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  • Stiegmann, Douglas vs. Sunworks, Inc.civil document preview
  • Stiegmann, Douglas vs. Sunworks, Inc.civil document preview
  • Stiegmann, Douglas vs. Sunworks, Inc.civil document preview
  • Stiegmann, Douglas vs. Sunworks, Inc.civil document preview
  • Stiegmann, Douglas vs. Sunworks, Inc.civil document preview
  • Stiegmann, Douglas vs. Sunworks, Inc.civil document preview
  • Stiegmann, Douglas vs. Sunworks, Inc.civil document preview
  • Stiegmann, Douglas vs. Sunworks, Inc.civil document preview
						
                                

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Fics “EP BE LEIDER + AYALA-BASS LLP p tor Court ef Californi Philip A. Leider, Bar No. 229751 - County of Placer as Joren S. Ayala-Bass, Bar No. 208143 MAR 12 2018 WN One Market Plaza, Spear Tower, 36th Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 . ishieJaske Chatte Ww Telephone: 415-239-8245 Officer 510-350-9115 | & Clerk Facsimile: Luca tuorto, pB Deputy joren@leiderlegal.com . philip@leiderlegal.com Attorneys for Defendant oYDA SUNWORKS, INC. SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF PLACER Dp JURISDICTION 10 UNLIMITED 1 DOUGLAS STIEGMANN, an individual, Case No. SCV0040667 12 -” Plaintiff, NOTICE OF DEMURRER AND DEMURRER TO COMPL AINT 13 VS. Date: April 24, 2018 14 SUNWORKS, INC., a Delaware corporation; Time: 8:30 a.m. and Does 1-10, inclusive, 18 Department: Commissioner 40 Todd Irby .Defendants. 16 SIGNATURES BY FACSIMILE 17° 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 |} Zt 28 NOTICE OF DEMURRER AND DEMURRER TO COMPLAINT Case No. SCV0040667-.-. NOTICE OF DEMURRER AND DEMURRER TO ALL PARTIES AND THEIR ATTORNEYS OF RECORD: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that at 8:30 a.m, on April 24, 2018, in Department 40 of the Court of the State of California, County of Placer, located at 10820 Justice Center Drive, Superior > Roseville, CA 95678, Defendant Sunworks, Inc. (“Sunworks”) will, and hereby does, demur to the UM the Complaint of Plaintiff Douglas Stiegmann. NN firstand second causes of action of This Demurrer.is wade on the following grounds: 1. Plaintiff? sFirst Cause of Action is ambiguous and unintelligible and therefore ee subject to a special demurrer for uncertainty. (Civ. Proc. Code. § 430.10(f)); and wo 10 2. Plaintiff's Second Cause ofAction fails to state facts sufficient to constitute a cause 1 of action. (Civ. Proc. Code. §430.10(e)). Demurrer is 12 As explained in the concurrently filed Declaration of Joren S. Ayala-Bass, this 13 made following a conference of counsel pursuant to section 430.41 (a)(2) of the California Civil 14 Procedure Code and Rule 20.2.1 ofthis Court’s Civil Local Rules. The conference of counsel 15 took place on March 7, 2018. See Ayala-Bass Decl. |2 & Exh. A. 16 This Demurrer is based on thisNotice of Demurrer and Demurrer, the attached 17 Memorandum of Points and Authorities, the Declaration of Joren S. Ayala-Bass, all pleadings and in 18 papers filed in this action, and such additional papers and arguments as may be presented 19 connection with the hearing. 20 Pursuant to Local Rule 20.2.3, the court will issue a tentative ruling for this matter on the 21 court day before the hearing, The tentative ruling will be available after 12:00 noon as an audio 22 recording accessible at (916) 408-6480; the tentative ruling will also be available atthe court’s ruling on the 23 website, www.placer.courts.ca.gov. The tentative ruling shall become the final the tentative ruling 24 matter and no hearing will be held unless oral argument is timely requested or 25 Tff 26 /f] 27 /// 28 ffl NOTICE OF DEMURRER AND DEMURRER TO COMPLAINT Case No. SCV0040667 : © O oral argument must be made by calling (916) 408-648! no later indicates otherwise. Requests for than 4:00 p.m. on the court day prior to the hearing. WN 12,2018 ~ LEIDER + AYALA-BASS LLP Dated: March WwW es Abe pe Joren S. Ayala-Bass Attorneys for. Defendant SUNWOKS, INC. - DD ss eo io 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25} 26 27 28 2 _ NOTICE OF DEMURRER AND DEMURRER TO COMPLAINT Case No. SCV004 0667 © 8 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 sessesseeee INTRODUCTION .i.csscssesscccesssecssesssseesssenssenessecssssnenessesanenssnsenssaceusensonenannacnaceasaasesses ALLEGATIONS 2 .....:.