Wynne

NOT FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 3D SYSTEMS, INC., Case No.: 21-cv-01141-AGS-DDL Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING IN PART

MOTIONS TO STRIKE OR DISMISS

v.

COUNTERCLAIMS (ECF 214) AND

Ben WYNNE, et al., THIRD-PARTY CLAIMS (ECF 215) Defendants. 10 In this trade-secret action involving the 3D-printing industry, the Court considers motions to strike or dismiss various counterclaims and third-party claims. BACKGROUND Defendant Intrepid Automation responds to trade-secret allegations against it with charges of its own, describing “a brazen display of corporate espionage.” (ECF 199, at 22.) It alleges that a competitor, plaintiff 3D Systems, Inc., sent one of its employees to steal Intrepid’s trade secrets under the guise of seeking employment—or perhaps persuaded that employee to reveal those secrets after a legitimate job interview. Either way, the employee—third-party defendant Evan…