Fitzsimmons

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 JOHN E. ABDO, et al., Case No. 17-cv-00851-TSH

8 Plaintiffs,

ORDER RE: MOTION TO COMPEL

9 v. AND MOTION TO STRIKE

10 MICHAEL FITZSIMMONS, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 117, 119 11 Defendants. 12 RISING TIDE I, LLC, et al., Case No. 17-cv-01232-TSH 13 Plaintiffs, 14 v. Re: Dkt. No. 102, 111

15 MICHAEL FITZSIMMONS, et al., 16 Defendants.

17 18 In these two related cases, investors allege they purchased millions of dollars in securities 19 in reliance on fraudulent misrepresentations by Defendants,1 former directors and officers of a 20 now-bankrupt corporation named Delivery Agent, Inc. In both cases, Defendants move to compel 21 the production of documents responsive to subpoenas served on non-party Latham & Watkins, 22 LLP, Delivery Agent’s former counsel. 17-851, ECF No. 117; 17-1232 ECF No. 111. As the 23 recipient of the subpoenas, Latham maintains it must “take steps to maintain the…