824, 827 (4th Cir.2010) (on a.motion to dismiss, the facts as alleged irt the' complaint are assumed to be true). 3 . The Amended Complaint was filed on May 20, 2016, and alleges that plaintiff is a current employee of defendant. See Am Comp. ¶ 1. Yet, the employment agreement between the parties, to which the Amended Complaint refers, has a termination date of June 21, 2016. See D. Mot. Summ. J. (Doc. 17), Ex. 2-C, §■7.1. Thus, it appears, from the record that plaintiff’s employment relationship with defendant has terminated since the initiation of this lawsuit. 4 . There are twelve circuit court opinions citing § 7434, and no precedential opinion has dealt with the question presented in this case. See Cuellar-Aguilar v. Deggeller Attractions, Inc., 812 F.3d 614, 620-21 (8th Cir.2015) (<HOLDING>); Pitcher v. Waldmam, 591 Fed.Appx. 466, 467
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