Lyft, Inc. v. Quartz Auto Technologies LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA EUREKA DIVISION 4 LYFT, INC., Case No. 21-cv-01871-JST (RMI)
Plaintiff,
ORDER RE: DISCOVERY DISPUTES
v. Re: Dkt. Nos. 101, 102 QUARTZ AUTO TECHNOLOGIES LLC, Defendant.
10 Now pending before the court are a pair of discovery disputes (dkts. 100, 102). As set forth herein, the undersigned finds that, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 78(b) and Civil Local Rule 7-1(b), the matters presented on both disputes are suitable for disposition without oral argument. By way of background, Plaintiff (“Lyft”) is engaged in the business of arranging and administering a peer-to-peer marketplace for on-demand ridesharing transportation services. See Compl. (dkt. 1) at 2. After acquiring a number of patents from one or more third parties, Defendant (“Quartz”) contacted Lyft to allege that the patents (U.S. Patent Nos. 7,007,013; 9,691,275; 6,944,443; 6,847,871; and 7,958,215) (collectively the “Patents-in-Suit”) were relevant…