Fellner

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 HIGHLANDER HOLDINGS, INC., Case No.: 3:18-cv-1506-AHG Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND

DENYING IN PART PLAINTIFF’S

v.

MOTION TO COMPEL AND FOR

ANDREW FELLNER, et al., SANCTIONS

Defendants. [ECF No. 63] 16 This matter comes before the Court on Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel Completion of Deposition of Defendant, Andrew Fellner, and for an Award of Monetary Sanctions in the Amount of $13,867.42, as well as for the Appointment of a Special Master/Discovery Referee to Preside over Same, or, in the Alternative, for Terminating Sanctions Against Defendant for his Repeated Failure to Cooperate in Discovery. ECF No. 63. I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff filed this action on July 2, 2018, asserting claims of securities fraud and related state and common law claims against Defendant Strategic Global Investments, Inc. (“Strategic”), and Defendant Andrew Fellner, whom Plaintiff contends was the controlling shareholder, CEO,…