-ccscsscsssessessssssessssssenneenenasancententensntncs Il. THE COMPLAINT AND ITS ygsegs4 ill. LEGAL STANDARD cccecesesesupesussnanacanscsvsvencassesesensaehscceseersssessssececesensneecssucesanenansanansanens CONTRACT CLAIM IS UNCERTAIN.....:cssssecssesssstsrsses 4 IV. PLAINTIFF’S BREACH OF FAILS AS A MATTER OF LAW 6 ovvccsccscsssseessessssseeseesses PLAINTIFF'S CUTSA CLAIM Oo Because He Assigned itto oN A. Plaintiff Did Not Own the Alleged Trade Secret enanerens ssccesescsecsccesssseseteracanessseencusseras eacarasse rsesseeen ees atasssest nenganene 6 SUTWOLKS ...ccccccesccesess Not Identify a Protected Trade 6 Secret........seesscseessseeseseenees B. The Complaint Does Did Not Take Reasonable Steps to Maintain the seerecy of His Plaintiff 8 cnaseess enzeneese “10 Alleged Trade Sec ret ... nueenucce cnetensec sssessuse nanacennc capwceane nsssneens Any Improper Means 1 D. The Complaint Does Not Allege That Sunworks Used nnnssenne eeceessce 8 essseersnteny nnisettte to Acquire the Alleged Trade Secret .........sssssscsssecssssss 12 sere ensnsn egnenge ete etecsssnseee enten 10 VI. CONCLUSION cosccssssssssssecssseecessnncescnnesesssnennnnnnengssennn 13 14 15 | 16 17 18 19 » 20 - 21 oe 23 24 25 26 27 28 AND DEMURRER TO COMPLAINT : NOTICE OF DEMURRER Case No. SCV0040667 OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES IN SUPPORT OF DEMURRER MEMORANDUM to sections 430.10(e) and 430.10(£) of the California Civil Procedure Code, Pursuant Inc. («Sunworks”) will and hereby does demur to the First and Second Defendant Sunworks, W Action inthe Complaint for Damages (“Complaint”) filed by Douglas Stiegmann Causes of > as set forth more fully below and in the concurrently filed Declaration of Joren S. (“Plaintiff”) WN Ayala-Bass in Support of Demurrer (“Ayala-Bass Declaration”). HD ! I. INTRODUCTION NN Plaintiff's Complaint appears to seek to convert an independent contractor agreement, noe terminable‘by either party and was terminated by Sunworks, into a winning lottery which was o to Plaintiff in perpetuity. The basis for Plaintiff's claims is unclear. At issue in 10 ticket, payable are s Plaintiff?’ First Cause of Action for breach of contract and his Second Cause of al this demurrer Act, Cal. Civ. Code § 3426 12 Action for alleged owed to him and secret. The Contract is clear that both Plaintiff 21 aileocd misconduct related to the claimed trade Contract. Jd.Exh. 1 9. Therefore, Sunworks’ alleged 22 and Sunworks could erp the and failure to pay any commissions owed to Mr. Stiegmann is oF decision to terminate the Contract contract claim and provides | nosupport for an alleged misuse of any 24. relevant only to his breach of includes no allegation that Sunworks employed improper means of 25 trade secrets. The Complaint 26 using orr acquiring any alleged trade secrets: as) i 1 28. ie ie I 9 [ DEMURRER AND DEMURRER TO COMPLAINT |. NOTICE OF Case No. SCV0040667 | ©) oO VI. CONCLUSION For the foregoing reasons, Plaintiff should be ordered to amend his First Cause of Action -to‘allege with more specific ity his claim for breach of contract, including — the Centadt ‘confers upon him a-perpetual right to commissions for projects in which he was not involved, and to identify those proj jectsfor which he contends he is: entitledto commissions. Plaintiff's Second ‘Cause of Action shoul i be dismissed with prejudice because Plaintiff has failed to state a valid ND claim under CUTSA. | DO Dated: March 12, 2018 LEIDER + AYALA-BASS LLP - 10 wale Aho 11 'Joren S. ayaa Bass Attorneys for Defendant 12 SUNWORKS, INC. 13. |, 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22: 23 24 25: 26 OF 28 | es op 10 | NOTICE OF DEMURRER AND DEMURRER TO COMPLAINT Case No. SCV0040667 ibs