Collette

I. BACKGROUND

26 On March 4, 2021, Plaintiff RevLocal, LLC (“RevLocal”) initiated this action by 27 filing a Complaint against Defendants Nick L. Collette (“Collette”) and RC Consulting. 28 (ECF No. 1). RevLocal alleges that Collette, while employed by RevLocal, “stole RevLocal’s confidential and proprietary customer information and trade secrets in the days and weeks leading up to his departure from RevLocal, and is using them for his employment at RC Consulting.” (Id. ¶ 6). RevLocal asserts claims pursuant to the Defend Trade Secrets Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1836, and California state law. On August 2, 2021, the Court granted RevLocal and RC Consulting’s Joint Motion to Dismiss and dismissed all of RevLocal’s claims against RC Consulting with prejudice. (ECF No. 17). On November 26, 2021, Collette filed a Third Party Complaint against RC Consulting. (ECF No. 24). Collette alleges that “in the event [RevLocal] successfully proves it is entitled to any damages whatsoever in the Main Action, the acts and/or omissions of [RC Consulting] in some percentage contributed to the alleged damages described…