Forrest
Forrest v. Meta Platforms, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 ANDREW FORREST, Case No. 22-cv-03699-PCP (VKD)
Plaintiff,
ORDER RE MAY 8, 2025 DISCOVERY
v. DISPUTE RE DEFENDANT’S
DISCOVERY REQUESTS
META PLATFORMS, INC., Re: Dkt. No. 205 Defendant.
13 Plaintiff Andrew Forrest and defendant Meta Platforms, Inc. (“Meta”) ask the Court to resolve their dispute concerning Meta’s interrogatories and requests for documents. Dkt. No. 205. The Court held a hearing on this matter on May 20, 2025. Dkt. No. 209. As discussed during the hearing, the parties frame their dispute at a high level: Whether Dr. Forrest should be required to conduct a search for ESI and other documents in his possession, custody, or control that are responsive to Meta’s RFPs 2 and 5-27, and to respond to Meta’s Interrogatories Nos. 1-4. For the reasons explained below and during the hearing, the Court finds that Meta’s discovery requests are generally directed to relevant subject…