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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JENNIFER WHALEN, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

FORD MOTOR COMPANY,

Defendant.

Case No. 13-cv-03072-EMC (MEJ)

DISCOVERY ORDER

Re: Dkt. No. 122

Before the Court is the parties’ joint discovery letter brief regarding Ford Motor 

Company’s request to inspect Plaintiffs’ personal electronic devices, including smartphones and 

media players. Upon review of the parties’ positions, the Court issues the following Order. 

Plaintiffs do not need to provide their personal electronic devices to Ford for inspection at this 

time. However, if any named plaintiff disputes Ford’s findings from an inspection on the grounds 

that Ford used a phone other than the specific one used by the named plaintiff, that plaintiff must 

then submit their personal device for inspection, subject to an appropriate protective order 

regarding the scope and conditions of inspection. Accordingly, the parties shall meet and confer 

to determine the deadline for Ford to submit its inspection findings to Plaintiffs in time for any 

individual to dispute the findings and thereafter produce their personal device(s) for inspection 

prior to the discovery cut-off.

The parties are reminded that for any future discovery disputes, they must meet and confer 

in person as required by the undersigned’s Discovery Standing Order.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 12, 2014

______________________________________

MARIA-ELENA JAMES

United States Magistrate Judge

Case 3:13-cv-03072-EMC Document 125 Filed 11/12/14 Page 1 of 1