Superior Court of California

County of Los Angeles

Southwest District

Torrance Dept. M

WEBTOON ENTERTAINMENT, INC., et al., Plaintiffs,

Case No.: 19TRCV01062 vs. [Tentative] RULING

ROCKETSHIP ENTERTAINMENT, LLC, et al., Defendants.

Hearing Date: November 3, 2020

Moving Parties: Defendants Rocketship Entertainment, LLC and Thomas G. Akel

Responding Party: Plaintiff Webtoon Entertainment

Motion to Compel Further Responses to Requests for Production of Documents and Things (Set One)

The court considered the moving, opposition, and reply papers.

RULING

The motion is DENIED.

BACKGROUND

On November 25, 2019, plaintiffs Webtoon Entertainment, Inc. and Quanquan (Chelsey) Han filed a complaint against Rocketship Entertainment, LLC and Thomas G. Akel for (1) inducing breach of contract, (2) intentional interference with contractual relations, (3) intentional interference with prospective economic relations, (4) fraudulent inducement to enter contract, (5) negligent misrepresentati