Waymo LLC v. Uber Technologies, Inc. et al

Filing 1303

ORDER by Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley granting #1279 Defendants' Motion to Compel Rule 30(b)(6) Topics. (ahm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/22/2017)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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WAYMO LLC,
Plaintiff,

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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Case No.17-cv-00939-WHA (JSC)
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
COMPEL

v.
UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC., et al.,

Re: Dkt. No. 1279

Defendants.

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Defendants move to compel Waymo to produce a Rule 30(b)(6) witness on Topic 5

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relating to certain side businesses Waymo allowed key employees to engage in. Defendants’

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motion to compel is GRANTED. The information Defendants seek is relevant to their defense of

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Waymo’s claims and is proportional to the needs of the case.

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Defendants also move to compel Waymo to produce a Rule 30(b)(6) witness for Topic 8,

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valuations of Project Chauffeur or Waymo, including how LiDAR contributes to that valuation.

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Waymo did not object to Topic 8, which is unsurprising given that it seeks relevant information.

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Instead, on August 17, 2017, Waymo retroactively designated portions of Jennifer Haroon’s July

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26, 2017 personal deposition as responsive to Topic 8. Defendants’ motion is GRANTED.

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Waymo has not established that Ms. Haroon already testified to everything that could be asked

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and answered at a 30(b)(6) deposition. And its complaint that Defendants should have waited to

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take Mr. Haroon’s deposition until Waymo designated a 30(b)(6) witness on Topic 8 is not well-

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taken given the short time frame for discovery. Waymo must produce Ms. Haroon as a 30(b)(6)

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witness for no more than four hours.

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The Court reminds the parties of their obligation to provide the Court with a binder
of copies of all papers in connection with a motion as soon as the final brief is filed. Although

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Waymo filed its opposition yesterday Defendants have still not provided the Court with the

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required binder.

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This Order disposes of Docket No. 1279.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: August 22, 2017

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JACQUELINE SCOTT CORLEY
United States Magistrate Judge

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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