Nathu

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA San Francisco Division TULSEE NATHU, et al., Case No. 4:20-cv-05242-SBA (LB)

Plaintiffs,

DISCOVERY ORDER

v. Re: ECF No. 70 CITY OF OAKLAND, Defendant. 16 INTRODUCTION The plaintiffs — who are hotel developers — dispute the City of Oakland’s (the City’s) denial of their application to build a hotel. In June 2018, the Oakland Planning Commission approved a conditional-use permit to build the hotel, finding that the project complied with applicable regulations, including Oakland Planning Code § 17.103.050(A)(2). § 17.103.050(A)(2) requires a hotel developer to consider “the impact of the hotel or motel on the demand in the City of housing, public transit, and social services.” A labor union appealed the permit to the Oakland City Council, in part on the ground that the plaintiffs did not comply with § 17.103.050(A)(2). During the appeal, the union submitted economic studies about the…