Gross
Gross v. Scottsdale Insurance Company
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 TERRY GROSS, Case No. 24-cv-02069-EJD (VKD)
Plaintiff,
ORDER RE MARCH 10, 2025
v. DISCOVERY DISPUTE RE BREEN
REPORT; DENYING
SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY, ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION TO et al., SEAL 12 Defendants. Re: Dkt. No. 26, 27 13 The parties ask the Court to resolve their dispute regarding whether the attorney-client privilege and the attorney work product doctrine protect from disclosure a report prepared by attorney Joseph Breen and preclude questioning of Mr. Breen about his work leading up to the report. Dkt. No. 26. The Court finds this dispute suitable for resolution without oral argument. Civil L.R. 7-1(b). As explained below, the Court concludes that the Breen report is not entitled to protection as a privileged communication due to waiver. The Court directs further proceedings on the question of whether Mr. Breen’s work leading up to…