Stemcell Technologies Canada Inc. v. StemExpress, LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA San Francisco Division STEMCELL TECHNOLOGIES CANADA Case No. 21-cv-01594-VC (LB) INC., et al., 12 Plaintiffs, DISCOVERY ORDER 13 v. Re: ECF Nos. 103, 104, 105 14 STEMEXPRESS, LLC, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 INTRODUCTION In this case, two biotech companies that previously had a business relationship sued each other for breach of contract and theft of trade secrets, among other claims.1 In three joint discovery letters, STEMCELL moved to compel (1) deposition testimony under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 30(b)(6), (2) responses to document requests, and (3) responses or supplemental responses to interrogatories. It also moved for attorney’s fees under Rule 37(a)(5)(A). StemExpress objects to the requested discovery, mostly on relevance and proportionality grounds.2 24

26 1 First Am. Compl. – ECF No. 20; First Am. Countercls. – ECF No. 51. Citations refer to material in the Electronic Case File (ECF); pinpoint citations…