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Parties Involved:
Sally Gries
Counter-claimant
Sonoma Cheese Factory, LLC
Counter-claimant
Sonoma Foods, Inc.
Counter-defendant
Maria Viviani
Counter-claimant
Peter Viviani
Counter-claimant
L. Peter Viviani
Counter-claimant

Document Text:

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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 The Court HEREBY GRANTS Defendants’ motion to file under seal Exhibit E

attached to the declaration of L. Peter Viviani.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SONOMA FOODS, INC.,

Plaintiff,

 v.

SONOMA CHEESE FACTORY, LLC, et al.,

Defendants. 

AND RELATED COUNTERCLAIMS

 /

No. C 07-00554 JSW

ORDER (1) DENYING

DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR

PARTIAL SUMMARY

JUDGMENT AND (2) GRANTING

DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO

DISMISS INDIRECT

MISAPPROPRIATION CLAIM

Now before the Court are defendants and counter-claimants Sonoma Cheese Factory,

LLC (“Cheese Factory”), L. Peter Viviani, Maria Viviani, and Sally Gries’ (collectively,

“Defendants”) motion for partial summary judgment and motion to dismiss plaintiff and

counter-defendant Sonoma Foods, Inc.’s (“Plaintiff”) indirect misappropriation claim. The

Court finds that these matters are appropriate for disposition without oral argument and the

matters are deemed submitted. See N.D. Civ. L.R. 7-1(b). Accordingly, the hearing set for

April 4, 2008 is VACATED. Having carefully reviewed the parties’ papers, considered their

arguments and the relevant legal authority, the Court hereby DENIES Defendants’ motion for

partial summary judgment and GRANTS Defendants’ motion to dismiss Plaintiff’s indirect

misappropriation claim.1

Case 3:07-cv-00554-JSW Document 125 Filed 04/03/08 Page 1 of 1