W E T Automotive Systems, Ltd v. IGB Automotive Ltd

Filing 77

ORDER granting in part and denying in part 64 Motion to Compel; granting in part and denying in part 65 Sealed Motion--Signed by Magistrate Judge Anthony P. Patti. (MWil)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION
W.E.T. AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS
LTD., et al.,
Plaintiffs,
Case No. 2:13-cv-11536
District Judge Arthur J. Tarnow
Magistrate Judge Anthony P. Patti

v.

IGB AUTOMOTIVE, LTD.,
Defendant.
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ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART PLAINTIFF’S
MOTION TO COMPEL (DE 64 AND 65)1
Plaintiff, Gentherm Canada, Ltd. (“Gentherm”), filed a motion to compel
discovery on October 19, 2015. (DE 64 and 65.) Defendant IGB Automotive, Ltd.
(“IGB”), filed its response on November 5, 2015 (DE 69) and Gentherm filed its
reply on November 16, 2015 (DE 72 and 73). Judge Tarnow referred the motion
to me on October 20, 2015. (DE 66.)
The matter came before me for a hearing on December 9, 2015. For the
reasons stated on the record, Gentherm’s motion is GRANTED IN PART AND
DENIED IN PART. IGB is accordingly ORDERED to comply with the
following:

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Plaintiff filed both an unsealed (DE 64) and sealed (DE 65) version of its motion.

1.

Answer and fully respond to Gentherm’s Interrogatory Number 17 with
respect to all of its seating comfort products, in addition to what has already
been provided as to the accused products.

2.

Provide a limited response to Gentherm’s Interrogatory Number 17 with
respect to its steering wheel comfort products. Specifically, IGB shall
provide the annual percentage of sales increases/decreases of its steering
wheel comfort products sold to Lear Corp. and GM from January 2011
through the present.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 9, 2015

s/Anthony P. Patti
Anthony P. Patti
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was sent to parties of record
on December 9, 2015, electronically and/or by U.S. Mail.
s/Michael Williams
Case Manager to the
Honorable Anthony P. Patti

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