Hein v. Mai

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS MARGREATHA HEIN, VOLGA GERMAN RESEARCH, LLC, Plaintiffs, v. Case No. 24-1126-JWB BRENT MAI, Defendant. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER This matter is before the court on Margreatha Hein’s (“Hein”) motion to strike or in the alternative dismiss Brent Mai’s (“Mai”) defamation counterclaim. (Doc. 10.) The motion is fully briefed and ripe for decision. (Docs. 10, 13, 21.) The motion is GRANTED for the reasons stated herein. I. Facts Hein is a genealogist specializing in the history of Germans who settled near the Volga River in Russia. She…