Lundstrom

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BRIAN LUNDSTROM, Case No.: 18cv2856-GPC (MSB)

Plaintiff,

DISCOVERY ORDER

v. [ECF. NO. 202] CARLA YOUNG, et al., Defendants. 16 Pending before the Court is a Joint Discovery Motion, filed by Plaintiff Brian Lundstrom (“Plaintiff”), and Defendants Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (“Ligand”) and Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 401(k) Plan (the “401(k) Plan”) (collectively “Defendants”) (“the Parties”), which asks this Court to determine whether certain communications between Ligand employees and outside counsel are protected from discovery by Plaintiff based on the attorney-client privilege. (ECF No. 202.) Specifically, Plaintiff seeks to compel Ligand’s Chief People Officer, Audrey Warfield-Graham; Ligand’s person most knowledgeable (“PMK”), Matt Korenberg; and Ligand’s General Counsel, Charles Berkman, to answer questions regarding Berkman and Warfield- Graham’s communications with…