Kageta Tech LLC v. Ford Motor Co.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KAGETA TECH, LLC, No. 2:23-cv-01632-WBS-CKD Plaintiff, v. ORDER FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff, Kageta Tech, LLC, moves under Rule 30(a)(2)(A)(iii) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for leave to take the deposition of Murugan Sundaram Ramasamy. (ECF No. 31.) For the reasons set forth below, the motion is denied without prejudice. I. Background Plaintiff filed the operative first amended complaint alleging patent infringement against the defendant, Ford Motor Company, on October 19, 2023. (ECF No. 24.) Defendant filed an answer on November 2, 2023. (ECF No. 26.) On November 29, 2023, defendant filed a motion seeking to transfer venue to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. (ECF No. 27.) Plaintiff’s response to the motion to transfer venue is currently due by January 31, 2024. (See ECF No. 30.) On January 8, 2024, plaintiff filed the present motion…