
For the second time in two weeks, Chief Judge Connolly has un-referred a case from a magistrate judge after the parties filed their fifth discovery dispute.
Last time, he scheduled an in-person hearing (rather than the more typical remote hearing) and imposed costs and fees for the losing party. This time, he went further, and threatened a possible trial time penalty if either party takes an unreasonable position.
In Beckman Coulter, Inc. v. Cytek Biosciences, Inc., C.A. No. 24-945-CFC (D. Del.), Chief Judge Connolly had referred all disputes to Magistrate Judge Tennyson just over a year ago. Since then, the parties have brought five discovery disputes, spread out pretty evenly over time:
- Feb. …








