Whalen v. Ford Motor Company

Filing 125

Discovery Order re: #122 Joint Discovery Letter Brief. Signed by Judge Maria-Elena James on 11/12/2014. (cdnS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/12/2014)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JENNIFER WHALEN, et al.,

Case No. 13-cv-03072-EMC (MEJ)

Plaintiffs,
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DISCOVERY ORDER

v.

Re: Dkt. No. 122

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FORD MOTOR COMPANY,
Defendant.

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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Before the Court is the parties’ joint discovery letter brief regarding Ford Motor

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Company’s request to inspect Plaintiffs’ personal electronic devices, including smartphones and

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media players. Upon review of the parties’ positions, the Court issues the following Order.

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Plaintiffs do not need to provide their personal electronic devices to Ford for inspection at this

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time. However, if any named plaintiff disputes Ford’s findings from an inspection on the grounds

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that Ford used a phone other than the specific one used by the named plaintiff, that plaintiff must

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then submit their personal device for inspection, subject to an appropriate protective order

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regarding the scope and conditions of inspection. Accordingly, the parties shall meet and confer

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to determine the deadline for Ford to submit its inspection findings to Plaintiffs in time for any

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individual to dispute the findings and thereafter produce their personal device(s) for inspection

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prior to the discovery cut-off.

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The parties are reminded that for any future discovery disputes, they must meet and confer
in person as required by the undersigned’s Discovery Standing Order.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: November 12, 2014
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MARIA-ELENA JAMES
United States Magistrate Judge