AbCellera Biologics Inc. v. Bruker Cellular Analysis, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 5 ABCELLERA BIOLOGICS INC, et al., Case No. 20-cv-08624-JST (VKD)
Plaintiffs,
ORDER RE APRIL 14, 2025
v. DISCOVERY DISPUTE RE KADIA
AND MUNCH DEPOSITIONS
BRUKER CELLULAR ANALYSIS, Re: Dkt. No. 334 Defendant.
11 AbCellera Biologics, Inc. (“AbCellera”) and The University of British Columbia (“UBC”) (collectively, “AbCellera”) and defendant Bruker Cellular Analysis, Inc. (“Bruker Cellular”) ask the Court to resolve their dispute regarding AbCellera’s requests for depositions of Siddhartha Kadia and Mark Munch. Dkt. No. 334. The Court finds this dispute suitable for resolution without oral argument. Civil L.R. 7-1(b). For the reasons explained below, the Court denies AbCellera’s requests for relief. I. BACKGROUND As explained by the parties, Siddartha Kadia is the former CEO of PhenomeX. Dkt. No. 334 at 1. According to Bruker Cellular, PhenomeX was the successor to the original defendant in this action, Berkeley Lights. Id. at 4. Bruker…