Kellman
Kellman v. Spokeo, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 AVIVA KELLMAN, et al., Case No. 3:21-cv-08976-WHO
Plaintiffs,
ORDER REGARDING DISCOVERY
v. DISPUTE
SPOKEO, INC., Re: Dkt. No. 79 Defendant.
12 The parties filed a joint letter about a discovery dispute in this case along with copies of their interrogatories, RFPs, and responses. (“Letter”) [Dkt. No. 79]. For the reasons that follow, defendant Spokeo’s requests are DENIED. Spokeo seeks productions of all social media posts made by plaintiffs, between January 1, 2010 and present day, that are visible only to that plaintiff’s social media “friends.” Id. 1:16- 23. Although plaintiffs produced all “public” social media posts, Spokeo additionally seeks these “private” posts to argue that plaintiffs’ privacy rights were not invaded if they broadcast similar information on their own social media accounts. Id. 1:23-26. Plaintiffs say that Spokeo’s request is overbroad, id. 5:19-22, and that Spokeo misunderstands their…