Schneider

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 MARIA SCHNEIDER, et al., Case No. 20-cv-04423-JD

Plaintiffs,

ORDER RE MOTIONS TO CERTIFY

v. CLASS AND EXCLUDE EXPERTS

YOUTUBE, LLC, et al., Defendants.

12 In this copyright dispute, named plaintiffs Maria Schneider, Uniglobe Entertainment, and AST Publishing have asked to certify four classes under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(b)(3), or, in the alternative, an issues class under Rule 23(c)(4). Dkt. No. 243-1. Defendants YouTube and Google (YouTube) oppose certification and have asked to strike the testimony of two of plaintiffs’ experts. Dkt. Nos. 261-1, 268. Certification is denied across the board, and the motion to strike is terminated without prejudice to renewal, as circumstances might warrant. BACKGROUND The summary judgment order provides a wealth of background on this litigation, and is incorporated here. See Dkt. No. 222. In pertinent part, the gravamen of plaintiffs’ case is that …