MasterObjects, Inc. v. Amazon.com, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
MASTEROBJECTS, INC., Plaintiff, No. C 20-08103 WHA
v.
AMAZON.COM, INC, SPECIAL MASTER’S ORDER AND
REPORT
Defendant.
15 16 Amazon sought leave to file a motion, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 37 and 45, for sanctions against MasterObjects, up to and including termination sanctions, for misrepresentation, violation of the discovery order and “potential spoliation of documents.” (Dkt. No. 244.) On February 8, 2012, the District Court referred the dispute to the undersigned “to determine the extent to which the parties faithfully complied with the pertinent discovery orders and whether any spoliation has occurred.” (Dkt. No. 256.) 23 Pursuant to that order, I permitted full briefing and held an extensive hearing on March 9, 2022. As a result of that briefing and hearing, and as I analyze the arguments, I have four matters before me: 1) a Rule 37 motion alleging violations of a Discovery Order I issued on December 3, 2021 (Dkt.…