Rodriguez v. Equal Exchange, Inc.

1 NOT FOR PUBLICATION 2 3 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 4 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 5 Crystal RODRIGUEZ, individually and Case No.: 23-cv-0055-AGS-SBC on behalf of all others similarly situated, 6 ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO Plaintiff, 7 DISMISS IN PART (ECF 12) v. 8 EQUAL EXCHANGE, INC., 9 Defendant. 10 11 This consumer-protection case largely turns on whether it is barred by California’s 12 Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act, commonly dubbed “Proposition 65.” 13 The Court grants much of the defense’s motion to dismiss, but parts of the lawsuit survive. 14 BACKGROUND 15…