Duke

Duke v. San Francisco Community College District

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United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaMarch 11, 20214:19-cv-06327California615 words

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Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 SHALAMON DUKE, Case No. 19-cv-06327-PJH (SK)

Plaintiff,

ORDER REGARDING DISCOVERY

v. DISPUTE REGARDING ATTORNEY-

CLIENT PRIVILEGE

CITY COLLEGE OF SAN FRANCISCO, et al., Regarding Docket No. 70 Defendants. 12 The parties filed a joint letter to address their discovery dispute regarding documents withheld on the basis of attorney-client privilege. Plaintiffs seek to compel production - in unredacted form - of documents that Defendants redacted for attorney-client privilege and identified on a privilege log. Upon review of the unredacted documents in camera, the Court DENIES Plaintiff’s motion to compel production of documents from the privilege log. The party asserting the attorney-client privilege has the burden of proving that the privilege applies. Weil v. Investment/Indicators Research & Management, 647 F.2d 18, 25 (9th Cir. 1981). The privilege protects communications between an attorney…

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