Planet Aid, Inc. v. Reveal, Center for Investigative Reporting
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 PLANET AID, INC., et al., Case No. 17-cv-03695-MMC (JSC)
Plaintiffs,
ORDER RE: PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION
v. FOR ISSUANCE OF LETTERS
ROGATORY
REVEAL, CENTER FOR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 258 11 Defendants.
12 Now before the Court is Plaintiffs’ motion for issuance of letters rogatory pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1781 and Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 26(b)(1) and 28(b). (Dkt. No. 258.) Plaintiffs’ proposed letters rogatory seek the production of documents from and depositions of Malawian citizens Harrison Longwe, Kandani Ngwira, Innocent Chitosi, Mbachi Munthali, and Marko Zebiah (collectively, “Foreign Declarants”). (Id. at 5; see also Dkt. Nos. 258-1- 258-5, Exs. A-E.) Defendants do not oppose Plaintiffs’ motion, although they “disagree with the statements and characterizations of fact in that [m]otion.” (Dkt. No. 262 at 1.) After consideration of Plaintiffs’ motion and Defendants’ statement of non-opposition, the Court vacates…