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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CRYSTAL LAKES, No. 2:16-cv-02989 MCE AC Plaintiff, v. ORDER BATH & BODY WORKS, LLC, Defendant. 16 This case is before the court on plaintiff’s motion for an order to show case re contempt and for sanctions. ECF No. 163. Defendant has filed an opposition. ECF No. 165. This discovery-related matter was referred to the undersigned pursuant to E.D. Cal. R. 302(c)(1) and by the District Judge at ECF No. 173. The motion was taken under submission without oral argument, pursuant to Local Rule 230(g). ECF No. 164. Upon review of the record and the parties’ briefs, the motion will be DENIED, for the following reasons. I. Relevant Background In this removed product liability action, plaintiff sues defendant Bath & Body Works, LLC (“BBW”) for damages arising from an incident in which a candle sold by defendant “exploded” when she attempted to put it out, splashing and burning her with melted…