Moi v. Chihuly Studio, Inc. et al

Filing 65

ORDER OF REFERENCE (Privilege Review in Civil Case) to US Magistrate Judge James P. Donohue. Anne Bremner and her law firm, Frey Buck, P.S., shall deliver the relevant litigation files to Judge Donohue's chambers for in camera review within seven days of the date of this Order. Signed by Judge Robert S. Lasnik. (SWT)

1
2
3
4
5
6

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

7
8
9

MICHAEL MOI,

10
11
12

Plaintiff,
Cause No. C17-0853RSL
vs.
CHIHULY STUDIO, INC.., et al.,

13

ORDER OF REFERENCE
Privilege Review in Civil Case

Defendants.

14
15
16

The Court hereby refers to United States Magistrate Judge James P. Donohue the above-

17

captioned civil matter for a review of the files maintained by Anne Bremner and her law firm,

18

Frey Buck, P.S., related to this litigation. The Court previously found that counsel had obtained

19

defendants’ privileged information while representing other clients, that the information was

20

germane to issues raised in this litigation, and that the information could not be used to benefit

21

Moi (who otherwise would not have had access to the privileged information) to the detriment of

22

defendants. A review of counsel’s litigation files is necessary to identify and remove any

23

privileged material before the files are turned over to plaintiff’s new counsel. The undersigned

24

should not be involved in the review: Judge Donohue is authorized to finally resolve the

25

privilege issues.

26

Anne Bremner and her law firm, Frey Buck, P.S., shall deliver the relevant litigation files

27

to Judge Donohue’s chambers for in camera review within seven days of the date of this Order.

28

ORDER OF REFERENCE

1

Dated this 11th day of January, 2018.

2

A

Robert S. Lasnik
United States District Judge

3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28

ORDER OF REFERENCE