Peacock

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BRENDAN PEACOCK,

Plaintiff, No. 2:18-cv-00568-TLN-CKD

13 v. ORDER

PABST BREWING COMPANY, LLC,

15 Defendant,

17 18 19 20 21 This matter is before the Court on two motions: (1) Plaintiff Brendan Peacock’s (“Plaintiff”) Motion to Strike Affirmative Defenses (ECF No. 38); and (2) Defendant Pabst Brewing Company, LLC’s (“Defendant”) Motion to Strike Nationwide Class Allegations (ECF No. 43). Both parties filed oppositions. (ECF Nos. 41, 44.) Only Defendant replied. (ECF No. 45.) For the reasons set forth below, the Court hereby GRANTS in part and DENIES in part Plaintiff’s motion and DENIES Defendant’s motion. 28 I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND This case arises out of a dispute over Defendant’s marketing of its “Olympia” brand beer. (ECF No. 30.) Plaintiff alleges Defendant deceives consumers by marketing Olympia Beer in a way that “falsely suggests to consumers that the water in the beer is from the Olympia area of Washington…