Vineyard Investigations v. E. & J. Gallo Winery

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

9 10 VINEYARD INVESTIGATIONS, Case No. 1:19-cv-01482-JLT-SKO 11 Plaintiff, ORDER VACATING HEARING, GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO STRIKE, AND v. DENYING PLAINTIFF’S RENEWED MOTION TO COMPEL

E. & J. GALLO WINERY,

(Docs. 136 & 139) Defendant 15 I. INTRODUCTION 17 On October 18, 2024, Defendant E. & J. Gallo Winery (“Defendant”) filed a “Motion to 18 Strike Plaintiff Vineyard Investigations [“Plaintiff”]’s Amended Preliminary Infringement 19 Contentions” (“Motion to Strike”) and Plaintiff filed a “Renewed Motion to Compel” (“Renewed 20 Motion to Compel”). (Doc. 136.) The parties submitted their “Joint Statement re Discovery 21 Disagreement” (the “Joint Statement”) pursuant to this Court’s Local Rule 251 on November 13, 22 2024. (See Doc. 139). Having considered the Motion, Joint Statement, and supporting exhibits, 23 and for the reasons set forth below, the Court grants the Motion to Strike and denies the Renewed…