Lashify, Inc. v. Pro Lash, Inc., et al.

Summary

The United States District Court for the District of Utah grants in part Lashify’s motion to compel discovery concerning Pro Lash’s foreign manufacturers and grants related motions for foreign discovery. The court also grants Lashify’s motion to compel production of purchase orders and accompanying documents and grants a 60-day extension of remaining pre-claim-construction deadlines. The court sets a supplemental hearing on Pro Lash’s motion to strike for April 22, 2026.

Holdings

1. The requested information concerning the manufacturing processes and materials for the accused products was relevant and proportional, and Pro Lash was ordered to supplement its responses, make a written demand for the information from its manufacturers, and make every effort to obtain it.
2. Lashify was permitted to issue narrowed requests directly to the three foreign manufacturers if Pro Lash did not produce the requested documents within 15 days.
3. Pro Lash was ordered to supplement its discovery responses and produce purchase orders and accompanying documents from its manufacturers from 2022 to the present.
4. Lashify demonstrated good cause under Rule 16(b)(4), and the remaining pre-claim-construction deadlines were extended by 60 days.

Questions Presented

1. Whether Pro Lash should be compelled to supplement its discovery responses concerning the manufacturing processes and materials used for the accused products.
2. Whether Lashify's requests for discovery from foreign manufacturers were relevant and proportional and should be permitted after being narrowed.
3. Whether Pro Lash should be compelled to produce purchase orders and accompanying documents from 2022 to the present.
4. Whether Lashify showed good cause under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16(b)(4) for a 60-day extension of the remaining pre-claim-construction deadlines.

Disposition

other