Canaday et al v. Comcast Corporation et al

Filing 56

ORDER Re Comcast's Motion to Compel. Signed by Judge Nandor J. Vadas on 8/22/2016. (njvlc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/22/2016)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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EUREKA DIVISION

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DANIEL CANADAY, et al.,

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Plaintiffs,

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v.
COMCAST CORPORATION, et al.,

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Defendants.

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EDMUNDO ORTEGA, JR., et al.,
Plaintiffs,

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v.
COMCAST CORPORATION, et al.,
Defendants.

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JASON WILLIAMS, et al.,

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Plaintiffs,
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LAMBERTO VALENCIA, et al.,

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Plaintiffs,
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Defendants.

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JEFFREY COLEMAN, et al.,

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Plaintiffs,
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Defendants.

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RICHARD NELSON, et al.,

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Plaintiffs,

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CALEB DUBOIS, et al.,

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Case No. 15-cv-04732-JSW (NJV)

Case No. 15-cv-04771-JSW (NJV)

Case No. 15-cv-04782-JSW (NJV)

Case No. 15-cv-04793-JSW (NJV)

Case No. 15-cv-04809-JSW (NJV)

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GREGORY PETERS, et al.,

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Plaintiffs,

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COMCAST CORPORATION, et al.,

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Defendants.

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LUPE LANDIN, JR., et al.,
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COMCAST CORPORATION, et al.,
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Defendants.
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CORY BARRETT HALL, et al.,

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COMCAST CORPORATION, et al.,

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Defendants.

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FRANCISCO FLORES,, et al.,

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Plaintiffs,
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Case No. 15-cv-04869-JSW (NJV)

Case No. 16-cv-04174-JSW (NJV)

Case No. 16-cv-04175-JSW (NJV)

Case No. 16-cv-04176 (NJV)

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JOSEPH JOSHUA DAVIS, et al.,
Plaintiffs,

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COMCAST CORPORATION, et al.,
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JAMES K. GRIMES., et al.,

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Defendants.

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STEPHEN MCBRIDE, et al.,
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Plaintiffs,
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COMCAST CORPORATION, et al.,
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Defendants.
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LAWRENCE ELKINS, et al.,
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Case No. 16-cv-04180 (NJV)

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HERNAN PAEZ, et al.,

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COMCAST CORPORATION, et al.,

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Defendants.

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KRIS COOK, et al.,

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COMCAST CORPORATION, et al.,

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Defendants.

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KEVIN HUFFMAN, et al.,

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Case No. 16-cv-04181 (NJV)

Case No. 16-cv-04182 (NJV)

Case No. 16-cv-04183 (NJV)
[PROPOSED] ORDER RE: COMCAST’S
MOTION TO COMPEL

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Defendant Comcast Cable Communication Management LLP’s (“Comcast”) (erroneously

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sued as Comcast Corporation) motion to compel discovery was heard telephonically on August 9,

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2016 before the Honorable Nandor J. Vadas in the following actions: DuBois v. Comcast

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Corporation, Case No. 3:15-cv-04809-JSW-NJV; Nelson v. Comcast Corporation, Case No. 4:15-

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cv-04793-JSW-NJV; Peters v. Comcast Corporation, Case No. 3:15-cv-04689-JSW-NJV;

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Canaday v. Comcast Corporation, Case No. 4:15-cv-04648-JSW-NJV; Ortega v. Comcast

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Corporation, Case No. 4:15-cv-04676-JSW-NJV; Valencia v. Comcast Corporation, Case No.

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4:15-cv-04771-JSW-NJV; Williams v. Comcast Corporation, Case No. 4:15-cv-04732-JSW-NJV;

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and Coleman v. Comcast Corporation, Case No. 4:15-cv-04782-JSW-NJV. Patrick Terry, Esq.
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appeared on behalf of all Plaintiffs. Troy A. Valdez appeared on behalf of Comcast. After

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considering the parties’ positions, and counsel’s arguments, the Court hereby Orders as follows:

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With respect to Roman Numeral I, the Court Orders that Plaintiffs Oscar Argueta, Albert

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Gomez, Nathan Lines, Glenn Peterson, Ryan Stewart, Lawrence Wing, Jon Sanfelipe, Jose

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Gonzalez, Jr., Hans Bogusch, Benjamin Cabanayan, Richard Cervantes, Carlos Estrada, Jose

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Gonzalez, Steven Kremesec, Jr., Christian Olague, James Sargent, Chieu Vo, Edmundo Ortega,

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Jr., Lamberto Valencia, Jonathan Anglin, Brian Antis, Kevin Cook, Kord Evans, Gerwin Gitana,

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Hector Martinez, Peter Neang, Richard Pridmore, Samour Soeung, Jeffrey Coleman, Christopher

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Thatcher, Craig McCullom, Jeff Keith Chung, Tyree L. Anthony, Marlin Kelley, Roderick

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Hammond, Richard Brown, Luis Armas, Damian Ruiz, William Dantzman, Joshua Raymond

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Peppars, Terrence Ruffen, Robert Milligan, Meagan Medina, Rolando Jackson, and Ryan Dunbar

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shall provide signed and dated verifications to their interrogatory responses by 5 p.m. on

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September 9, 2016.
With respect to Roman Numeral II, the Court Orders that Plaintiffs Ryan Murray, Karlo

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Ayala, Mario Hankton, Jonathan Morant, Elizabeth Perkins, and Richard Phillip Martin shall

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provide signed and dated verifications to their interrogatory responses by 5 p.m. on September 9,

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2016.

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With respect to Roman Numeral III (whether Plaintiff shall include a privilege log

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identifying 2013 correspondence sent to Plaintiff) the Court Orders the parties to submit further

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briefing on this matter. The parties shall submit a simultaneous brief not to exceed 10 pages, on or

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before September 20, 2016 at p.m. supporting their respective position. The Court will hold a

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further hearing regarding this issue on October 4, 2016 at 11 a.m., in the United States District

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Court for the Northern District of California in San Francisco, California.

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With respect to Roman Numeral Number IV (Plaintiffs’ responses to Interrogatory Nos. 2,

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4 and 6) the Court Denies Comcast’s requests to have Plaintiffs provide further supplemental

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responses to these interrogatories.

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With respect to Roman Number V (Plaintiff’s responses to Comcast’s Request for
Production Nos. 7, 8, 22, and 23) the Court Orders that Plaintiffs shall provide all responsive

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documents in each Plaintiffs’ custody, care and control. Plaintiffs are not required to seek records

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held by third party providers where such records are not in their possession. To the extent that the

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Plaintiffs do not have responsive documents, each of them shall identify any third party entity

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(such as banks, credit card companies or cellular phone providers) with whom they maintained

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accounts during the relevant period, including identifying the account number, estimate of dates

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the account was held, and name under which the account was held, so that Comcast can seek to

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subpoena these records directly from the providers. The Plaintiffs in Canaday and Valencia shall

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have until 5 p.m. on September 20, 2016 to provide responses consistent with this order. The

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Plaintiffs in Dubois, Nelson, Peters, Ortega, Williams, and Coleman shall have until 5 p.m. on

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October 10, 2016 to provide responses consistent with this Order.
With respect to Roman Numeral VI (the depositions of Ryan Murray and Philip Richard

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Martin) the Court Orders that Plaintiffs shall have until September 9, 2016 to schedule and sit for

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their depositions or dismiss their cases.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATED: August 22, 2016

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Honorable Nandor J. Vadas