Oxbo Fruit US Inc. v. Trident Ag Services LLC, et al.

I. INTRODUCTION

16 Plaintiff Oxbo Fruit US Inc. (Oxbo) initiated this case on March 27, 2025, by filing a 17 complaint, generally alleging that, after it acquired their business through a detailed stock 18 purchase contract, Defendants Nick Hansen, Estevan Tamez, and Kristopher Rodrick formed 19 their own company to compete against Oxbo in violation of the contract’s terms. (ECF No. 1). 20 On May 9, 2025, Hansen, Tamez, and Rodrick (Defendants, or the Trident Group) filed 21 counterclaims against Oxbo, as well as a third-party complaint against an individual named 22 Robert Huckaby, alleging that the purported contract is invalid because Defendants were 23 provided only the signature pages of the contract and were misled by Huckaby about the terms 24 of the contract. (ECF No. 6) 25 Now before the Court is Plaintiff and Huckaby’s motion to dismiss Defendants’ 26 counterclaims and third-party complaint, filed on May 30, 2025. (ECF No. 21). For the reasons 27 28 explained below, the Court will grant the motion to dismiss.1 II. BACKGROUND A. Plaintiff’s Complaint Plaintiff Oxbo filed its complaint on March 27, 2025. (ECF No. 1, p. 1). It alleges…