RoadRunner Recycling, Inc. v. Recycle Track Systems, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
ROADRUNNER RECYCLING, INC., Plaintiff, No. C 23-04804 WHA
v.
RECYCLE TRACK SYSTEMS, INC. and ORDER GRANTING LEAVE
RECYCLESMART SOLUTIONS, INC., TO AMEND
14 Defendants.
16 In this breach-of-contract action, plaintiff moves for leave to amend its complaint to take another pass at pleading trade secret misappropriation claims under the Defense of Trade Secrets Act (“DTSA”) and the California Uniform Trade Secrets Act (“CUTSA”). The underlying facts were detailed in the order granting defendants’ motion to dismiss the trade secret misappropriation claims (Dkt. No. 43). That order found the trade secrets alleged — as well as the trade secrets merely alluded to — were overly general and/or already disclosed, so plaintiff did not show possession of anything qualifying for trade secret protection. But that order expressly allowed plaintiff to seek leave to file an amended complaint by motion, which it has now done (Dkt. No. 45). To assist the…