Trabakoolas et al v. Watts Water Technologies, Inc. et al

Filing 138

ORDER re 135 Order Referring Case to Magistrate Judge for Discovery/ Privilege Dispute. Signed by Judge Elizabeth D Laporte on 5/22/2013. (knm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/22/2013)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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JASON TRABAKOOLAS,

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For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

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Plaintiff,

No. C 12-1172 YGR (EDL)

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v.

ORDER RE PRIVILEGE DISPUTE

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WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES, INC., ET AL.,

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Defendant.
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On May 15, 2013, Judge Rodgers referred to this Court the parties’ disputes regarding “(1)
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Plaintiffs’ challenges to assertions of privilege on Defendants’ privilege logs; and (2) clawback of
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inadvertently-produced documents.” (Dkt. 135.) Having reviewed the parties’ Joint Case Management
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Conference Statement (Dkt. 131), and in particular sections III.A.2 and III.D of that statement, the
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Court finds that additional briefing is required to specify and narrow the issues in actual dispute and
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provide the Court with the evidence needed to resolve these issues.
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The Court therefore ORDERS:
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(1) the parties to meet and confer regarding this dispute in light of the Order re Discovery Procedures
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(Dkt. 137); and
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(2) that if the parties are unable to resolve this dispute, the matter must be briefed in accordance with
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the Order re Discovery Procedures. Plaintiffs are to file the first brief and identify the specific problems
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with Defendants’ privilege logs and clawback request. Any response by Defendants must cite evidence
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and case law supporting any claimed privilege. Given that Plaintiffs have challenged at least 543

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privilege log entries, the parties are required to divide the documents in dispute into categories where

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possible.

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Dated: May 21, 2013
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ELIZABETH D. LAPORTE
United States Chief Magistrate Judge