Chekanov

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 L1 TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; Case No.: 3:20-cv-00259-H-JLB SYNCWISE, LLC; and PIXELS

MATTER, LLC, MEMORANDUM DECISION IN

FAVOR OF PLAINTIFFS AND Plaintiffs,

AGAINST DEFENDANT

10 v. CHEKANOV

SERHII CHEKANOV,

Defendant.

14 On February 11, 2020, Plaintiffs L1 Technologies, Inc.1, Syncwise, LLC, and Pixels 15 Matter, LLC (“Plaintiffs”) filed a complaint against Defendant2 Serhii Chekanov 16 (“Defendant”). (Doc. No. 1.) On October 17, 2020, Plaintiffs filed a first amended 17 complaint (“FAC”) alleging that Defendant breached his contract with Pixels Matter, 18 absconded with L1 Technologies’ and Syncwise’s confidential information, attempted to 19 solicit Plaintiffs’ clients, and made defamatory statements about Plaintiffs. (Doc. No. 24.) 20 On August 15, 2023, the Court issued a pre-trial order that attached all of Plaintiffs’ 21 exhibits. (Doc. No. 86.) That same day, the Court held a one-day bench trial.4 …