Magistrate Judge Denies Stay Of Discovery Order In Chinese IVF Center Dispute

Mealey's (March 18, 2020, 2:15 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A federal magistrate judge in California on March 17 denied a motion to stay an order to compel discovery sought by Chinese business investors for a pending arbitration proceeding and trial, both currently occurring in China, finding that the investors would be “substantially injured by a stay” (HRC-Hainan Holding Company, LLC, et al. v. Yihan Hu, et al., No. 19-80277, N.D. Calif.)....