ESC-Toy Ltd. v. Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ESC-TOY LTD., Case No. 21-cv-00778-EMC (DMR)
Plaintiff,
ORDER ON JOINT DISCOVERY
v. LETTER
SONY INTERACTIVE Re: Dkt. No. 218
ENTERTAINMENT LLC,
11 Defendant. 12 The parties filed a joint discovery letter regarding their dispute about a proposed protective order. [Docket No. 218.] This matter is suitable for resolution without a hearing. Civ. L.R. 7- 1(b). I. DISCUSSION Plaintiff ESC-Toy Ltd. (“ESC”) sues Defendant Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC (“SIE”) for breach of oral and written contracts and related claims. The parties agree that the Northern District’s Model Protective Order for Litigation Involving Patents, Highly Sensitive Confidential Information and/or Trade Secrets will govern discovery. See Model Protective Order, available at https://cand.uscourts.gov/forms/model-protective-orders/; Jt. Letter 2 n.1. The parties’ dispute centers on the definition of “House Counsel.” The Model…