White
White v. The Kroger Co.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA EUREKA DIVISION 7 PHILLIP WHITE, Case No. 21-cv-08004-RS (RMI)
Plaintiff,
ORDER RE: DISCOVERY DISPUTE
v. Re: Dkt. No. 86 THE KROGER CO., et al., Defendants.
13 Now pending before the court is a discovery dispute in a putative class-action case. The matter was adequately briefed (see dkt. 86), the Parties then further developed their positions at oral argument (dkt. 89) on April 11, 2023, and the matter is now ripe for decision. The matter at hand boils down to requests by Plaintiff, and by certain third parties (“the O’Briens”) who have appeared through Plaintiff’s counsel, for “leave to file motions to quash, for a protective order, and for sanctions against Defendant and Defendant’s counsel.” See Ltr. Br. (dkt. 86) at 3. For the reasons stated herein those requests are denied; and, subject to the modifications specified herein, Defendant’s third-party subpoenas shall be sustained. Furthermore, due to adverse interests,…