Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH v. NVIDIA Corporation
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 VALEO SCHALTER UND SENSOREN Case No. 23-cv-05721-EKL (VKD)
GMBH,
9 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING VALEO'S MOTION FOR ISSUANCE OF A LETTER OF v. REQUEST UNDER THE HAGUE EVIDENCE CONVENTION
NVIDIA CORPORATION,
Re: Dkt. No. 151 Defendant.
13 Plaintiff Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH (“Valeo”) moves for issuance of a letter of request for documents under the Hague Evidence Convention to non-party Mercedes-Benz Group AG (“Mercedes”) in Stuttgart, Germany. Dkt. Nos. 151, 152. Defendant NVIDIA Corporation (“NVIDIA”) opposes the motion. Dkt. No. 161. The Court held oral argument on the motion on January 7, 2025. Dkt. No. 180. Having considered the moving and responding papers and the parties’ arguments at the hearing, the Court denies Valeo’s motion. I. BACKGROUND Valeo employed Mr. Mohamed Shawki…