Webastro Thermo & Comfort N. Am., Inc. v. Bestop, Inc.

R. STEVEN WHALEN, UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

Before the Court is Plaintiffs' Motion for an Order Sanctioning Defendant for Making Material Misrepresentations of Fact to the Court [Doc. # 37], which has been referred for hearing and determination under 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(A). I held a status conference regarding this motion of December 5, 2017, and conducted an evidentiary hearing on January 23, 2017, following which the parties filed supplemental briefs. For the reasons and under the terms set forth below, the Plaintiffs' motion will be GRANTED.

I. FACTS

This is a patent case. Plaintiffs…