... in 2012. Apexel sponsored plaintiff's application for registration. See N.J.S.A. 32:23-114 ('The [C]ommission shall accept applications for inclusion in the ... taking] any further action . . . on [p]laintiff's application.' See N.J.S.A. 32:23-114. 'On July 8, 2014, the . . . Commission notified [p]laintiff that ... s application following Apexel's withdrawal of his sponsorship, see N.J.S.A. 32:23-114. Second, although plaintiff argues the Commission breached a duty by ...