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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA San Francisco Division MONOLITHIC POWER SYSTEMS, INC., Case No. 20-cv-06752-JSW (LB)

Plaintiff,

DISCOVERY ORDER

v. Re: ECF No. 43 WEI DONG, et al, Defendants. 16 INTRODUCTION Monolithic Power sued its former employees for breach of contract (predicated on their employment agreements) and fraud, claiming that the former employees stole Monolithic’s confidential information. The parties dispute whether Monolithic must identify its trade secrets with particularity before discovery begins. See Cal. Civ. Code § 2019.210. Monolithic contends that § 2019.210 applies only to claims under the California Uniform Trade Secrets Act (CUTSA). The defendants counter that courts in this district routinely require the disclosure.1 The trial court referred all discovery disputes to the undersigned.2 The court held a hearing on August 26, 2021 and orders the disclosure. 26 27 1 Joint Letter Brief – ECF No. 43. Citations…