Stone Brewing Co., LLC v. Molson Coors Brewing Company

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 STONE BREWING CO., LLC, Case No.: 3:18-cv-00331-BEN-LL

Plaintiff,

ORDER ON:

v. (1) PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO

APPOINT SPECIAL MASTER;

MILLERCOORS LLC, (2) ASSOCIATED MOTIONS TO Defendant. FILE UNDER SEAL;

16 [ECF Nos. 456, 458, 460, 465]

I. BACKGROUND After extensive discovery, Plaintiff Stone Brewing Co. (“Stone”) seeks appointment of a special master, claiming Defendant MillerCoors (“Miller”) is in possession of relevant and responsive evidence that should be disclosed to Stone. Stone asserts Miller has made misrepresentations to the Court regarding the status of this evidence and repeated attempts to negotiate a resolution have been rebuffed by Miller. Miller counters it has complied throughout the discovery process, that the evidence in question has been previously adjudicated throughout the pre-trial process, and that Stone’s sought-after special master is nothing more than an untimely…