Kershner

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CHRISTOPHER KERSHNER, No. 2:19-cv-00747-TLN-AC Plaintiff, v. ORDER HILLCREST, DAVIDSON, AND

ASSOCIATES LLC,

15 Defendant.

17 This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff Christopher Kershner’s (“Plaintiff”) and Defendant Hillcrest, Davidson, and Associates LLC’s (“Defendant”) Motions for Summary Judgment. (ECF Nos. 9, 11.) Both motions have been fully briefed. For the reasons set forth below, the Court DENIES the motions. /// /// /// /// /// /// /// I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND1 This case arises from Plaintiff’s 2018 campaign for city council in Auburn, California. (ECF No. 18-1 at 2.) In August 2018, a local print media company named Gold Country Media (“GCM”) contacted Plaintiff to place an advertisement in programs for local high school football games. (Id.) Plaintiff ordered an advertisement promoting an event he had organized to raise money for his campaign and the local Veterans of…