Blockchain Innovation, LLC v. Franklin Resources, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 BLOCKCHAIN INNOVATION, LLC, Case No. 21-cv-08787-AMO (TSH)

Plaintiff,

DISCOVERY ORDER

v. Re: Dkt. No. 128 FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC., et al., Defendants.

12 Plaintiff Blockchain Innovation, LLC (“Plaintiff”) sues Defendants Franklin Resources, Inc., et al. (“Defendants”) for breach of fiduciary duty, violation of the Defend Trade Secrets Act (“DTSA”), copyright infringement, aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, and for injunctive relief. ECF No. 55 (First Amended Complaint). The parties have filed a joint discovery letter brief at ECF No. 128. Defendants take the view that California Code of Civil Procedure § 2019.210, which is part of the California Uniform Trade Secrets Act (“CUTSA”) and which generally bars discovery relating to a trade secret until the plaintiff has identified the trade secret with reasonable particularity, applies to this case. Defendants further argue that Plaintiff’s 2019.210 disclosure does not…