Support Community, Inc. v. MPH International LLC

BACKGROUND

19 20 A. Procedural History. On January 12, 2023, Support Community filed a complaint against Defendant and 21 Counterclaim Plaintiff, MPH International, LLC (“MPH”) in the Superior Court for the State of 22 California, County of San Mateo. (Notice of Removal, ¶ 2; Declaration of Gary S. Sedlik (“Sedlik 23 Decl.”), ¶ 3.) On September 25, 2023, MPH filed a combined Answer and Cross-Complaint and 24 removed the action to this Court. (Notice of Removal, Ex. A.) 25 26

27 1 The footnotes in Support Community’s briefs violate Northern District Civil Local Rule 3- 1 On October 24, 2023, the parties filed a stipulation permitting MPH to “amend its answer 2 and counterclaims (currently entitled Answer and Cross-Complaint)” by October 30, 2023. 3 Support Community would respond to the “amended answer and counterclaims” in accordance 4 with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. (See Dkt. No. 17.) 5 On November 7, 2023, MPH filed an amended counterclaim (“Counterclaim), which did 6 not include an answer.2 (Dkt. No. 20.) On November 14, 2023, Support Community filed its 7 motion to strike and motion to dismiss. 8 B. Factual Background of…