Stemmelin
Stemmelin v. Matterport, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
JOHN STEMMELIN, Plaintiff, No. C 20-04168 WHA
v.
MATTERPORT, INC., ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
QUASH
Defendant.
15 In the days preceding trial, counsel for plaintiff served a subpoena on defendant corporation directing the appearance of “Matterport, Inc. Representative/Keeper of Records for the purpose of laying foundation for admission of plaintiff’s trial exhibits into evidence c/o Its Registered Agent, Matthew Zinn, 352 E. Java Dr., Sunnyvale, CA 94089” (Dkt. No. 222-1). Defendant now moves to quash this subpoena. According to defendant, plaintiff’s subpoena is improper because it “does not state which Exhibits Matterport’s representative should be ready to testify about[,]” “does not name an individual who should be prepared to testify,” and “subjects Matterport to an undue burden” in violation of Rule 45 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (Dkt. No. 227). The Court granted defendant’s administrative motion to hear the …