Handloser

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 GREGORY HANDLOSER, et al., Case No. 19-cv-01242-LHK (VKD)

Plaintiffs, UNSEALED ORDER RE PLAINTIFFS' v. THIRD MOTION FOR SANCTIONS

HCL AMERICA, INC., et al., Re: Dkt. Nos. 130 Defendants.

13 Plaintiffs move for sanctions against defendants HCL America, Inc. and HCL Technologies, Ltd. (collectively “HCL”) and their counsel for alleged misconduct relating to plaintiffs’ third party subpoena to VDart, Inc. (“VDart”). Dkt. No. 130. The Court held a hearing on the motion on September 8, 2020. Dkt. No. 157. For the reasons explained below, the Court concludes that HCL and its counsel improperly interfered with plaintiffs’ efforts to obtain discovery of VDart. However, the Court denies plaintiffs’ request for sanctions beyond the relief the Court has already ordered.1 I. BACKGROUND Plaintiffs Gregory Handloser and Cerafin Castillo are unsuccessful applicants for employment…