Walker moved pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(f) to strike the affirmative defenses raised by LVNV, arguing that the Iqbal/Twombley pleading standards apply to affirmative defenses. Finding no controlling case law, the court rejected this relying on Liles v. Wyman (E.D.N.C. 2019) as motions to strike " are generally viewed with disfavor because striking a portion of a pleading is a drastic remedy".
