Jayashankar

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 12 KIMERA LABS INC, Case No. 21-cv-2137-MMA-DDL

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING EX PARTE

v. MOTION TO FILE UNDER SEAL

WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO

RAJ JAYASHANKAR, et al.,

REFILING

Defendants. [Doc. No. 394] 18 19 20 21 22 On May 2, 2025, Defendants Raj Jayashankar, Exocel Bio Inc., Alejandro (Alex) Contreras, and Deb Hubers (collectively “Defendants”) filed a motion, ex parte, to file under seal their forthcoming motion brought pursuant to Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharms., Inc., 509 U.S. 579 (1993). Doc. No. 394. Defendants represent that Plaintiff Kimera Labs Inc. (“Plaintiff”) does not oppose their motion to seal. Id. at 2. For the reasons below, the Court DENIES Defendants’ motion without prejudice to refiling. I. BACKGROUND This action arises, in short, over allegations of corporate espionage and trade secret misappropriation. Doc. No. 51 (“SAC”) ¶ 2. Plaintiff “is an…