Runyon

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 PAYWARD, INC., Case No. 20-cv-02130-MMC

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND

v. DENYING IN PART DEFENDANT'S

MOTION TO DISMISS AMENDED

NATHAN PETER RUNYON, COMPLAINT AND STAY ACTION Defendant.

12 Before the Court is defendant Nathan Peter Runyon's ("Runyon") Motion, filed October 23, 2020, "to Dismiss or Stay Plaintiff's Complaint," whereby Runyon seeks an order dismissing each of the three Claims for Relief asserted in the Amended Complaint ("AC"), or, if the Court declines to do so, staying the instant action in light of an action Runyon has filed in state court. Plaintiff Payward Inc. ("Payward") has filed opposition, to which Runyon has replied. Having read and considered the papers filed in support of and in opposition to the motion, the Court rules as follows.1 BACKGROUND In the above-titled action, Payward, a company that operates "a global …