ESC-Toy Ltd. v. Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ESC-TOY LTD., Case No. 21-cv-00778-EMC (DMR)

Plaintiff, ORDER ON DEFENDANT'S MOTION v. TO COMPEL

SONY INTERACTIVE Re: Dkt. No. 244

ENTERTAINMENT LLC,

11 Defendant. 12 Defendant Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC (“SIE”) moves to compel Plaintiff ESC- Toy Ltd. (“ESC”) to produce documents withheld on the basis of the attorney-client privilege and work product related to third party attorney Shelly Gayner. [Docket No. 244.] This matter is suitable for determination without oral argument. Civ. L.R. 7-1(b). For the following reasons, the motion is granted in part and denied in part. I. BACKGROUND In this action, ESC sues SIE for breach of contract and related claims. ESC “designs, creates, and manufactures collectible merchandise in the gaming and entertainment industries.” It was founded in 2005 by artist Erick Chatel aka Erick Scarecrow. Compl. ¶ 10. SIE, a wholly- owned subsidiary of Sony…