7E FIT SPA LICENSING GROUP LLC et al v. DIER et al

Filing 99

ORDER denying Counterclaim/Third Party Defendants' 53 Motion to Strike. Signed by Judge Richard L. Young on 6/27/2016. (TMD)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA
INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION

7E FIT SPA LICENSING GROUP LLC,
7E HOLDINGS 1 LLC,
7E LLC,

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Plaintiffs,
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SUSAN DIER,
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7EFS OF WHEATRIDGE LLC,
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SPECTRUM MEDSPA,
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Defendants.
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SUSAN DIER GRAF,
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7EFS OF WHEATRIDGE LLC,
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SUSAN DIER GRAF,
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7EFS OF WHEATRIDGE LLC,
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FULL BODY SHOP,
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SPECTRUM MEDSPA,
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7EFS OF WHEATRIDGE LLC,
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SUSAN DIER,
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Counter Claimants,
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vs.
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7E FIT SPA LICENSING GROUP LLC,
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7E HOLDINGS 1 LLC,
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7E LLC,
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7E FIT SPA LICENSING GROUP LLC,
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7E HOLDINGS 1 LLC,
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7E LLC,
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Counter Defendants.
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1:15-cv-01111-RLY-MPB

SUSAN DIER GRAF,
7EFS OF WHEATRIDGE LLC doing business
as MEDSPA,
SUSAN DIER GRAF,
7EFS OF WHEATRIDGE LLC,
FULL BODY SHOP,
SPECTRUM MEDSPA,
7EFS OF WHEATRIDGE LLC,
SUSAN DIER,
Third Party Plaintiffs,
vs.
STEVE NIELSEN,
STEVE NIELSEN,
Third Party Defendants.

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ORDER ON COUNTERCLAIM/THIRD PARTY
DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO STRIKE
Counterclaim/Third Party Defendants move to strike portions of
Counterclaim/Third Party Plaintiffs’ reply brief in support of their Motion for Leave to
File Surreply pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(f). Specifically, they seek
to strike any statement claiming that Indiana is the Licensee’s principal place of business.
They contend that it is a false statement. Even assuming that this is accurate, Rule 12(f)
does not authorize the court to strike a brief for this reason. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(f)
(“The court may strike from a pleading an insufficient defense or any redundant,
immaterial, impertinent, or scandalous matter.”).

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Therefore, Counterclaim/Third Party Defendants’ Motion to Strike (Filing No. 53)
is DENIED.
SO ORDERED this 27th day of June 2016.

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RICHARD L. YOUNG, CHIEF JUDGE

RICHARD L. YOUNG, CHIEF JUDGE
United States District Court
United States District Court
Southern District of Indiana
Southern District of Indiana

Distributed Electronically to Registered Counsel of Record.

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