Opinion
Case No. 15-13842
04-24-2019
J.S.T. CORPORATION, Plaintiff, v. ROBERT BOSCH LLC, f/k/a ROBERT BOSCH CORPORATION, ROBERT BOSCH GMBH, and BOSCH AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS (SUZHOU) CO., LTD., Defendants.
ORDER ADOPTING AMENDED REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION NO. 3 (Doc. 371) AND GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART JST'S MOTION TO COMPEL (Doc. 183)
I.
This is a misappropriation of trade secrets case. Plaintiff, J.S.T. Corporation ("JST"), is suing Defendants, Robert Bosch LLC, Robert Bosch GmbH, and Bosch Automotive Products Co., Ltd. (collectively, "Bosch").
The Court appointed an Expert Advisor to deal with discovery and other matters. (Doc. 191). The Expert Advisor issued an Amended Report and Recommendation No. 3 (Doc. 371) regarding JST's motion to compel, Doc. 183. The Expert Advisor, after hearing objections from the parties, recommends the following:
1. To the extent Bosch has not completed its production from Bosch China, the Bosch be ordered to complete those productions by May 1, 2019;
2. Because JST confirmed that its Motion to Compel at this juncture solely concerned Bosch Sistemas, JST's Motion to Compel is MOOT with respect to Bosch India and UAES;
3. Because JST and Robert Bosch GmbH reached an agreement that Bosch will produce information from Bosch Mexico, but recognizing that Bosch previously failed to produce all responsive documents after the Expert Adviser issued his Third Report and Recommendation, Bosch shall to produce all documents from Bosch Sistemas that are responsive to the parties agreed-upon search terms and custodians no later than April 30, 2019;
4. JST's Motion to Compel further responses to Special Interrogatories No. 1 and 2 as described above is GRANTED and JST's Motion to Compel with respect to Special Interrogatory No. 6 is DENIED.
II.
The Court, having considered the matter, agrees with the recommendations of the Expert Advisor. Accordingly, Amended Report and Recommendation No. 3 is ADOPTED as the findings and conclusions of the Court. The parties shall comply with the Expert Advisor's four recommendations forthwith.
SO ORDERED.
S/Avern Cohn
AVERN COHN
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Dated: 4/24/2019
Detroit, Michigan