McAleenan

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 8 JANE DOE 1, et al., Case No.18-cv-02349-BLF (VKD)

9 Plaintiffs,

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND

10 v. DENYING IN PART PLAINTIFFS’

MOTION FOR SANCTIONS

11 KEVIN K. MCALEENAN, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 218 Defendants. 12

13 In connection with their efforts to obtain jurisdictional discovery, plaintiffs move to 14 compel the production of an unredacted version of document DEF-00001931 (“DEF-1931”), 15 which defendants produced and later clawed back on grounds that the document contained 16 material protected by the law enforcement privilege. Dkt. No. 218. Plaintiffs also seek an award 17 of monetary and other sanctions against defendants. Id. As the Court has already resolved 18 plaintiffs’ motion to compel, see Dkt. No. 243, this order addresses only plaintiffs’ request for 19 sanctions. 20 The Court heard oral argument on plaintiffs’ motion to compel and for sanctions on 21 October 1, 2019. Dkt. No. 241. Having considered the…