ALEX RAINEY v. APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC., and LORI PULICE

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Judge Robert E. Blackburn Civil Case No. 25-cv-00763-REB-TPO ALEX RAINEY, Plaintiff, v. APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC., and LORI PULICE, Defendants. ORDER DENYING PARTIAL MOTION TO DISMISS Blackburn, J. The matter before me is Defendants’ Partial Motion To Dismiss [#22],1 filed August 1, 2025. I deny the motion. I. JURISDICTION I have jurisdiction over this matter pursuant to

28 U.S.C. §§ 1332

(diversity of citizenship). II. STANDARD OF REVIEW When ruling on a motion to dismiss under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6), I must…