Avid Telecom LLC v. Frankel

1 WO 2 3 4 5 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA 8 9 Avid Telecom LLC, et al., No. CV-22-00558-TUC-JCH 10 Plaintiffs, ORDER 11 v. 12 David Frankel, et al., 13 Defendants. 14 15 In this case, Plaintiff Avid Telecom1 alleges Defendant David Frankel2 defamed 16 Avid to telecom business groups, the public, and to multiple states attorneys general. Doc. 17 49 ("SAC") at 7, 9–11. On June 9, 2023, Avid filed its second amended complaint, asserting 18 six claims for relief. Id. at 13–24. On June 29, Frankel answered. Doc. 53. 19 Before the Court is Frankel's "Second…