: June 1, 2021 RILEY SAFER HOLMES & CANCILA LLP
By: /s/ Joshua L. Roquemore
Jeffrey R. Williams
Joshua L. Roquemore
Attorneys for Defendant
ROYAL APPLIANCE MFG. CO. d/b/a
TTI FLOOR CARE NORTH AMERICA
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PROOF OF SERVICE
Case Name: Phillips, et al. v. Royal Appliance Mfg. Co.
Case Number: 3:21-cv-00987-WQH-KSC
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF ORANGE
I am employed in the County of Orange, State of California. I am over the age of 18 and not a party to the within action. My business address is: 100 Spectrum Center Drive, Suite 440, Irvine, CA 92618.
On June 1, 2021, I caused the foregoing document(s) described as:
DEFENDANT’S NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION TO DISMISS
CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT UNDER FED. R. CIV. P. 9(b) AND
MOTION FOR A MORE DEFINITE STATEMENT UNDER FED. R. CIV.
P. 12(e) to be served on all interested parties in this action as follows:
KAZEROUNI LAW GROUP, APC
Abbas Kazerounian
245 Fischer Avenue, Unit D1
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Attorneys for Plaintiff
Phone: 800-400-6808
Fax: 800-520-5523
Email: ak@kazlg.com
KAZEROUNI LAW GROUP, APC
Jason A. Ibey
321 N. Mall Drive, Suite R108
St. George, Utah 84790
Attorneys for Plaintiff
Phone: 800-400-6808
Fax: 800-520-5523
Email: jason@kazlg.com
BLACK OAK LAW FIRM
Adib Assassi
1100 W. Town and Country Rd., Suite
1250
Orange, CA 92868
Attorneys for Plaintiff
Phone: 800-500-0301
Fax: 800-500-0301
Email: adib@blackoaklaw.com
BY CM/ECF NOTICE OF ELECTRONIC FILING: I caused said
document(s) to be served by means of this Court’s electronic transmission of the
Notice of Electronic filing through the Court’s transmission facilities, to the parties and/or counsel who are registered CM/ECF Users set forth in the service list
obtained from this Court.
BY MAIL - As follows: I am “readily familiar” with the firm’s practice of collection and processing correspondence for mailing. Under that practice it would
be deposited with U.S. Postal Service on that same day with postage thereon fully
prepaid at Irvine, California in the ordinary course of business. I am aware that on motion of the party served, service is presumed invalid if postal cancellation date or postage meter date is more than one day after date of deposit for mailing in affidavit.
FEDERAL - I declare that I am employed in the office of a member of the
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bar of this Court at whose direction the service was made.
Executed on June 1, 2021, at Irvine, California.
Elaine Hellwig
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