Opinion
Case No. 15-13842
06-03-2019
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 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION NO. 9 (Doc. 405) AND GRANTING IN PART BOSCH'S MOTION TO COMPEL (Docs. 308 , 309)
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. 9 Regarding Bosch's Motion to Compel (Docs. 308, 309), recommending that the motion be granted in part and denied in part. (Doc. 405). The parties did not lodge any objections with the Expert Advisor.
II.
The Court, having considered the matter, agrees with the findings and recommendations of the Expert Advisor. Accordingly, Amended Report and Recommendation No. 9 is ADOPTED as the findings and conclusions of the Court. Specifically,
1. JST is precluded from introducing into evidence on summary judgment or at trial any document that JST obtained from JST Mfg. Co. or JST GmbH during the course of this litigation, subject to the caveats described in footnote 5 of the Amended Report and Recommendation No. 9;
2. Bosch's request for a 30(b)(6) deposition of JST Mfg. Co. is DENIED;
3. Bosch's request to inspect and videotape its inspection of the JST Mfg. Co. plant is DENIED; and,
4. Bosch's request for further production and a supplemental response to Interrogatory No. 15 is DENIED.
SO ORDERED.
S/Avern Cohn
AVERN COHN
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Dated: 6/3/2019
Detroit, Michigan