J.S.T. Corporation v. Robert Bosch LLC et al

Filing 387

ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION NO. 10 (Doc. 373) REGARDING JSTS MOTION TO MODIFY THE SCHEDULING ORDER (Doc. 300) AND THE FILING OF SEALED DOCUMENTS Signed by District Judge Avern Cohn. (MVer)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION

J.S.T. CORPORATION,
Plaintiff,
v.

Case No. 15-13842

ROBERT BOSCH LLC,
f/k/a ROBERT BOSCH
CORPORATION,
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH, and
BOSCH AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS
(SUZHOU) CO., LTD.,

HON. AVERN COHN

Defendants.
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ORDER
ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION NO. 10 (Doc. 373)
REGARDING JST’S MOTION TO MODIFY THE SCHEDULING ORDER (Doc. 300)
AND THE FILING OF SEALED DOCUMENTS
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 a Report and Recommendation No. 10 Regarding
Protective Order and Sealing of Documents (Doc. 373) which addresses JST’s motion to
modify the scheduling order (Doc. 300) and the Court’s concern over the volume of
documents being filed under seal. See Doc. 322. The Expert Advisor recommends the
following:

1.

The Stipulated Protective Order (Docs. 28, 170, 171) not be modified
or vacated

2.

The parties shall be more judicious in filing documents under seal. To this
end, the Expert Advisor recommends a six (6) step procedure for the parties
to follow when filing documents under seal. This procedure includes a
provision awarding attorney fees and costs incurred by the party that
prevails in a contested sealing issue.

The parties did not lodge any objections with the Expert Advisor.
II.
The Court, having considered the matter, agrees with the recommendations of the
Expert Advisor. Accordingly, Report and Recommendation No. 10 is ADOPTED as the
findings and conclusions of the Court. JST’s motion to modify the scheduling order is
DENIED. The parties shall follow the six (6) step procedure when filing documents under
seal as set forth the in Report and Recommendation. See Doc. 373 at p. 9-10.
SO ORDERED.

S/Avern Cohn
AVERN COHN
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Dated: 5/6/2019
Detroit, Michigan

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