Scrima

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLC, No. 2:23-cv-02904-DJC-CSK Plaintiff, v. ORDER

TODD SCRIMA,

Defendant. 16 Before the Court is Defendant Todd Scrima’s Motion to Dismiss on the basis that Plaintiff’s claims are preempted by the California Uniform Trade Secrets Act and that Plaintiff has failed to sufficiently allege claims against Defendant in his personal capacity. While the Court agrees that Counts Three Through Six are preempted by the California Uniform Trade Secrets Act, the Court concludes that Plaintiff has sufficiently alleged claims against the Defendant in his individual capacity. Accordingly, Defendant’s Motion is GRANTED IN PART on preemption grounds and DENIED IN PART. I. Background Plaintiff Movement Mortgage, LLC (“Movement”), a real estate financing company, brings the present suit against Defendant Todd Scrima, the owner and President of Movement’s competitor Summit Funding, Inc. (“Summit”), alleging…