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MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO COMPEL PRODUCTION OF DISCOVERY AND FOR SANCTIONS (Doc. 104), DENYING DEFENDANT DOWNEY BRAND’S MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER (Doc. 106), AND DENYING DEFENDANT DOWNEY BRAND’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AGAINST PLAINTIFF VALLEY GOLD LLC ON THE ISSUE OF ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE (Doc. 96)

On August 3, 2009, Plaintiffs moved to compel defendant Downey Brand LLP (“Downey Brand”) to produce (1) all billing records and/or invoices related to Valley Gold, LLC (“Valley Gold”) or Central Valley Dairymen (“CVD”) for the period January 1, 2003 through December 31, 2004; (2) all versions or drafts of any private Offering Memorandum prepared for Valley Gold; (3) all documents that reflect, refer, or relate to Downey Brand’s preparation of a confidential private Offering Memorandum for Valley Gold; (5) all communications that refer or relate to what disclosures should or should not be included in the confidential private Offering Memorandum prepared for Valley Gold; (6) all communications that refer or relate to the distribution of the confidential private Offering Memorandum to Valley Gold or its investors;…