Tatung Co. v. Shu Tze Hsu

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217 F. Supp. 3d 1138·2016 WL 6683201·2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 157450
United States District Court, Central District of CaliforniaNovember 14, 2016Case No.: SA CV 13-1743 (DOC) (ANx)California27,442 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Carter, J.

ORDER GRANTING IN PART DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT [749, 750, 763]; DENYING MOTIONS TO JOIN IN CO-DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS [757, 764, 769]; GRANTING IN PART PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT [762]

I. INTRO

Before the Court are the Bird Marella Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment (Dkt. 749); the Former Employee Defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment (Dkt. 750); and Defendant David Chen’s Motion for Summary Judgment (Dkt. 763). Also before the Court is Plaintiffs Motion for Partial Summary Judgment (Dkt. 762). The Court heard oral argument on these Motions on November 7, 2016.

II. FACTS

After years of litigation and extensive briefing by the parties, a level of familiarity with the facts of this case is assumed. Any facts that the Court finds relevant to the disposition of the instant Motions are noted in the Discussion section below.

III. PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On November 5, 2013, Plaintiff filed its initial Complaint. See generally Complaint (“Compl.”) (Dkt. 1). On November 2, 2015, Plaintiff filed its Fourth Amended Complaint (“4AC”) (Dkt. 489). The 4AC asserts twelve causes of action against various defendants:

See generally 4AC.

Defendants…

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