Knuth

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 12 DEAN L. KNUTH, Case No. 23-cv-1676-BAS-DEB

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS’

v. MOTION FOR

RECONSIDERATION AND

CAP PATROL, LLC, et al.,

ALTERNATIVE MOTION FOR

Defendants. JUDGMENT ON THE PLEADINGS (ECF No. 48)

Presently before the Court are Defendants’ motions: a motion for reconsideration under Rule 59(e) and a motion for judgment on the pleadings under Rule 12(c). (ECF No. 48.) The Court finds Defendants’ motions suitable for determination on the papers submitted. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 78(b); Civ. L.R. 7.1(d)(1). For the foregoing reasons, the Court DENIES the motions. I. BACKGROUND This case was filed in 2023 but has been mired in motions since then. The Court granted two motions to dismiss, dismissing three causes of action with prejudice but leaving two causes of action in the Third Amended Complaint (“TAC”): (1) unauthorized use of Plaintiff’s name and…