Reynolds
Reynolds v. The Coca-Cola Company
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 EUREKA DIVISION 7 8 GARY REYNOLDS, Case No. 23-cv-01446-VC (RMI)
9 Plaintiff,
ORDER RE: DISCOVERY DISPUTE
10 v. Re: Dkt. No. 58 11 THE COCA-COLA COMPANY, 12 Defendant.
13 14 Now pending before the court is a discovery dispute in a putative class action case where 15 Plaintiff contends that the labeling for Minute Maid juice boxes and drinks misleadingly claims 16 that those products are “part of a healthy diet” when scientific evidence indicates that consuming 17 such beverages increases the risk of various diseases due to their sugar content. See Ltr. Br. (dkt. 18 58) at 2. At issue is Plaintiff’s request to compel the production of all documents (spanning the 19 ten-year period prior to the filing of this action) concerning the effects on the human body of 20 consuming juices (containing free sugars) and whole fruits. Id. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil 21 Procedure 78(b) and Civil Local Rule 7-1(b), the court finds the matter suitable for disposition 22 …