Rey

Filed 9/8/21 Certified for Publication 9/10/21 (order attached)

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION FIVE

B312605

DR. V PRODUCTIONS, INC.,

(Los Angeles County Plaintiff and Respondent, Super. Ct. No. 20STCV23176) v.

ORDER DISMISSING

SAMANTHA REY, APPEAL

Defendant and Appellant.

BY THE COURT:

Plaintiff and respondent Dr. V. Productions, Inc. moves to dismiss defendant and appellant Samantha Rey’s appeal from an order denying appellant’s motion for $273,484.56 in attorney’s fees under Civil Code section 3426.4 (section 3426.4). That statute provides for attorney’s fees for the bad faith prosecution of a trade secret misappropriation claim. Respondent argues the order is not separately appealable. We agree. I. The underlying litigation, filed in 2020, stems from a former employment relationship between appellant and respondent. Respondent is an entertainment production company, and appellant held various positions with the company. After appellant was terminated, respondent brought suit against her and related parties. Generally speaking, the complaint alleged…