Handlery
JGX, Inc. v. Handlery
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 JGX, INC., et al., Case No. 17-cv-00287-BLF (SVK)
Plaintiffs,
ORDER REGARDING DISCOVERY
v. DISPUTE
JOHN HANDLERY, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 88 Defendants.
On October 22, 2019, the Court held a hearing on the Parties’ discovery dispute set forth at Dkt. 88. Upon consideration of the Parties’ submission and arguments of counsel and for the reasons set forth at the hearing, the Court ORDERS as follows: 1. The participation of former-Defendant Singer in communications between the Handlery Defendants and their counsel does not, by itself, preclude the attorney-client privilege or the work-product doctrine. As alleged extensively in the Complaint, Singer was acting as Defendants’ agent during the relevant time period prior to the filing of this suit. See Schaeffer v. Gregory Village Partners, 78 F. Supp. 3d 1198, 1204 (N.D. Cal. 2015). 2. Plaintiffs’ challenge to the Handlery Defendants’ privilege…