Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc. v. Global Aerospace, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 AEROJET ROCKETDYNE, INC., No. 2:17-cv-01515-KJM-AC Plaintiff, v. ORDER GLOBAL AEROSPACE, INC., et al., Defendants. 16 Defendant Global Aerospace, Inc. (“Global”) 1 moves, under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(c), for judgment on the pleadings of plaintiff Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc.’s third cause of action for violations of California Business and Professions Code 17200 et seq. (“UCL claim”). In short, Global contends (1) the UCL claim fails as a matter of law because Aerojet is precluded from seeking equitable relief where alternative remedies exist, and (2), as pled, the second amended complaint contains insufficient allegations to satisfy the pleading standards applicable to a claim under the UCL. For the reasons explained below, Global’s motion is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part.

1 Consistent with the convention used throughout the court’s prior orders, the court refers to Global Aerospace, Inc.…