Outlaw Laboratory, LP v. DG in PB, LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 IN RE: OUTLAW LABORATORIES, LP Case No.: 18CV840 GPC (BGS)

LITIGATION,

ORDER REGARDING JUNE 1, 2020

. JOINT LETTER BRIEFS

15 16 17 Counter-claimant Roma Mikha and Third-Party Plaintiff NMRM, Inc. and Skyline Market, Inc. (collectively the “Stores”) and Plaintiff Outlaw Laboratories, LP (“Outlaw”) submitted a joint letter brief on June 1, 2020. (Exhibit 1.) The Stores and Third-Party Defendant Tauler Smith (“Tauler Smith”) also submitted a joint letter brief on June 1, 2020. (Exhibit 2.) The joint letter briefs concern requests for production of documents (“RFPs”) from the Stores to Outlaw and Tauler Smith. The primary issue raised by Tauler Smith and Outlaw is that the RFPs seek privileged attorney-client communications. The Stores 26 27 1 The Stores and Tauler Smith raise disputes as to RFP Nos. 18, 19, 21, 24, 25. The 28 argue any claims of privilege are vitiated by the crime-fraud exception. However, Outlaw indicates there are also…