Otey v. Crowdflower, Inc. et al

Filing 126

Discovery Order re: 118 Joint Discovery Letter Brief Regarding Plaintiff's Deposition 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. 118

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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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118. The letter concerns CrowdFlower’s request that Plaintiff be compelled to appear for deposition

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for an additional two hours and answer questions pertaining to work performed for other Requesters

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and employers Id. at 6. For the reasons stated in the Court’s April 11, 2013 Order, Plaintiff’s other

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employment or receipt of other income is irrelevant to the question of whether Plaintiff was

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Defendants’ employee or whether he was an independent contractor. See Order at 2:19-3:7, Dkt.

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No. 85. Accordingly, Defendants’ request is DENIED because it is 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