Zeff

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ZACHARY ZEFF, Case No. 20-cv-07122-EMC

Plaintiff,

ORDER RE DISCOVERY DISPUTE

v. Docket No. 60 GREYSTAR CALIFORNIA, INC., Defendant.

12 13 The parties raise a dispute over the procedure to produce documents requested by Plaintiff which are likely to include attachments containing third parties’ confidential information. Docket No. 60 (“Letter Br.”) at 1. Defendant argues that Plaintiff’s requests seek disclosure of proprietary information pertaining to third parties without first giving those parties a chance to challenge the demand. Id. at 2. Defendant also argues that Plaintiff’s requests are overly burdensome. Id. Plaintiff responds that the Defendant’s confidentiality concern is unfounded because the parties’ protective order, Docket No. 36 § 9, applies and provides third parties with a process to object to confidential production. Id. at 3. Plaintiff also notes that he can refine his request by narrowing ESI search terms after the…