Hughs v. Royal Energy Resources Inc

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA CHARLESTON DIVISION BRIAN HUGHS, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) No. 2:20-cv-01566-DCN vs. ) ) ORDER ROYAL ENERGY RESOURCES, INC. and ) WILLIAM TUORTO, ) ) Defendants. ) _______________________________________) The following matter is before the court on plaintiff Brian Hughs’ (“Hughs”) motion to dismiss counterclaims, ECF No. 20. For the reasons set forth below, the court grants the motion. I. BACKGROUND Until May 9, 2019, plaintiff Brian Hughs was the Chief Commercial Officer at defendant Royal Energy Resources (“Royal”), a publicly…