Micron Technology, Inc. v. Factory Mutual Insurance Company

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA San Francisco Division MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC., et al., Case No. 18-cv-07689-LB

Plaintiffs,

DISCOVERY ORDER

v. Re: ECF No. 206 FACTORY MUTUAL INSURANCE

COMPANY,

15 Defendant. 16 INTRODUCTION AND STATEMENT The parties dispute whether the defendant, Factory Mutual, appropriately redacted certain documents it produced in discovery.1 The plaintiffs contend that the redactions are improper because “relevance” redactions are disfavored and are not justified here because the redactions obscure the overall context of the documents.2 The plaintiffs argue that the redacted material relates to the same type of equipment and same type of loss at issue in this insurance coverage action and, thus, is relevant to defendant’s “risk appetite” and intent concerning coverage.3 The defendant contends that the redacted material is not relevant because it does not relate to the “same

1 Joint Disc. Ltr. – ECF No. 206 at 1–5. Citations refer to…