Affinity Credit Union v. Apple Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 AFFINITY CREDIT UNION, et al., Case No. 22-cv-04174-JSW

Plaintiffs,

ORDER RESOLVING DISCOVERY

v. DISPUTES

APPLE INC., Re: Dkt. No. 72 Defendant.

12 Now before the Court for consideration is the Joint Letter Brief regarding Disputed Provisions of Proposed Protective Order and Protocol for Electronically Stored Information (“ESI Protocol”). (Dkt. No. 72.) The Court finds the matter appropriate for resolution without further briefing or telephone conference. See Civ. L.R. 7-1(b); Civil Standing Order No. 7. Plaintiffs Affinity Credit Union, Greenstate Credit Union, and Consumers Co-Op Credit Union (“Plaintiffs”) and Defendant Apple Inc. (“Apple”) have submitted competing proposed Protective Orders and ESI Protocols. Although the competing proposed orders are substantially identical, Plaintiffs believe Apple’s desired security and confidentiality measures go too far. Apple counters that stringent measures are necessary…