Better Meat Co. v. Emergy, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 The Better Meat Co., No. 2:21-cv-02338-KJM-CKD Plaintiff, ORDER v. Emergy, Inc., et al., 1S Defendants. 16 This matter is before the court on plaintiff The Better Meat Co.’s Ex Parte Application for Anti-SLAPP Discovery. As explained below, defendant Emergy, Inc.’s pending anti-SLAPP motion challenges the factual allegations in Better Meat’s complaint, so Better Meat is entitled to 20 discovery, and the ex parte application is granted. I. BACKGROUND Better Meat alleges it invented a meat substitute called “Rhiza,” whose underlying 23 technology resulted from “extensive time, effort, and resources devoted by [Better Meat] to 24 researching mycelium- and mycoprotein-based foods.” Compl. {J 16-17, ECF No. 1. In connection with Rhiza and its underlying technology, a patent issued to Better Meat in July 2021. 26 Jd. 18-19. Augustus Pattillo, Better Meat’s co-founder…