Pappas

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 R.R. DONNELLEY & SONS No. 2:21-cv-00753-JAM-AC COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S MOTION

TO DISMISS

v. JOHN PAPPAS III, an individual, and DOES 1-10, 13 Defendant.

15 This lawsuit is the result of a long-time working 16 relationship that was ultimately spoiled by the alleged 17 misappropriation of trade secrets. John Pappas III (“Pappas”) 18 worked for R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company (“RRD”), an integrated 19 communications company that provides business communications, 20 commercial printing, and related services for more than 600,000 21 customers worldwide. Compl. ¶¶ 5, 12, 8, ECF No. 1. RRD alleges 22 that, prior to Pappas’ resignation, he reached out to clients to 23 encourage them to move their work from RRD to his new employer 24 and downloaded and deleted numerous confidential and proprietary 25 RRD documents and trade secrets. 26 As a result, RRD filed suit against Pappas for: (1) breach 27 of the duty of loyalty; (2) and (3) trade secret misappropriation 28 1 …