Shenzhenshi Haitiecheng Science and Technology Co., Ltd. v. Rearden LLC et al

Filing 323

ORDER DENYING MOTIONS IN LIMINE by Judge Jon S. Tigar; denying 314 Motion in Limine; denying 315 Motion in Limine. (wsn, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/7/2016)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SHENZHENSHI HAITIECHENG
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CO.,
LTD., et al.,

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Plaintiffs,

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v.

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ORDER DENYING MOTIONS IN
LIMINE
Re: ECF Nos. 314, 315

REARDEN LLC, et al.,

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

Case No. 15-cv-00797-JST

Defendants.

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The Court now rules as follows on two of the motions in limine filed in advance of the

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trial:1

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Motion in Limine No. 1 (ECF No. 314)

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Defendants request that “SHST witnesses should not be permitted to appear at trial,” on the

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ground that default has been entered against SHST.
Rearden cites no authority for this request, and the Court is aware of none. There is no

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reason that entry of default against one party should prejudice the presentation of evidence by the

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remaining parties.

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The motion is denied.

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Motion in Limine No. 2 (ECF No. 315)

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Defendants request that the Court exclude “the Asset Purchase Agreement between MO2,

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LLC (‘MO2’) and SHST, the Asset Purchase Agreement between SHST and Virtue Global

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Holdings Limited (‘VGH’), and any other documents or purported agreements bearing SHST’s

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The Court has determined that argument regarding these motions is unnecessary. See Judge
Tigar's Standing Order for Civil Bench Trials at 4.

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‘chop’ signature (referred to collectively herein as ‘SHST Agreements’)” on the ground that VGH

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will not be able to authenticate those agreements at trial because “[t]here is no witness with

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personal knowledge that can authenticate the SHST Agreements.” ECF No. 315 at 1, 2.

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Again, Defendants cite no authority for their request, which asks the Court to determine ex

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ante that VGH will be unable to authenticate a group of documents before VGH has even been

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allowed to try.

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The motion is denied.

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The Court will rule on the remaining motions in limine at the pretrial conference scheduled

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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for November 10, 2016.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: November 7, 2016
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JON S. TIGAR
United States District Judge

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