ViaTech Technologies Inc. v. Microsoft Corporation

Filing 274

MEMORANDUM ORDER Denying MOTION to Alter or Amend the Court's January 5th Memorandum Order (D.I. 206 in 14-cv-1226-RGA, and D.I. 30 in 16-mc-232-RGA). Signed by Judge Richard G. Andrews on 3/2/2017. (nms)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE

VIATECH TECH. INC.,

Plaintiff,
No. 14-cv-1226 (RGA)

v.
MICROSOFT CORP.,

Defendant.

MICROSOFT CORP.,

Movant,
No. 16-mc-232 (RGA)

v.
RANDOM PERSPECTIVES, LLC.,

Respondent.

MEMORANDUM ORDER

The person asserting a claim of privilege bears the burden of establishing its
application. In re Grand Jury Investigation, 918 F.2d 374, 385 nt. 15 (3rd Cir. 1990).
When Random Perspectives submitted a deposition transcript suggesting that the
attorney-client relationship started in May and a purportedly privileged document
with an April date without addressing the gap, it failed to meet that burden.
Now Random Perspectives asks the Court to correct its error. (D.I. 206). The
deposition transcript and declaration Random Perspectives submits to support this

request was available to them all along. Thus, it does not support a reconsideration
motion on its own.
Further, Random Perspectives has not explained why exposure of this
document would harm it other than the generic claim that it is privileged. (See D.I.
206 at 6). The document does not speak for itself in this regard. On this showing, I
cannot find manifest injustice would occur if Random Perspectives is ordered to
produce this document.
Random Perspectives's motion for reconsideration is DENIED. Random
Perspectives is directed to produce document 1.
IT IS SO ORDERED this

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day of March 2017.

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United State~istrict Judge

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