Silver

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 MARC SILVER, et al., Case No. 20-cv-00633-SI Plaintiffs,

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND

v. DENYING IN PART DEFENDANT’S

MOTION FOR SANCTIONS

BA SPORTS NUTRITION, LLC, Re: Dkt. No. 85 Defendant.

12 Now before the Court is defendant’s motion for sanctions. For the reasons set forth below, the motion is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. On December 8, 2020, defendant’s counsel Mr. Matthew Borden deposed plaintiff Marc Silver. Borden Decl. Ex. 1 (Dkt. No. 85-2). Plaintiffs’ counsel Ms. Maia Kats defended the deposition. Kats Decl. ¶ 11 (Dkt. No. 88-1). In three hours, Ms. Kats made over 200 objections, including numerous speaking objections. See Silver Depo. Transcript, Kats Decl. Ex. 6 (Dkt. No. 88-7). Mr. Borden ultimately suspended the deposition due to Ms. Kats’ behavior. See id. at 124:22- 126:17. On January 14, 2021, defendant filed the instant motion for sanctions. Dkt. No. 85. Defendant seeks the…