UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE RACHEL RAMSBOTTOM, ALEXIS BOWLING, JENNA HOUSTON, JANE DOE #1, Plaintiffs, v. LORIN ASHTON, AMORPHOUS MUSIC, INC., BASSNECTAR TOURING, INC., REDLIGHT MANAGEMENT, INC., C3 PRESENTS, L.L.C., INTERACTIVE GIVING FUND, GNARLOS INDUSTRIES, LLC, CARLOS DONOHUE, ABC CORPORATIONS, ONE THROUGH TEN (said Names Being Fictitious), JOHN DOES, ONE THROUGH TEN (said Names Being Fictitious), Defendants.
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No. 3:21-cv-00272 Jury Trial Demanded District Judge Aleta A. Trauger
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANT CARLOS DONOHUE’S MOTION TO DISMISS PLAINTIFFS’ FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT This Court should dismiss Plaintiffs’ First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) against Defendant Carlos Donohue with prejudice pursuant to: (i) Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(2) because this Court lacks personal jurisdiction over Carlos Donohue; (ii) Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(3) because venue in this Court is improper; and (iii) Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) because Plaintiffs have failed to state a claim against Mr. Donohue upon which relief can be granted. Factual Background The Complaint alleges that Defendant Lorin Ashton, known by his stage name Bassnectar, is an Electronic Dance Music (“EDM”) entertainer, and the perpetrator of criminal conduct
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