Edwards Lifesciences Corporation v. Meril Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES Case No. 19-cv-06593-HSG CORPORATION, et al., ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S Plaintiffs, MOTION FOR RELIEF FROM NON- DISPOSITIVE PRETRIAL ORDER OF v. MAGISTRATE JUDGE 10 MERIL LIFE SCIENCES PVT. LTD., et al., Re: Dkt. No. 374 11 Defendants. 12 Before the Court is Defendants Meril Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd.’s and Meril, Inc.’s (“Meril”) motion for relief from the January 14, 2022 Order of Magistrate Judge Kandis A. Westmore regarding Plaintiffs’ Renewed Motion for Sanctions. See Dkt. No. 374 (“Mot.”). Plaintiffs Edwards Lifesciences Corporation and Edwards Lifesciences LLC (“Edwards”) oppose the motion. See Dkt. No. 377 (“Opp.”). Having reviewed the parties’ submissions and the underlying record, the Court DENIES Meril’s motion. The background for this motion is a long-running discovery feud (one of an exceptionally large number in this case) about whether Meril must produce…