CSPC Dophen Corporation v. Hu

Filing 46

STIPULATION and ORDER signed by District Judge Morrison C. England, Jr. on 01/11/18 ORDERING this case STAYED and REFERRED to VDRP; the 41 Motion to Dismiss and the 45 Motion to Compel are DENIED as moot. The parties are to file a Joint Status Report regarding the status and progress of VDRP every 30 days until completion of VDRP, and a final Joint Status Report not later than 10 days after the completion of VDRP (cc: VDRP). (Benson, A.)

1 KROGH & DECKER, LLP
SHAWN M. KROGH (SBN 227116)
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ANDREA M. CLOSE (SBN 309324)
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555 Capitol Mall, Suite 700
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Telephone: [phone]
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ZHIXIANG HU, also known as SEAN HU
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SACRAMENTO DIVISION

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Plaintiff,

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Case No.:
2:17-CV-01895-MCE-DB

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO ELECT
REFERRAL OF ACTION TO VOLUNTARY
DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROGRAM (VDRP)
PURSUANT TO LOCAL RULE 271

Action Filed: September 11, 2017
Trial Date: TBD

Assigned to Chief Judge: Morrison C. England,
Jr.

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1 ZHIXIANG HU, also known as SEAN HU,
an individual,
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Counter-Claimant,
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CSPC DOPHEN CORPORATION, a New
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PHARMACEUTICAL GROUP LIMITED, a
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individual; JINXU WANG; an individual,
7 JUMIN SUN; an individual, and
DONGCHEN CAI, an individual,
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Counter-Defendants.

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Pursuant to Local Rule 271, the CSPC Dophen Corporation (“CSPC Dophen”) and Dr.

12 Sean Hu (collectively, Parties) hereby agree to submit the above-entitled action to the
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The Parties propose that the VDRP process be completed by end of January, 2018.

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CSPC Dophen served its First Set of Requests for Production of Documents and First

16 Set of Interrogatories on Dr. Hu on October 31, 2017. CSPC Dophen requests that Dr. Hu
17 provide substantive responses to these discovery requests before the VDRP session is held.
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Dr. Hu served his first set of discovery requests on December 12, 2017. Accordingly,

19 Dr. Hu requests that CSPC Dophen provide substantive responses to these discovery
20 requests before the VDRP session is held.
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KROGH & DECKER, LLP

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MORRISON & FOERSTER, LLP

By: /s/ Andrea M. Close

ANDREA M. CLOSE
Attorneys for Counter-Claimant
ZHIXIANG HU, also known as SEAN HU

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By: /s/ Yue Li

YUE LI
Attorneys for Cross-Defendant
CSPC DOPHEN CORPORATION

ORDER

Accordingly, Plaintiff’s Motion to Dismiss (ECF No. 41) and Defendant’s Motion to
Compel (ECF No. 45) are DENIED as moot, and the January 26, 2018 hearing is VACATED.
The submitted Motion for Disqualification of Counsel (ECF No. 16) shall remain under
submission, and the Court will issue an order if necessary after completion of VDRP.
The parties are further ordered to file a Joint Status Report regarding the status and
progress of VDRP every 30 days from the date of electronic filing of this order until
completion of VDRP, and a final Joint Status Report not later than 10 days after the
completion of VDRP. The parties may refile their respective motions at that time, if
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hereby STAYED and REFERRED to the Court’s Voluntary Dispute Resolution Program.

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Pursuant to the stipulation of the parties and Local Rule 271(c)(3), this matter is

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: January 11, 2018

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