Costantini

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SEQUOIA BENEFITS & INSURANCE

SERVICES, LLC,

No. 20-8089 WHA Plaintiff,

v.

ORDER RE MOTIONS TO STRIKE

SAGEVIEW ADVISORY GROUP, INC., AND DISMISS

LUCIANO COSTANTINI, SCOTT

ONDEK, AND DOES 1–50,

15 Defendants.

LUCIANO COSTANTINI and SCOTT

ONDEK,

18 Counterclaimants, 19 v.

SEQUOIA BENEFITS & INSURANCE

SERVICES, LLC, DBA SEQUOIA CONSULING GROUP and DOES 1–10, 22 Counter-Defendants.

24 INTRODUCTION In this business dispute involving allegations of trade-secret misappropriation, breach of confidentiality, defamation, and unenforceable non-compete contracts, plaintiff moves to strike interference with prospective economic advantage, as to that counterclaim, the motion is GRANTED. Plaintiff does not show that the alleged statement that counterclaimants committed criminal acts was reasonably related to this anticipated litigation, so the anti-SLAPP motion is DENIED. …