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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 LD, et al., Case No. 20-cv-02254-YGR (JCS) Plaintiffs, 8 v. ORDER RE MOTION TO COMPEL (MULTIPLAN) UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 165 Defendants.

12 I. INTRODUCTION In its September 21, 2022 Order [dkt. 192], the Court ruled on Plaintiffs’ request for preclusion sanctions against the United Defendants in their Motion to Compel and for Sanctions Pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 37 (“Motion”). In this Order, the Court addresses the remaining issues raised in the Motion, which relate to the adequacy and timeliness of Defendant MultiPlan’s privilege log, which was produced to Plaintiffs on July 22, 2022. The Court held a hearing on September 30, 2022 to address these issues. Its rulings and guidance are set forth below. II. BACKGROUND The discovery disputes addressed in this Order were first raised in the parties’ July 31, 2022 joint discovery letter [dkt.…