Chacko

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RUBY CHACKO, No. 2:19-cv-1837 JAM DB Plaintiff, v. ORDER AT&T UMBRELLA BENEFIT PLAN

NO. 3,

15 Defendant. 17 On November 6, 2020, this matter came before the undersigned pursuant to Local Rule 302(c)(1) for hearing of plaintiff’s motion to compel and defendant’s motion for a protective order. (ECF Nos. 49 & 52.) Attorney Michelle Roberts appeared via Zoom on behalf of plaintiff and attorney Stacey Campbell appeared via Zoom on behalf of defendant. Oral argument was heard and the motions were taken under submission. The crux of the parties’ dispute concerns whether defendant has the contractual authority to demand its claims administrator, Sedgwick, and its vendor, NMR, produce responsive documents. Plaintiff argues that “[t]he current iteration of the Contract between AT&T and Sedgwick contain . . . provisions which . . . demonstrate that Defendant does continue to control documents and information…