Westwood

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 WILLIAM B. WESTWOOD, Case No. 22-cv-03374-CRB

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO

v.

DISMISS COUNTERCLAIMS AND

GRANTING IN PART AND

ARMIN BROTT, DENYING IN PART MOTION TO

STRIKE

Defendant.

Medical illustrator William B. Westwood (“Westwood”) brings this action for copyright infringement against Armin Brott (“Brott”), the editor-in-chief of the blog “Talking About Men’s Health,” for publishing one of Westwood’s illustrations on the blog. See Compl. (dkt. 1). In his answer, Brott brought four counterclaims and pleaded nine affirmative defenses. Westwood brought a motion to dismiss three of Brott’s counterclaims and a motion to strike all but one of Brott’s affirmative defenses. See Mot. (14-1). Finding these matters suitable for disposition without oral argument, see Civil Local Rule 7–1(b), the Court grants Westwood’s motion to dismiss Brott’s counterclaims and grants in part and denies in part his motion…