Doe

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 JANE DOE, Case No. 19-cv-03310-JSC

Plaintiff,

ORDER RE: MOTION FOR

v. PROTECTION

UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC., et al., Re: Dkt. No. 169 Defendants.

12 Jane Doe brings a negligence claim against Uber and its wholly owned subsidiaries Rasier, LLC and Rasier CA, LLC (collectively “Uber”) arising from an assault by a former Uber driver posing as a current Uber driver. Uber’s motion for an order of protection is now pending before the Court. (Dkt. No. 169.) Uber seeks an order prohibiting Plaintiff’s counsel from making extrajudicial statements to third parties, including the media, regarding this action. After carefully considering the parties’ briefs and the relevant legal authority, the Court concludes that oral argument is unnecessary, see Civ. L.R. 7-1(b), and DENIES Uber’s motion. DISCUSSION “Prior restraints ‘are the most serious and the least tolerable infringement on First Amendment…