Aldini AG v. Silvaco, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ALDINI AG, Case No. 21-cv-06423-JST

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR

v. SANCTIONS

SILVACO, INC., et al., Re: ECF No. 183 Defendants.

12 Before the Court is a motion for sanctions filed by Defendants the Republic of France, Ministère des Armées, Direction Générale de l’Armement DGA and Stéphane Kammerer (collectively “Sovereign Defendants”). ECF No. 183. The Court will deny the motion. I. BACKGROUND This case concerns the French bankruptcy court proceedings of Dolphin Integration, a French semiconductor company. Plaintiff Aldini AG generally alleges a fraudulent conspiracy by nearly two dozen Defendants to strip Dolphin of certain assets through manipulation of the bankruptcy court. The Court assumes the parties’ familiarity with the facts of this case, described in detail at ECF No. 182. The Court dismissed claims against all Defendants in May 2023. ECF Nos. 182, 194. Sovereign Defendants…