Elite Semiconductor, Inc. v. Anchor Semiconductor, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 9 ELITE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC., Case No. 5:20-cv-06846-EJD

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND

DENYING IN PART MOTION FOR

v. SANCTIONS

ANCHOR SEMICONDUCTOR, INC., et al., Re: ECF No. 307 14 Defendants.

15 For the second time in this trade secrets case, Plaintiff Elite Semiconductor, Inc. moves for discovery sanctions against Defendants Anchor Semiconductor, Inc. and Chenmin Hu. In short, Elite accuses Defendants of spoliation and related misconduct, and it requests that the Court issue either terminating sanctions or adverse inference instructions in addition to awarding attorney’s fees. While the Court finds that Defendants engaged in sanctionable discovery conduct, Elite has not shown that Defendants’ missteps are as nefarious or as prejudicial as necessary to justify most of the sanctions that Elite seeks. Accordingly, the Court GRANTS IN PART and DENIES IN …