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

Filing 406

ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION NO. 9 (Doc. 405) AND GRANTING IN PART BOSCHS MOTION TO COMPEL (Docs. 308, 309) 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. 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

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