Hart

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 JON HART, et al., Case No. 20-cv-03842-JST (JSC)

Plaintiffs,

ORDER RE: PRVILEGE DISPUTE

v. 9 Re: Dkt. Nos. 113, 114, 115, 117, 120 TWC PRODUCT AND TECHNOLOGY

LLC,

11 Defendant.

12 Now pending before the Court is a discovery dispute joint letter regarding Defendant’s privilege log. (Dkt. No. 114.) The Court previously ordered Defendant to submit the documents for in camera review. (Dkt. No. 115.) Having reviewed the documents, and the parties’ memoranda (Dkt. Nos. 117, 120 ), the Court finds that the attorney-client privilege protects much, but not all, of the withheld documents. LEGAL STANDARD As Plaintiffs bring California state law claims, California law governs Defendant’s invocation of the privilege. See Fed. R. Evid. 501. Defendant bears the burden of proving that the attorney-client privilege applies. Holley v. Gilead Scis., Inc., No. 18-CV-06972 JST (JSC), 2021 WL 2371890, at *3 (N.D. Cal. June 10, 2021).

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