The plaintiff brought a motion for summary judgment to dismiss a defamation counterclaim brought by one of the defendants.
The court convened a case conference to determine whether partial summary judgment was appropriate, applying the factors from Malik v. Attia.
The court declined to schedule the summary judgment motion, finding that it would not make the proceeding appreciably cheaper and that there was a risk of inconsistent findings because the main action and the counterclaim shared factual issues regarding allegations of fraud.
