Otey v. Crowdflower, Inc. et al

Filing 124

Discovery Order re: 117 Joint Discovery Letter Brief Regarding Plaintiffs' Responses to Defendants' Requests for Admissions filed by Chris Van Pelt, Crowdflower, Inc., Lukas Biewald.. Signed by Judge Maria-Elena James on 6/24/2013. (cdnS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/24/2013)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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CHRISTOPHER OTEY,
Plaintiff,

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v.

No. C 12-5524 JST (MEJ)
DISCOVERY ORDER
RE: DKT. NO. 117

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CROWDFLOWER, INC., et al.,
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Defendants.
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For the Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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Before the Court is the parties’ joint discovery dispute letter, filed June 14, 2013. Dkt. No.

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117. The letter concerns CrowdFlower’s requests for admissions, which CrowdFlower states all

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generally relate to Plaintiff’s work for other Requesters and employers and the degree to which he

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was performing work for and being paid for (in terms of percentages) tasks performed for

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CrowdFlower as compared to other Requesters and employers. Id. at 4. For the reasons stated in the

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Court’s April 11, 2013 Order, Plaintiff’s other employment or receipt of other income is irrelevant to

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the question of whether Plaintiff was Defendants’ employee or whether he was an independent

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contractor. See Order at 2:19-3:7, Dkt. No. 85. Accordingly, Defendants’ discovery requests

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seeking information about other employment are DENIED because they are not likely to lead to the

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discovery of relevant evidence.

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IT IS SO ORDERED

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Dated: June 24, 2013
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Maria-Elena James
United States Magistrate Judge