Jackson v. Tesla, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 SYLVIA JACKSON, et al., Case No. 22-cv-04380-PCP (VKD)
Plaintiffs,
ORDER RE DECEMBER 3, 2024
v. DISCOVERY DISPUTE
TESLA, INC., Re: Dkt. No. 54 Defendant.
13 The parties ask the Court to resolve a dispute concerning whether Tesla may obtain discovery regarding work performed by plaintiffs’ non-testifying consultant. Dkt. No. 54. The Court finds this matter suitable for resolution without oral argument. Civil L.R. 7-1(b). For the reasons explained below, the Court will permit Tesla to obtain discovery regarding work performed by the consultant. I. BACKGROUND According to plaintiffs, a consultant who is not expected to testify at trial reviewed complaints of unintended acceleration (“UA”) in the NHTSA’s Vehicle Operator Questionnaire (“VOQ”) database, using criteria and instructions supplied by plaintiffs’ expert Dr. Singer, and identified which complaints…