Segan LLC v. Zynga Inc.

Filing 230

Order Re Waiver by Hon. Vince Chhabria denying 229 Discovery Letter Brief.(knm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/25/2015)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SEGAN LLC,

Case No. 14-cv-01315-VC
Plaintiff,

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v.

ORDER RE WAIVER

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Re: Dkt. No. 229

ZYNGA INC,
Defendant.

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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Based on the materials submitted to the Court and the exhibits attached to Segan's

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opposition to Zynga's motions for attorney fees and Rule 11 sanctions, it appears Segan's subject

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matter waiver of the attorney work-product protection is limited to materials related to Segan's

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infringement investigation of Zynga games before Segan accused those games of infringement.

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Moreover, it does not appear that examination of post-accusation attorney work product (or of any

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attorney-client communications) will be necessary to adjudicate Zynga's motions. Accordingly,

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Zynga's discovery motion is denied. Denial is without prejudice to renewing the discovery motion

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at the hearing on Zynga's fee motions, if it becomes apparent that Segan's waiver was actually

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broader in scope.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: June 25, 2015
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VINCE CHHABRIA
United States District Judge