In Re: CCell Closed Cannabis Oil Vaporization Systems and Components Products Antitrust Litigation

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
In re CCELL CLOSED CANNABIS OIL
VAPORIZATION SYSTEMS AND
COMPONENTS PRODUCTS
ANTITRUST LITIGATION.
Case No. 25-md-03161-VC (AGT)
DISCOVERY ORDER
Re: Dkt. No. 131
The Court grants Defendant Shenzhen Smoore Technology Co. (“Smoore”)’s request
for a protective order. The three depositions currently scheduled for October 22–29, 2026,
in Hong Kong, including Smoore’s 30(b)(6), shall be continued until January 2027.
Within the past two weeks, Smoore learned that three co-Defendants had settled and
had agreed to produce documents on October 9, October 16, October 30, November 13, and
December 4, 2026. Dkt. 131-1, Sears Decl. ¶¶ 18, 25. The first production, on October 9,
included 53,000 documents, approximately 20,000 of which copied the three Smoore wit-
nesses whose depositions are scheduled for October 22–29. Id. ¶ 26. Given the timing of
these productions and the identification of the witnesses in a large portion of the first pro-
duction, the Court concludes that postponing the depositions until January 2027 will best
ensure that Smoore’s counsel and witnesses have time to review the newly produced docu-
ments before the depositions and will reduce the likelihood that the depositions will need to
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be reopened after the productions are complete.
Plaintiffs worry that if the depositions are moved to January 2027, they won’t have
enough time to incorporate the deposition testimony into their class certification arguments.
Plaintiffs’ motion for class certification is due February 5, 2027. Dkt. 123. Although this
concern is valid, it was Plaintiffs, not Smoore, who established the timeline for the settling
Defendants’ document productions, and the Court agrees with Smoore that it “should not be
penalized for timelines it cannot control.” Dkt. 131 at 3. Also, to avoid a scenario in which
the depositions don’t take place until right before Plaintiffs’ motion deadline, the Court will
require the depositions to occur by January 14, 2027. This deadline will give Plaintiffs three
full weeks to incorporate the testimony into their certification motion.
Plaintiffs also note that they have invested resources preparing for the depositions
this month—“including booking international travel and arranging for a court reporter and
translator.” Dkt. 131 at 4. Smoore has reasonably addressed this concern. Smoore has agreed
to “reimburse documented, non-refundable, and unavoidable costs from rescheduling.” Id.
at 3. The Court will hold Smoore to that promise.
The Court grants Smoore’s request for a protective order. The three depositions in
question—of Mansi “Shallyn” Lin, Zhouyue “Winter” Wen, and Qinqi “Roid” Zhang—
needn’t take place this month but must take place by January 14, 2027.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: October 14, 2026
______________________________
Alex G. Tse
United States Magistrate Judge
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