Benchmark Design, Inc. v. BDC, Inc.

OPINION

FRYE, District Judge:

The matter before the court is the motion of defendants (# 32) for a protective order requiring documents to be produced and depositions to be taken in San Francisco, California and not in Portland, Oregon.

DISCUSSION

This is an action for breach of contract and defamation. Plaintiff, Benchmark Design, Inc. (Benchmark), is a corporation which designs and manufactures kitchen cabinetry. Defendant BDC, Inc. (BDC) is a California corporation, formerly known as Benchmark Design of California, Inc. The individual defendants, Jess Tribulato, Donald Grutzmacher, and…