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CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:17-CV-1358
04-13-2018
PYRAMID INSTRUMENTATION & ELECTRIC CORP., ET AL. v. DWAYNE KEVIN HEBERT, ET AL.
UNASSIGNED DISTRICT JUDGE
MAG. JUDGE KATHLEEN KAY
JUDGMENT
For the reasons stated in the Report and Recommendation [Doc. No. 13] of the Magistrate Judge previously filed herein, determining that the findings are correct under applicable law, and noting the absence of objections to the Report and Recommendation in the record;
IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that Defendants Erik Morgan and Galaxy NA, LLC's Motion to Dismiss under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6), [Doc. No. 8], is GRANTED IN PART, with respect to claims under the Defend Trade Secrets Act ("DTSA"), 18 U.S.C. § 1836 et seq., and the Louisiana Uniform Trade Secrets Act ("LUTSA"), La. Rev. Stat. § 51:1431 et seq., and these claims are DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE; and the motion is DENIED in all other respects.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that Defendants Erik Morgan and Galaxy NA, LLC's Motion to Dismiss under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) [Doc. No. 8] is DENIED AS MOOT.
Monroe, Louisiana, this 13th day of April, 2018.
/s/_________
ROBERT G. JAMES
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE