Yu

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 YINTAO YU, Case No. 23-cv-04910-SI

Plaintiff,

ORDER RE: DISCOVERY

v. Re: Dkt. No. 66 BYTEDANCE INC., et al., Defendants.

12 The parties have submitted three discovery disputes to the Court. As framed by the initial individual discovery statement filed by defendant ByteDance Inc. (“BDI”), BDI requests “(1) identification of the anonymous declarant who saw a signed copy of the Undertaking Agreement; (2) production of the anonymous USB drive mailed to Yu with unlawfully collected BDI HR information; and (3) Yu’s in-person attendance at his re-noticed May 28th deposition.” Dkt. No. 66 at 3. 19 I. Anonymous Declarant Prior to litigation, Yu and BDI engaged in mediation. In September 2022, Yu provided BDI with a redacted witness statement in connection with the mediation. According to BDI, the witness – whose name was redacted – stated that he/she saw a copy of an employment agreement that 23 contained Yu’s signature; BDI asserts …