Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc. v. Global Aerospace, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 AEROJET ROCKETYDYNE, INC., No. 2:17-cv-01515 KJM AC Plaintiff, v. ORDER GLOBAL AEROSPACE, INC., et al., Defendants. 16 This matter is before the court on two motions: defendant’s motion for a protective order (ECF No. 301) and plaintiff’s motion to compel (ECF No. 303). These discovery motions were referred to the magistrate judge pursuant to E.D. Cal. R. 302(c)(1). The matters were taken under submission on the papers. For the reasons stated below, the court DENIES defendant’s motion for a protective order and GRANTS plaintiff’s motion to compel. I. Relevant Background This is a liability insurance coverage action between plaintiff Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc. f/k/a Aerojet-General Corporation (“Aerojet”) and multiple of its insurers (collectively “Global”) arising out of a settlement agreement between Aerojet and Orbital Sciences Corporation (“Orbital”), a third-party company. Prior orders have…