Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 2019.210 : CALIFORNIA CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE — MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS — CIVIL DISCOVERY ACT — METHODS AND SEQUENCE OF DISCOVERY — METHODS AND SEQUENCE OF DISCOVERY IN SPECIFIC CONTEXTS — Action alleging misappropriation of trade secret

In any action alleging the misappropriation of a trade secret under the Uniform Trade Secrets Act (Title 5 (commencing with Section 3426) of Part 1 of Division 4 of the Civil Code), before commencing discovery relating to the trade secret, the party alleging the misappropriation shall identify the trade secret with reasonable particularity subject to any orders that may be appropriate under Section 3426.5 of the Civil Code.