Lanovaz v. Twinings North America, Inc

Filing 192

SECOND INTERIM ORDER re In Camera Review. Signed by Magistrate Judge Howard R. Lloyd on 11/20/2015. (hrllc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/20/2015)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN JOSE DIVISION

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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NANCY LANOVAZ,

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Case No. 5:12-cv-02646-RMW (HRL)

Plaintiff,
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v.

SECOND INTERIM ORDER RE IN
CAMERA REVIEW

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TWININGS NORTH AMERICA, INC,

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Defendant.
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By November 30, 2015, defendant shall do the following:

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1. Lodge a copy of PRIV_TW011 and PRIV_TW020 with the undersigned’s chambers.

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2. In its supplemental briefing, defendant has made assertions about the nature of its

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relationship with various third parties such that, defendant says, the attorney-client privilege

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applies to communications involving those third parties. Defendant shall submit whatever

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declaration(s) from appropriate person(s) are necessary to establish those assertions. See, e.g.,

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Energy Capital Corp. v. United States, 45 Fed. Cl. 481, 492 (2000) (“A detailed factual showing is

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necessary to establish the relationship between the client and a third party that is sought to be

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included within the protection of the attorney-client privilege.”).1 To the extent plaintiff feels it is

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This court recognizes that its first interim order indicated that defendant’s supplemental briefing
was limited to no more than a 5-page supplemental brief. (Dkt. 168). Therefore, in an abundance
of caution, this court will give defendant an opportunity to support assertions made in that brief.

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truly necessary for resolution of the dispute re privilege issues, she may file a response (no more

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than 5 pages) to defendant’s declaration(s). Any such response shall be filed no later than

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December 3, 2015.

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SO ORDERED.
Dated: November 20, 2015
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HOWARD R. LLOYD
United States Magistrate Judge

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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5:12-cv-02646-RMW Notice has been electronically mailed to:

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Ben F. Pierce Gore [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail],
[e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail]

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Brian K Herrington

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Charles F. Barrett

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[e-mail], [e-mail]
[e-mail], [e-mail]

Claudia Maria Vetesi

[e-mail], [e-mail]

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J. Price Coleman

[e-mail]

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William Francis Tarantino

[e-mail]

William Lewis Stern [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail],
[e-mail]

United States District Court
Northern District of California

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