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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Other Contract

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

HEALTHTRAC CORPORATION, a Nevada

Corporation

Plaintiff,

v.

CATERPILLAR INC., a Delaware Corporation

Defendants.

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No. C 05-2727 MHP

ORDER

Re: Request for Leave to File a

Motion to Dismiss 

On July 5, 2005, plaintiff Healthtrac Corp. filed a complaint and request for injunctive relief

in this court, alleging generally that defendant Caterpillar Inc. has made improper use of plaintiff’s

proprietary business information. The complaint states six claims: (1) breach of contract; (2)

misappropriation of trade secrets; (3) violation of the California Uniform Trade Secrets Act

(“UTSA”) and the Illinois Trade Secrets Act (“ITSA”); (4) breach/misuse of confidential

relationship; (5) conversion; and, (6) breach of fiduciary duty. Defendant timely answered

plaintiff’s complaint. Now before the court are defendant’s motion to transfer venue to the Central

District of Illinois and, in the alternative, defendant’s request for leave to file a motion to dismiss

under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). The motion to transfer is noticed for a hearing

before this court on October 17, 2005, at 2:00 p.m. 

Defendant’s proposed motion to dismiss asserts that plaintiff’s second, fourth, fifth, and sixth

claims should be dismissed for a variety of reasons, including preemption by the UTSA and the

ITSA. In response, plaintiff has offered to amend its complaint in order to address and eliminate the

issues raised by defendant’s proposed motion to dismiss. Plaintiff has indicated that it intended to

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forward to defendant, on or before October 1, 2005, a proposed amended complaint together with a

request for stipulation that leave to file the amended complaint be granted.

After reviewing and considering these and other documents in the record, the court finds and

orders the following: 

1. Plaintiff shall file a proposed amended complaint on or before October 12, 2005. The

proposed amended complaint shall be accompanied either by a motion for leave to amend, or

by defendant’s stipulation that amendment should be permitted. 

2. The court will consider the motion to transfer venue, the proposal to amend the complaint,

and any other relevant motions at the October 17, 2005 hearing. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 7, 2005 

MARILYN HALL PATEL

District Judge

United States District Court

Northern District of California

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