Baird

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 STEVEN BAIRD, Case No.: 22-cv-0060-LL-BGS

Plaintiff,

ORDER ON DISPUTE REGARDING

v. UNEMPLOYMENT PAYMENTS

AND BENEFFITS

LEIDOS, INC.

Defendant. [ECF 42] 14 15 The Court issued an Order on a Motion to Compel regarding Plaintiff’s deposition and two requests for production of documents (RFP Nos. 6 and 35). (ECF 40.) As discussed further below, the Court permitted additional briefing on whether documents showing Plaintiff’s unemployment payments and benefits were properly withheld based on privacy protections. The Court finds the privilege asserted by Plaintiff does not apply to these documents, but even if it did, Plaintiff has waived the privilege and the parties’ Protective Order sufficiently protects Plaintiff’s privacy concerns. I. Background Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) alleges that after working for Defendant for a number of years, he was granted medical leave based…