Intermarine, LLC v. Spliethoff Bevrachtingskantoor, B.V. et al

Filing 10

Discovery Order re: 1 MOTION to Quash filed by Dropbox, Inc. Parties ORDERED to meet and confer. Signed by Judge Maria-Elena James on 8/17/2015. (cdnS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/17/2015)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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INTERMARINE, LLC,

Case No. 15-mc-80211-MEJ

Plaintiff,
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(S.D. Tex. Case No. 4:14-CV-00145)

v.
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SPLIETHOFF
BEVRACHTINGSKANTOOR, B.V., et al.,
Defendants.

ORDER RE: MOTION TO QUASH
SUBPOENA
Re: Dkt. No. 1

Non-party Dropbox, Inc., which is located in this District, has received a Subpoena to
Testify at a Deposition in Intermarine, LLC v. Spliethoff Bevrachtingskantoor, B.V., 4:14-CV-

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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00145, currently pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

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Intermarine subpoenaed Dropbox for deposition to authenticate and lay the foundation for the

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admissibility of records Dropbox has already produced in response to a document subpoena.

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Opp’n at 8, Dkt. No. 8. Dropbox now moves for an order quashing the Deposition Subpoena,

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arguing it already provided a certificate of authenticity signed by a Dropbox records custodian

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sufficient for Intermarine to authenticate the records at issue. Mot. at 2, Dkt. No. 1; Tyler Decl,

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Ex. G, Dkt. No. 2. Dropbox has also provided a custodian affidavit. Tyler Decl., Exs. H-I. As

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Dropbox has provided a certificate of authenticity and custodian affidavit for the records at issue,

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it is not clear that a deposition is necessary, nor would one be required given Dropbox’s status as a

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non-party document storage and service that did not create any documents at issue. Accordingly,

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the Court ORDERS the parties to meet and confer on this issue. If possible, the parties shall meet

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and confer in person, but they may otherwise meet by videoconference. If unable to resolve their

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dispute, the parties shall file a joint status letter in compliance with the undersigned’s Discovery

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Standing Order, available at http://www.cand.uscourts.gov/mej.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: August 17, 2015
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MARIA-ELENA JAMES
United States Magistrate Judge