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, AMENDED DISCOVERY ORDER 13 v. Re: ECF No. 123 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 STEMCELL moved (1) to compel responses or supplemental responses to eight interrogatories and (2) for attorney’s fees for bringing the motion. StemExpress asked for a protective order and sanctions.2 The court can decide the disputes without oral argument. N.D. Cal. Civ. L.R. 7-1(b). The court grants STEMCELL’s motion to compel further responses. 24 25 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 are to the ECF-generated page numbers at the top…