ADVANTAGE PAYROLL SERVICES INC v. RODE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MAINE ADVANTAGE PAYROLL SERVICES, ) INC., et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) Docket No. 2:21-cv-00020-NT ) RONALD RODE, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ORDER ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS OR STAY Before me is the Defendants’ motion to dismiss or stay this case pursuant to the Colorado River doctrine (“Defs.’ Mot.”) due to the existence of another case currently pending in state court in Louisiana. For the reasons stated below, the motion is DENIED. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND I. The 2016 Case Defendant Ronald Rode was a licensee of Plaintiff Advantage…