Hales

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 TRI TOOL, INC., Case No. 2:22-cv-01515-DAD-CSK Plaintiff, v. ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S

MOTION TO COMPEL DEFENDANTS

THAD HALES, et al., HALES AND BRACIKOWSKI Defendants. (ECF Nos. 81, 82) 16 Plaintiff Tri Tool, Inc. moves to compel Defendants Thad Hales and Mike Bracikowski to respond to Tri Tool’s requests for inspection and for reasonable expenses, including attorney’s fees, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37(a).1 (ECF Nos. 81, 82.) Defendants Hales and Bracikowski did not respond to Tri Tool’s motion, and as a result, the hearing was vacated and the motions to compel were submitted on the briefing. See Docket; 3/19/2025 Minute Order (ECF No. 86). I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff Tri Tool alleges that two of its former manager employees, Defendants Hales and Bracikowski, stole its trade secrets while they were Tri Tool employees and then in May 2022, left Tri Tool and went to work for…