Kadrey

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 RICHARD KADREY, et al., Case No. 23-cv-03417-VC (TSH)

Plaintiffs,

DISCOVERY ORDER

v. Re: Dkt. No. 105 META PLATFORMS, INC., et al., Defendants.

12 The present discovery dispute concerns certain communications made by a former part- time Meta employee, Tim Dettmers, on two Discord channels (the “Subject Communications”). The Court has reviewed the Subject Communications in camera. The Court held a hearing on August 22, 2024, and now issues the following order. A. Were the Subject Communications Attorney-Client Privileged in the First Place? Plaintiffs weakly contend that the Subject Communications were not privileged in the first place, saying they were not requests for legal advice or responses thereto, and that they are disclosures of facts not entitled to privilege protection. Those arguments are wrong. The Subject Communications contain or reveal legal advice from Meta’s attorneys and requests to them for legal advice by Meta…