Proofpoint, Inc. v. Vade Secure, Incorporated

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA EUREKA DIVISION 7 PROOFPOINT, INC., et al., Case No. 19-cv-04238-MMC (RMI)

Plaintiffs,

ORDER ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS

v. FOR RECONSIDERATION AND

MOTION FOR A PROTECTIVE

VADE SECURE, INCORPORATED, et al., ORDER Defendants. Re: Dkt. Nos. 121, 128, 145, 146

13 Now pending before the court are Defendants’ motion (dkt. 121) for reconsideration of a previous court order (dkt. 112) directing the parties to conduct discovery under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, rather than under the evidentiary exchange procedures of the Hague Convention of 1970, as well as Defendants’ motion (dkts. 128, 145) for a protective order barring discovery until such time that Plaintiffs have “adequately identified the purported trade secrets that have allegedly been misappropriated.” See Joint Ltr. Br. of March 30, 2020 (dkt. 145) at 1. For the reasons discussed below, both of Defendants’ motions are denied. …