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Jill and David get into an argument about whether federal courts should abandon the Erie doctrine. After David calls Jill "less logical than Justice Brennan," she shoots a nerf gun at him, hitting him in the eye. Jill sues David for defamation and prevails at trial in New Carolina federal court. David then sues Jill for battery in New Carolina federal court. Jill files a motion to dismiss, arguing that the battery claim was a compulsory counterclaim under Rule 13. David responds that under New Carolina's counterclaim rule, there is no such thing as a compulsory counterclaim. True or false, under Hanna part 2, New Carolina's version of the counterclaim rule will apply?
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