Klein
Klein v. Meta Platforms, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 MAXIMILIAN KLEIN, et al., Case No. 20-cv-08570-JD (VKD)
Plaintiffs, ORDER RE DISPUTE RE DEFENDANT'S AUGUST 20, 2021 v. CLAWBACK NOTICE
META PLATFORMS, INC., REDACTED VERSION Defendant. Re: Dkt. No. 188
13 Plaintiffs move to compel defendant Meta Platforms, Inc. (formerly, Facebook, Inc.)1 to produce in unredacted form several email communications that Meta clawed back from production asserting attorney-client privilege pursuant to the parties’ stipulated Federal Rule of Evidence 502(d) Clawback Order (Dkt. No. 107). The Court heard oral argument on the motion on December 14, 2021. For the reasons explained below, the Court concludes that Meta may not withhold a portion of disputed communication R5 from production, but rejects plaintiffs’ remaining challenges to the August 20, 2021 clawback notice. I. BACKGROUND This dispute concerns nine emails or portions of emails that are part of an…