Bockelmann
Bockelmann v. Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 Case No.: 23CV2161-AGS (BLM) ULRICH BOCKELMANN,
Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR STAY
OF DISCOVERY PENDING
v. DEFENDANTS’ FED.R.CIV.P. 12(c)
MOTION
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC, INC; LIFE
TECHNOLOGIES CORP.; DOES 1 THROUGH
10, [ECF NO. 39] 14 Defendants. 15 Currently before the Court is the Defendants’ Motion for Stay of Discovery Pending Resolution of Defendants’ Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings. ECF No. 39. Defendants seek an order staying discovery until the Court issues a ruling on their pending motion for judgment on the pleadings. Id. at 2. Plaintiff opposes the request. ECF No. 42. For the reasons set forth below, Defendants’ request to stay discovery is DENIED. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND This case was initiated on November 24, 2023 when Plaintiff filed a complaint for patent infringement of two patents involved in the detection of molecules for DNA sequencing. …