Abdo

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 JOHN E. ABDO, et al., Case No. 17-cv-00851-TSH

Plaintiffs,

ORDER RE: MOTION TO COMPEL

v. AND MOTION TO STRIKE

MICHAEL FITZSIMMONS, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 117, 119 Defendants. RISING TIDE I, LLC, et al., Case No. 17-cv-01232-TSH Plaintiffs, v. Re: Dkt. No. 102, 111

MICHAEL FITZSIMMONS, et al., Defendants.

17 In these two related cases, investors allege they purchased millions of dollars in securities in reliance on fraudulent misrepresentations by Defendants,1 former directors and officers of a now-bankrupt corporation named Delivery Agent, Inc. In both cases, Defendants move to compel the production of documents responsive to subpoenas served on non-party Latham & Watkins, LLP, Delivery Agent’s former counsel. 17-851, ECF No. 117; 17-1232 ECF No. 111. As the recipient of the subpoenas, Latham maintains it must “take steps to maintain the…