The Motion (ROA # 347) of Plaintiffs and putative class representatives Mayan Mooney and Chayla Clay ("Plaintiffs") for an order compelling Defendants MONSTER BEVERAGE CORPORATION and MONSTER ENERGY COMPANY ("Defendants") to attend depositions and provide testimony on dates to be determined by this Court, and for monetary sanctions, is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART.
Defendants' objections are OVERRULED. Defendants are directed to produce the Person Most Qualified ("PMQ") to testify to the subject matters identified in Plaintiff's' deposition notice, within twenty (20) days of the hearing of this Motion.
Defendants' failure to cooperate in producing the PMQ in response to Plaintiffs' deposition notice was without substantial justification. The hourly rates described in Attorney Kashima's declaration are reasonable. Defendants are directed to pay total sanctions in the sum of $10,570.
Hearing Date
March 13, 2017
Category
Civil - Unlimited
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The Motion (ROA # 347) of Plaintiffs and putative class representatives Mayan Mooney and Chayla Clay ("Plaintiffs") for an order compelling Defendants MONSTER BEVERAGE CORPORATION and MONSTER ENERGY COMPANY ("Defendants") to attend depositions and provide testimony on dates to be determined by this Court, and for monetary sanctions, is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART.
Defendants' objections are OVERRULED. Defendants are directed to produce the Person Most Qualified ("PMQ") to testify to the subject matters identified in Plaintiff's' deposition notice, within twenty (20) days of the hearing of this Motion.
Defendants' failure to cooperate in producing the PMQ in response to Plaintiffs' deposition notice was without substantial justification. The hourly rates described in Attorney Kashima's declaration are reasonable. Defendants are directed to pay total sanctions in the sum of $10,570.