Weston

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 RICHARD R. WESTON, Case No. 22-cv-00824-WHO

Plaintiff,

ORDER RESOLVING DISCOVERY

v. DISPUTE

DOCUSIGN, INC., et al., Re: Dkt. Nos. 161, 163, 164, 165 Defendants.

12 13 In this securities fraud class action, plaintiffs contend that defendant Docusign, Inc. (“Docusign”) made misrepresentations regarding the company’s projected post-pandemic performance. The Amended Complaint (“AC”) relies partly on statements from “confidential witnesses” (CWs) who are generally identified by job title, employer, and dates of employment; while they are not named in the AC, their identities have been disclosed to the defendants throughout the course of this litigation. The parties are at odds over: (1) the production of plaintiffs’ communications with former Docusign employees, including the CWs, which the defendants seek to compel, and (2) the production of text messages from various custodians, which the plaintiffs seek to compel.1 …