Crowder v. LinkedIn Corporation ( 2023 )

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 TODD CROWDER, et al., Case No. 22-cv-00237-HSG 8 Plaintiffs, ORDER PARTIALLY LIFTING STAY AND DIRECTING PRODUCTION OF 9 v. DOCUMENTS 10 LINKEDIN CORPORATION, 11 Defendant. 12 13 In its order on Defendant’s first motion to dismiss, the Court stayed discovery in its 14 || discretion, noting that it would be prudent to first assess whether any claims were likely to proceed 3 15 || based on Plaintiffs’ amendments. See Dkt. No. 64 at 13. Plaintiffs filed an amended complaint a 16 and Defendant filed another motion to dismiss. See Dkt. Nos. 65, 73. Having considered the 3 17 || parties’ arguments in their briefing and at the hearing on the motion on July 27, 2023, the Court 18 || LIFTS the discovery stay only to the limited extent set forth below. See Little v. City of Seattle, 19 || 863 F.2d 681, 685 (9th Cir. 1988) (“The district court has wide discretion in controlling 20 || discovery.”). Defendant is ORDERED to produce to Plaintiffs any private API agreements 21 || between LinkedIn and HootSuite, Amobee, Annalect, Ogilvy, or Sprinklr by August 10, 2023. 22 || See Dkt. No. 65 {[§ 243, 246. All other discovery beyond the production of these specified private 23 || API agreements remains stayed unless otherwise ordered. 24 IT IS SO ORDERED. 25 || Dated: 7/28/2023 26 Abppurd 3 Ml). HAYWOOD S. GILLIAM, JR. 27 United States District Judge 28