White
White v. Blockchain Industries, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 DANIEL BRANNON WHITE, Case No.: 3:21-cv-00242-W (DEB)
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND
v. DENYING IN PART FIRST
AMENDED MOTION TO DISMISS
BLOCKCHAIN INDUSTRIES, INC., et [DOC. 37] al., 14 Defendants. 15 16 17 Pending before the Court is defendant Robert Kalkstein’s (“Defendant Kalkstein”) “First Amended Motion to Dismiss Complaint” with prejudice under Federal Rule of Procedure 12(b)(6). ([Doc. 37], “Amended MTD”). Plaintiff Daniel Brannon White (“Plaintiff”) opposes. ([Doc. 38], “Opposition”.) Defendant Kalkstein has replied. ([Doc. 42], “Reply.”) The Court decides the matter on the papers submitted and without oral argument. See CivLR 7.1(d)(1). For the reasons stated below, the Court GRANTS IN PART and DENIES IN PART the Amended MTD. I. BACKGROUND As alleged, non-moving defendant Blockchain Industries, Inc. (“Blockchain”) hired Plaintiff in or around January 2018 to be Blockchain’s “Head of…