Gopinath
Gopinath v. Somalogic, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 12 ASHWIN GOPINATH, Case No.: 23-cv-1164-W-WVG
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING IN PART
v. AND DENYING IN PART
SOMALOGIC, INC.’S MOTION
SOMALOGIC, INC., a Delaware
TO DISMISS PLAINTIFF’S
corporation; and DOES 1 through 20, COMPLAINT AND STRIKE inclusive,
PRAYER FOR EXEMPLARY
AND PUNITIVE DAMAGES
Defendants. [DOC. 7]
20 Pending before the Court is Defendant SomaLogic, Inc.’s Motion To Dismiss Plaintiff’s Complaint and Strike Prayer for Exemplary and Punitive Damages (the “Motion”) [Doc. 7]. The Court decides the matter on the papers submitted and without oral argument. See Civ. R. 7.1(d)(1). For the following reasons, the Court GRANTS IN PART and DENIES IN PART SomaLogic’s Motion [Doc. 7]. 27 28 I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND Plaintiff Dr. Gopinath, cofounded Palamedrix, Inc. (“Palamedrix”) and served as Chief Technology Officer for the company. …