Medpace, Inc. v. Apollomics, Inc.

Summary

The United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio denies Medpace’s oral motion for sanctions arising from Apollomics’s delayed discovery responses. The court concludes that Apollomics’s responses were not yet untimely because the informal discovery process and the court’s order extended the response deadline, while granting Medpace leave to seek a motion to compel and sanctions if Apollomics failed to comply with the ordered schedule.

Holdings

1. Apollomics's responses were not yet untimely because the court had extended the deadline through its order resolving the informal discovery dispute.
2. Medpace's oral motion for sanctions was denied because Apollomics's responses were not yet untimely under the court's newly established deadline.
3. If Apollomics failed to comply with the court-ordered deadline, Medpace was granted leave to file a motion to compel and request sanctions.

Questions Presented

1. Whether Apollomics waived objections to Medpace's discovery requests by failing to serve timely responses.
2. Whether Medpace was entitled to sanctions, including attorney's fees, for Apollomics's failure to serve discovery responses.
3. Whether the court could extend the deadline for discovery responses through its informal discovery-dispute process before imposing sanctions.

Disposition

other