Stone Brewing Co., LLC v. Molson Coors Brewing Company
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 STONE BREWING CO., LLC, Case No.: 3:18-cv-0331-BEN-LL
Plaintiff,
ORDER ON OBJECTION TO
v. DISCOVERY ORDER
MILLERCOORS LLC, [ECF No. 367] Defendant. 15 This matter comes before the Court on Plaintiff Stone Brewing Company’s Objection to an Order issued by Magistrate Judge Linda Lopez. ECF No. 363. For the following reasons, the objection is overruled. I. Background On March 9, 2020, the Parties contacted Magistrate Judge Lopez’s chambers about a discovery dispute. Given that fact discovery closed on May 31, 2019, Magistrate Judge Lopez directed the Parties to file limited briefing on whether a discovery motion would be timely because fact discovery closed more than ten months before. Order, ECF No. 348. Stone alleged that MillerCoors withheld and continues to withhold “highly probative and responsive evidence.” Mot., ECF No. 351, 2. Stone asked for full briefing on its motion for…