Richard Montanez v. PepsiCo, Inc.

O UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA RICHARD MONTANEZ, Case No. 5:24-cv-01792-JWH-DTB Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING v. DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS [ECF No. 11] PEPSICO, INC,; FRITO-LAY, INC.; and DOES 1-30, inclusive, Defendants. Before the Court is the motion of Defendants PepsiCo, Inc. and Frito-Lay, Inc. (1) to dismiss the Complaint of Plaintiff Richard Montañez under Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure; and (2) to strike Montañez’s Complaint pursuant to California’s so-called anti-SLAPP law,

Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 425.16.1

The Court conducted…