Song

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 BLUESTAR GENOMICS, Case No. 21-cv-04507-JST (LJC)

Plaintiff,

ORDER RE: JOINT DISCOVERY

v. LETTER

CHUNXIAO SONG, et al., Re: ECF No. 150 Defendants.

12 Pending before the Court is the parties’ Joint Discovery Letter, in which Plaintiff Bluestar Genomics (Bluestar) requests that the Court compel Defendant Dr. Chuxiao Song to produce documents responsive to Requests for Production (RFP) Nos. 5, 7, 8, 13, 17–32, 37–41. ECF No. 150. The parties’ primary dispute is whether Dr. Song has “possession, custody, or control” over these documents. The Court held a hearing on April 23, 2024. ECF No. 156. For the reasons explained below, the Court finds that Dr. Song does not have “possession, custody, or control,” and hereby DENIES Bluestar’s request to compel. I. BACKGROUND The factual and procedural background of this case is thoroughly detailed in Judge Tigar’s Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part Defendants’…