Epic Games, Inc. v. Apple Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 EPIC GAMES, INC., Case No. 20-cv-05640-YGR (TSH)

Plaintiff and Counter-

DISCOVERY ORDER

defendant, Re: Dkt. No. 213 v.

APPLE INC.,

Defendant and Counterclaimant.

14 We are here on a joint discovery letter brief concerning Apple’s responses to Epic Games’ requests for production (“RFPs”). ECF No. 213. The Court held a hearing on December 30, 2020, and now issues this order. A. Non-U.S. Documents The first dispute is over Apple’s general refusal to produce documents concerning its activities outside the United States. Apple has agreed to produce documents that reference its activities both within and outside of the U.S., as well as documents relating to Epic’s own dealings with Apple outside of the U.S. But it will not agree to produce documents that reference only extraterritorial conduct and that do not relate to Epic. Epic says this geographic limitation is unjustified, and it moves to compel documents relating to…