Hazel

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 TYRONE HAZEL, et al., Case No. 22-cv-07465-CRB (SK)

Plaintiffs,

ORDER REGARDING DISCOVERY

v. DISPUTE

PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC., et al., Regarding Docket No. 52 Defendants.

Now before the Court is the discovery dispute regarding the written discovery requests and depositions of two Plaintiffs, Tyrone Hazel and Roxane Evans. Hazel and Evans are concurrently seeking to dismiss their claims their claims voluntarily. Hazel and Evans are named plaintiffs in this putative class action but seek to dismiss their claims because they have received evidence from Defendants indicating that they are not class members. Defendants nonetheless seek to depose them and seek responses to written discovery from them because Defendants argue that Hazel and Evans nonetheless have information that is relevant to the litigation. Hazel and Evans move for a protective order to prevent their depositions from going forward and to ensure that hey …