beth bogaerts, Plaintiff, v. THOMAS SCHOENBERGER, et al., Defendants.

Case No.: 20STCV10636

Hearing Date: September 9, 2020

[TENTATIVE] order RE:

motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction

Background

A. Complaint

Plaintiff Beth Bogaerts (Plaintiff) commenced this action against Defendants Thomas Schoenberger (Schoenberger), Trevor Fitzgibbon (Fitzgibbon), Manuel Chavez (Chavez), and Michael Levine (Levine) (collectively, Defendants) on March 16, 2020. The Complaint asserts causes of action for (1) fraud, (2) negligence, (3) promissory estoppel, (4) breach of contract, (5) negligent misrepresentation, (6) breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, (7) extortion in violation of Penal Code section 518, (8) civil harassment in violation of CCP section 527.6, and (9) declaratory and injunctive relief. The Complaint alleges in pertinent part as follows.

In December 2016 and May 2017, Defendants contacted Plaintiff online and offered to enter into a mutually-b