Campbell et al v. Facebook Inc.

Filing 206

MOTION to Compel Production of Source Code filed by Matthew Campbell, Michael Hurley. Responses due by 8/9/2016. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Sobol, Michael) (Filed on 8/2/2016)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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MATTHEW CAMPBELL and MICHAEL
HURLEY, on behalf of themselves and all
others similarly situated,

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Plaintiffs,

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FACEBOOK, INC.,

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[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING
PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO COMPEL
SOURCE CODE

v.

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Case No. C 13-05996 PJH (SK)

Defendant.

Judge: Honorable Phyllis J. Hamilton

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Having considered Plaintiffs’ Motion to Compel Source Code, all materials submitted in

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support thereof, and other records on file, the Court hereby GRANTS the Motion, and FINDS as

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follows:

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1.

Plaintiffs request that Facebook supplement its current source code production by

producing all relevant source code from January 2013 to May 18, 2016.
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To date, Facebook has produced the relevant portions of its source code through

December 31, 2012.
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Given the centrality of the source code to this case and the limited scope of code

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Plaintiffs request, production of this source code is proportional to the needs of the case pursuant

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to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(b)(1). The parties have already implemented extensive source code
[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING
PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO COMPEL SOURCE CODE
CASE NO. 13-CV-05996-PJH (SK)

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protocols, and Facebook need only to deposit updated code on the existing review computer.

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Facebook has ample resources to do so, and Plaintiff have no other means of accessing this

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information, and thus the benefit of this discovery outweighs the relative burden or expense,

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pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(b)(2).

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Accordingly, the Court ORDERS as follows:

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Facebook shall produce all relevant source code from January 2013 to May 18,

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The source code shall be deposited on the existing review computer utilized by the

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2016.

parties within two weeks of this Order.

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It is so ORDERED.

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Dated: ______________

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Phyllis J. Hamilton
United States District Judge

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[PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING
PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO COMPEL SOURCE CODE
CASE NO. 13-CV-05996-PJH (SK)