In re Google Assistant Privacy Litigation

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 Case No. 19-cv-04286-BLF (SVK)

ORDER ON DISCOVERY LETTER

In re Google Assistant Privacy Litigation BRIEF Re: Dkt. No. 94

Before the Court is the Parties’ dispute regarding section 7.4(a)(2) of the Model Protective Order for Litigation Involving Patents, Highly Sensitive Confidential Information and/or Trade Secrets (“MPO”). Dkt. 94. In relevant part, section 7.4(a)(2) requires a party to provide certain identifying information for any retained expert before showing the expert another party’s Highly Confidential information. The party whose documents are at issue then has fourteen days to file an objection to the expert seeing the party’s Highly Confidential information. Section 7.4(b). The objection process is detailed in section 7.4(c). Plaintiffs object to section 7.4(a)(2) to the extent it requires the disclosure of the identity of retained experts, both testifying and non-testifying. Plaintiffs argue that…