United States v. Fei Ye, AKA Ye Fei Ming Zhong, AKA Zhong Ming AKA Andy Zhong

TASHIMA, Circuit Judge.

Defendants are charged with possessing stolen trade secrets in violation of the Economic Espionage Act of 1996 (“EEA”), 18 U.S.C. § 1831 et seq. The district court granted defendants’ motion for pre-trial depositions of several expert witnesses whom the government intends to call at trial. The government brings this interlocutory appeal under 18 U.S.C. § 1835, arguing that the district court erred in granting the motion because the order authorizes and directs the disclosure of trade secrets, and because it is inconsistent with the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure…