Eventbrite, Inc. v. M.R.G. Concerts Ltd.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 EVENTBRITE, INC., Case No. 20-cv-04040-SI Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING
PLAINTIFF/COUNTERCLAIM-
v. DEFENDANT EVENTBRITE, INC.'S M.R.G. CONCERTS LTD., et al., MOTION TO DISMISS AND TO
STRIKE
Defendants. Re: Dkt. No.
12 On November 20, 2020, the Court held a hearing over videoconference regarding Eventbrite’s motion to dismiss MRG’s counterclaims and to strike MRG’s affirmative defenses.1 For the reasons set forth below, the Court DENIES Eventbrite’s motion to dismiss MRG’s counterclaims and DENIES Eventbrite’s motion to strike MRG’s affirmative defenses. 17 BACKGROUND I. Factual and Procedural Background The following facts are drawn from MRG’s Counter-Complaint, which the Court treats as true for the purposes of this motion to dismiss. MRG is a Canadian-based, concert promotion company that produces and markets over eight hundred shows a year. Dkt. No. 22 (“Countercl.”) at 12, ¶ 7.2 …