Skillz Platform Inc. v. AviaGames Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 6 SKILLZ PLATFORM INC., Case No. 21-cv-02436-BLF Plaintiff,
ORDER CONTINUING TRIAL
v. [Re: ECF No. 439] AVIAGAMES INC., Defendant. 12 Before the Court is Defendant AviaGames Inc.’s motion to continue or bifurcate the trial. ECF No. 439 (“Mot.”). Plaintiff Skillz Platform Inc. opposes the motion. ECF No. 466 (“Opp.”). The Court heard oral argument on the motion at the pretrial conference, at which the Court ruled from the bench. See ECF No. 489. For the reasons stated below and at the pretrial conference, the Court GRANTS IN PART AviaGames’ motion and continues the trial until February 2, 2024. 19 I. BACKGROUND On August 23, 2023, the Court ordered that discovery be reopened for the purpose of investigating AviaGames’ use of “bots”—that is, non-human, non-real-time players. ECF No. 224. In the course of discovery, Skillz levied allegations that AviaGames had engaged in a crime or fraud…