Elasticsearch, Inc. v. Floragunn GmBH
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
3 ELASTICSEARCH, INC. AND Case No. 4:19-cv-05553-YGR ELASTICSEARCH B.V.,
ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR RELIEF
Plaintiffs, FROM NONDISPOSITIVE PRETRIAL ORDER
OF MAGISTRATE JUDGE
vs. Re: Dkt. Nos. 150, 151 FLORAGUNN GMBH.,
Defendant.
On May 21, 2021, plaintiffs Elasticsearch, Inc. and Elasticsearch, B,V. (collectively, “Elastic”) requested that Magistrate Judge Tse, to whom all discovery disputes in this action have been referred, impose sanctions against defendant floragunn GmbH based on its failure to produce its chief technology officer Hendrik Saly for deposition and its alleged misrepresentation of Mr. Saly’s unavailability to appear for a deposition. (Dkt. No. 101-2.) On August 2, 2021, Elastic requested discovery in connection with the sanctions request. (Dkt. No. 129.) On August 17, 2021, Judge Tse ruled on those discovery requests (Dkt. No. 136), and Elastic now moves for relief from certain of those rulings (Dkt. No. 151). For the reasons set…