IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA WESTERN DIVISION No. 5:22-CV-111-D

CA WASHINGTON, LLC, ) Plaintiff, v. ORDER KASPIEN, INC., □

. Defendant.

On May 20, 2022, plaintiff moved to dismiss defendant’s counterclaims for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted [D.E. 14] and filed a memorandum in support [D.E. 15]. On

_ June 9, 2022, defendant responded in opposition [D.E. 16]. On June 23, 2022, plaintiff replied [D.E. 18]. | court has reviewed defendant’s counterclaims under the governing standard. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6); Ashcroft v. Iqbal,

(2009); Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly,

(2007); Coleman v. Md. Court of Appeals,

(4th Cir. 2010), aff'd,

(2012); Nemet Chevrolet, Ltd. v. Consumeraffairs.com, Inc.,

(4th Cir. 2009); Giarratano v. Johnson,

(4th Cir. 2008). The court DENIES

. plaintiff's motion to dismiss [D.E. 14]. SO ORDERED. This 2 day of October, 2022.

f a SI CA . J S C. DEVER III : United States District Judge

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