Keating

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JEREMY L. KEATING ET AL., CASE NO. 3:15-cv-00057-L-AGS

12 Plaintiffs, ORDER (1) ADOPTING SPECIAL v. MASTER’S REPORT AND

RECOMMENDATION, (2)

JOHN A. JASTREMSKI ET AL., GRANTING MOTION FOR

TERMINATING SANCTIONS, AND Defendants. (3) ENTERING DEFAULT (Docs no. 157, 442)

AND RELATED CROSS-ACTIONS.

In this action alleging misappropriation of trade secrets, pending before the Court is a motion for terminating sanctions for spoliation of evidence filed by Defendant John A. Jastremski and Defendant/Counterclaimant The Retirement Group, LLC (“TRG”) against Plaintiffs/Counter-Defendants Jeremy Keating, Richard P. Gigliotti and Alexander J. Mele (collectively, “the Keating Group”), as well as Counter-Defendants Securities America, Inc. ("SAI"), Lloyd J. Silvers, Steven Dalton and Ardent Retirement Planning, LLC (“Ardent;” Silvers, Dalton and Ardent are referred to collectively…