Lopez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 OKSANA LOPEZ, et al., Case No. 24-cv-04320-RS (LJC)

Plaintiffs,

ORDER RESOLVING DISCOVERY

v. DISPUTE REGARDING SUBOENA TO

INTERSTATE SERVICES

HARLEY-DAVIDSON, INC., Re: Dkt. No. 24 Defendant.

12 Plaintiffs in this case assert claims arising from a fatal accident involving a motorcycle produced by Defendant Harley-Davidson, Inc. Plaintiffs contend that a component of the motorcycle (variously referenced as the “sidestand,” “kickstand,” or “Jiffy Stand”) caused the accident due to a design defect. According to Plaintiffs, the decedent had repaired that component himself before the accident. ECF No. 13 (Case Management Statement) at 3. The motorcycle at issue was destroyed in July of 2024 while litigation remained pending. Plaintiffs assert that its destruction resulted from “an errant instruction from another team at Plaintiffs’ counsel’s firm (a team which is not working on this case) to the vendor storing the motorcycle.” ECF…