Xu
Xu v. FibroGen, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 IN RE FIBROGEN SECURITIES Case No. 21-cv-02623-EMC LITIGATION
ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S
MOTION TO STRIKE PORTIONS OF
KAPLAN DECLARATION IN
SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION
FOR SPOLIATION SANCTIONS
11 Docket No. 198 12 13 Defendant FibroGen, Inc. brings a motion to strike portions of the Declaration of David R. Kaplan in Support of Plaintiffs’ Motion for Spoliation Sanctions, Docket No. 185-1 (“Kaplan Decl.”) pursuant to Northern District of California Civil Local Rules 7-2 and 7-5(b). For the reasons set forth below, the Court DENIES Defendant’s Motion. I. LEGAL STANDARD Before responding to a pleading, a party may move to strike from a pleading any “redundant, immaterial, impertinent, or scandalous matter.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(f). The essential function of a Rule 12(f) motion is to “avoid the expenditure of time and money that must arise from litigating spurious issues by dispensing with…