Zurich American Insurance Company, et al. v. Chevron U.S.A. Inc., et al.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE Case No. 24-cv-02733-JSC COMPANY, et al., 8 Plaintiffs, ORDER RE: NOVEMBER 18, 2025 DISCOVERY DISPUTE JOINT v. LETTER 10 CHEVRON U.S.A. INC., et al., Re: Dkt. No. 165-1 11 Defendants.

12 Pending before the Court is a discovery dispute joint letter. (Dkt. No. 165-1.) Oral argument is not required. See N.D. Cal. Civ. L.R. 7-1(b). 1. Interrogatory No. 5. On or before December 10, 2025, Chevron shall identify all third parties with whom Chevron communicated regarding the seizure as the Court previously ordered. Chevron’s insistence it would be unduly burdensome to identify third parties with whom Chevron had non- substantive communications is unpersuasive. Chevron could only believe the communications were non-substantive if it had already identified the third party and had knowledge of the communications; so, it has not shown any undue additional burden. The 30(b)(6) witness shall be …