Liu v. Kell

John C. Coughenour, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

This matter comes before the Court on Plaintiff Li Liu's motion for summary judgment on affirmative defenses raised by Defendant Keegan Kell (Dkt. No. 19), and Kell's cross-motion for summary judgment on the defense of res judicata (Dkt. No. 22). Having thoroughly considered the parties' briefing and the relevant record, the Court finds oral argument unnecessary and hereby GRANTS in part and DENIES in part Liu's motion (Dkt. No. 19), and DENIES Kell's motion (Dkt. No. 22) for the reasons explained herein.

I. BACKGROUND

The following facts are…