GameStop, Inc. v. Superior Court of Riverside Cnty.

Following an investigation into violations of the Secondhand Dealers Law (SDL), the People, by and through the District Attorneys of Riverside and Shasta Counties, filed an action pursuant to Business and Professions Code section 17200 et seq., (Unfair Competition Law or UCL) to enjoin petitioner GameStop, Inc., (GameStop) against noncompliance. GameStop filed a motion to remove the action from the County of Riverside pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure 1 section 394, claiming that the district attorney, as an official elected by the County of Riverside, was a local governmental entity. The…