Goldthorpe

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 DAN GOLDTHORPE, et al., Case No. 17-cv-03233-VC (TSH)

Plaintiffs,

DISCOVERY ORDER

v. Re: Dkt. Nos. 205, 209 CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS LIMITED, et al., 11 Defendants. 12 The parties have two disputes concerning Plaintiffs’ privilege log, which logs communications between Plaintiffs’ counsel and putative class members (“PCMs”). ECF Nos. 205, 209. First, are the communications privileged? Second, may Plaintiffs’ counsel redact the names of the PCMs in the privilege log? The parties seem to agree that in this diversity case, see ECF No. 1 (Complaint) ¶ 11 (alleging diversity jurisdiction), both questions are to be answered under California law. See Fed. R. Evid. 501. A. Attorney-Client Privilege Plaintiffs have filed multiple declarations stating that in late January 2023, Defendants sent written notices with offers to settle to the PCMs (e.g., ECF No. 205-3), and the notices identified Plaintiffs’ counsel. The declarations explain that shortly after this…