Hales
Tri Tool, Inc. v. Hales
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 TRI TOOL, INC., Case No. 2:22-cv-1515-DAD-CSK Plaintiff, v. ORDER DENYING REQUEST TO SEAL THAD HALES, et al., (ECF No. 48) Defendants. 16 Pending before the Court is Plaintiff Tri Tool, Inc.’s request to seal portions of documents it plans to file in connection with an anticipated motion for terminating sanctions. See 7/25/2024 Pl. Req. Seal (ECF No. 48); 7/25/2024 Pl. Mem. (submitted for in camera review). Plaintiff maintains claims for, among other things, misappropriation of trade secrets, 18 U.S.C. § 1836, against Defendants Thad Hales, Mike Bracikowski, and Enerpac Tool Group Corp. (ECF No. 29.) On July 19, 2024, Plaintiff filed a motion for sanctions, which included a declaration from attorney Dylan Wiseman (ECF Nos. 45 and 45-1), and a request to seal documents for its sanctions motion (ECF No. 44). On July 24, 2024, the Court denied Plaintiff’s motions without prejudice for failure to follow Local…