Cutera, Inc. v. Lutronic Aesthetics, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 No. 2:20-CV-00235-KJM-DB

CUTERA, INC.,

12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER

LUTRONIC AESTHETICS, INC.,

15 Defendant. 16 In this trade secrets case between two competitors that develop products used by medical aesthetic professionals, defendant Lutronic Aesthetics, Inc. (“Lutronic”) moves to transfer this case to the Northern District of California and moves to dismiss this case. For the following reasons, the court DENIES defendant’s motion to transfer and GRANTS defendant’s motion to dismiss, with leave to amend. I. BACKGROUND The court recounted the facts of this case in detail in its March 13, 2020, order granting plaintiff’s request for a temporary restraining order, Order, ECF No. 22, at 1–5, and incorporates that summary by reference here. Defendant Lutronic now moves to transfer this case to the Northern District of California under 28 U.S.C. § 1414(a). Mot. to Transfer Venue (“MTV”), ECF No. 5. Plaintiff ///// 1…