Handloser
Handloser v. HCL America, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 GREGORY HANDLOSER, et al., Case No. 19-cv-01242-LHK (VKD)
Plaintiffs, ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS' v. MOTION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER
RE COMMUNICATIONS WITH
HCL AMERICA, INC., et al., VDART’S COUNSEL Defendants. Re: Dkt. No. 148
13 Defendants HCL America, Inc. and HCL Technologies, Ltd. (collectively “HCL”) move for a protective order barring plaintiffs’ efforts to obtain discovery from non-party Russell Etheridge, counsel to VDart, Inc. (“VDart”), on the ground that the discovery seeks privileged information and information that is irrelevant to the action. Dkt. No. 148. The Court held a hearing on the motion on October 6, 2020. Dkt. No. 165. For the reasons explained below, the Court denies HCL’s motion for a protective order. However, based on plaintiffs’ representations regarding the purpose of the discovery at issue and the Court’s contemporaneous order resolving…