Proofpoint, Inc. v. Vade Secure, Incorporated

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 PROOFPOINT, INC., et al., Case No. 19-cv-04238-MMC

Plaintiffs, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT LEMARIÉ'S MOTION FOR RELIEF v. FROM JUDGMENT; GRANTING LEMARIÉ'S RENEWED MOTION FOR VADE SECURE, INCORPORATED, et JUDGMENT AS MATTER OF LAW; al., DIRECTIONS TO CLERK 11 Defendants.

12 Before the Court is defendant Olivier Lemarié's ("Lemarié") "Motion for Relief from a Judgment or Order; Renewed Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law," filed February 24, 2023. Plaintiffs Proofpoint, Inc. ("Proofpoint') and Cloudmark LLC ("Cloudmark") have filed opposition, to which Lemarié has replied. Having read and considered the papers filed in support of and in opposition to the motions, the Court rules as follows.2 BACKGROUND In the operative complaint, the First Amended Complaint, plaintiffs asserted against Lemarié, a former employee of Cloudmark, and two other defendants, 21…