Carter

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 EPICENTRX, INC. Case No.: 20cv1058-TWR (LL)

Plaintiff,

ORDER ON MOTIONS TO

v. STRIKE OR SEAL

COREY A. CARTER [DOCKET NUMBERS 7, 27, 34, Defendant. 41, 62, 67, and 74.]

17 Plaintiff EpicentRx, Inc. filed its complaint, raising ten claims. The claims arise from Defendant Dr. Corey Carter’s employment with EpicentRx, and his alleged misappropriation of its trade secrets. After filing its complaint, EpicentRx brought a motion for a temporary restraining order. The Court denied the restraining order but treated the motion as seeking a preliminary injunction. Carter also filed a motion to strike a portion of the complaint. The parties then filed a series of motions and related documents that can fairly be described as excessive. In particular EpicentRx’s motion to disqualify opposing counsel has been briefed in piecemeal fashion, with multiple related ex parte motions related to…