Institute of Cetacean Research v. Sea Shepherd Conservation Society

ORDER

JAMES L. ROBART, United States District Judge

I. INTRODUCTION

This matter comes before the court on four dispositive motions and two discovery motions. Plaintiffs The Institute of Cetacean Research (“the Institute”), Kyodo Sen-paku Kaisha, Ltd., and Tomoyuki Ogawa (collectively, “Plaintiffs”)1 move to dismiss all six of Defendants Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (“SSCS”) and Paul Watson’s (collectively, “Defendants”) counterclaims. (See MTD (Dkt. #255); MTD Resp. (Dkt. #263); MTD Reply (Dkt. # 265).) Alternatively, Plaintiffs moved for partial summary judgment on Defendants’ fifth…