The Bank of New York Mellon v. Pauline White

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2 3 4 5 6 7 United States District Court Central District of California 10 11 THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, Case № 2:18-cv-04072-ODW (ASx)

12 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING COUNTER- DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO v. DISMISS [188];

DENYING COUNTER-

15 PAULINE WHITE, et al., DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO STRIKE [187]; AND Defendants. DENYING EPHIPHANY’S

MOTION TO AMEND [194, 195]

18 PAULINE WHITE et al.,

19 Counter-Claimants, 20 v.

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON,

23 et al.

24 Counter-Defendants 25 I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff and Counter-Defendants move to dismiss the Counterclaim filed by 28 Counter-Claimant Ephiphany Limited LLC, and to strike portions thereof. (Mot. to 1 Dismiss (“Mot.”), ECF No. 188; Mot. to Strike (“MTS”), ECF No. 187.) Ephiphany 2 did not oppose either motion. For the reasons that follow, the Court GRANTS the 3 Motion to Dismiss and DENIES the Motion to Strike as moot.1 II. BACKGROUND On May 16, 2018, …