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1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 4 AVAYA INC., Case No. 19-cv-00565-SI

Plaintiff,

ORDER RE: DISCOVERY

v. Re: Dkt. No. 258 RAYMOND BRADLEY PEARCE, et al., Defendants.

10 Plaintiff Avaya Inc. and defendant Atlas Systems, Inc. have submitted a joint discovery letter to the Court. Dkt. No. 258. Atlas seeks a protective order prohibiting Avaya from contacting or issuing subpoenas to Atlas’ customers. Id. at 2. According to the letter brief, Avaya wishes to contact Atlas’ customers and issue subpoenas to up to 20 customers, with leave to seek more discovery from customers if necessary. Id. at 6. Atlas asserts that “Avaya fails to provide the subpoena or the specific information it seeks from customers, let alone explain what material information customers have that Avaya cannot seek from a less burdensome source,” including through depositions of the defendants. Id. at 2. Avaya contends that customers have information relevant to Avaya’s claims as well as Atlas’ affirmative…