La Jolla Spa MD, Inc. v. Avidas Pharmaceuticals, LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LA JOLLA SPA MD, INC, Case No. 3:17-CV-01124-MMA-WVG
Plaintiff,
ORDER RE: OBJECTION TO
v. MAGISTRATE JUDGE’S
SANCTIONS ORDER
AVIDAS PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC,
Defendant. [Doc. No. 105] 16 Defense Counsel Julie Chovanes (“Defense Counsel”) for Avidas Pharmaceuticals, LLC (“Defendant”) filed an objection to Magistrate Judge William V. Gallo’s Order Granting Plaintiff’s Motion for Sanctions. Doc. No. 93. La Jolla Spa MD, Inc. (“Plaintiff”) filed an opposition to the objection. Doc. No. 107. Defense Counsel did not 21 22 The Court refers to Julie Chovanes as “Defense Counsel” even though it received two ex parte communications on October 7, 2019, noting that Defendant terminated the attorney-client relationship 24 and intends to retain new counsel. See Doc. No. 110. However, she is still counsel of record for Defendant. As such, the Court refers to her as “Defense Counsel” for the purposes of this Order.