Yu

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 YINTAO YU, Case No. 23-cv-04910-SI

Plaintiff,

ORDER RE: DISCOVERY

v. Re: Dkt. Nos. 111, 113, 114, 115, 118, 119, BYTEDANCE INC., et al., 123, 124 Defendants.

12 The parties have submitted six discovery disputes to the Court. The Court has reviewed the joint and separate letter briefs as well as the deposition transcript and exhibits for Mr. Yu’s deposition. The cut-off for fact discovery was August 1, and trial is scheduled for November 18, 2024. The trial will be limited to the question of whether Yu signed employment agreements containing arbitration clauses or if Yu’s signatures on those documents are forgeries. In light of the pretrial schedule and narrow focus of the trial, the Court rules as follows: 1. Dkt. No. 111: BDI’s motion to compel production of documents reflecting Yu’s signature is GRANTED IN PART. In response to BDI’s request for various types of documents bearing Yu’s signature, Yu produced two documents,…