Song

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 JAMES K. SONG, et al., Case No. 18-cv-06283-LHK (VKD)

Plaintiffs,

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S

v. MOTION FOR SANCTIONS AS TO

DEFENDANT’S SECOND SET OF

AARON DRENBERG, DOCUMENT REQUESTS Defendant. Re: Dkt. No. 117

13 On November 11, 2019, defendant Aaron Drenberg moved for an order of contempt against Mr. Song’s counsel, Adam Engel, and for sanctions against both Mr. Song and his counsel, as to his second set of document requests. See Dkt. Nos. 117, 117-1. Mr. Song and his counsel opposed Mr. Drenberg’s motion. Dkt. No. 134. However, before briefing on this motion closed, plaintiffs appealed the district judge’s November 4, 2019 orders in this case to the Ninth Circuit, divesting the district court of jurisdiction over “those aspects of the case involved in the appeal,” which in this case included this Court’s October 11, 2019 order awarding sanctions (Dkt.…