Doe
Doe v. Uber Technologies, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 JANE DOE, Case No. 19-cv-03310-JSC
Plaintiff,
ORDER RE: PLAINTIFF DEPOSITION
v. AND INDEPENDENT MEDICAL
EXAM DISPUTE
UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC., et al., Re: Dkt. No. 126 Defendants.
12 Now pending before the Court is a discovery dispute joint letter. (Dkt. No. 126.) Uber seeks to depose Plaintiff in person in the United States and on the same visit have its mental health expert examine Plaintiff. Plaintiff insists that the deposition be taken in Guadlajara, Mexico or be taken via Zoom remotely. Uber’s request is GRANTED. First, Uber has shown good cause for having the deposition and medical exam conducted in person. Plaintiff is not any witness, she is the key witness in this case and the plaintiff, and she is seeking much more than garden variety emotional distress damages. Further, she does not contend that she will suffer any harm from an in-person deposition and exam; instead, she insists that the exams take place…