MYERS POWER PRODUCTS, INC, Plaintiff, vs. PIONEER SOLUTIONS, INC. ET AL., Defendants

Case No.: BC606546

[TENTATIVE] ORDER TAKING MOTIONS OFF CALENDAR AND APPOINTING A DISCOVERY REFEREE

Background

The allegations in the complaint are as follows: Plaintiff is a manufacturer of specialty electrical products used in commercial settings. Plaintiff hired defendant Murickan in 2009 and defendant DeChellis in November 2009. Both had access to sensitive and confidential information, and signed confidentiality agreements. Plaintiff also used outside sales agents including defendants Engineered Specification Products, Inc. and its principals Arena and Dennis. Murickan left employment in 2011 and DeChellis in 2013. Both went to work for defendant Pioneer Custom Electrical Products Corp. In December 2013 plaintiff found Engineered began promoting Pioneer CEP products, a direct competitor of plaintiff, and terminated its relationship with Engineered. Plaintiff discovered that Murickan and DeChel