Cleveland v. Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research Ltd

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DON CLEVELAND, et al., Case No.: 19-cv-02141-JM (JLB)

Plaintiffs, [REDACTED] ORDER GRANTING v. IN PART AND DENYING IN PART

DEFENDANTS/ COUNTER-

LUDWIG INSTITUTE FOR CANCER

CLAIMANTS’ MOTION FOR

RESEARCH LTD., et al., SANCTIONS FOR PLAINTIFFS’ Defendants. VIOLATION OF THIS COURT’S

PROTECTIVE ORDER

17 [ECF No. 80]

Before the Court is a motion for sanctions filed by Defendants/Counter-Claimants Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research Ltd. (“Ludwig”), Chi Van Dang, Edward A. McDermott, Jr., and John L. Notter (collectively, “Defendants”). (ECF No. 80.) Defendants move for an order sanctioning Plaintiffs/Counter-Defendants Don Cleveland, Arshad Desai, Frank Furnari, Richard Kolodner (“Kolodner”), Paul Mischel, Karen Oegema, and Bing Ren (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) for violations of the Protective Order issued in this case. (Id. at 2.) Plaintiffs filed an…