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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 42:2000e Job Discrimination (Employment)

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JASMEN HOLLOWAY, et al.,

Plaintiff(s),

 vs.

BEST BUY CO., INC.,

Defendant(s). /

No. C 05-5056 PJH (MEJ)

ORDER GRANTING ON A LIMITED

BASIS PLAINTIFFS' REQUEST TO

COMPEL PRODUCTION OF NATIVE

DOCUMENTS

On November 26, 2007, the Court granted Plaintiffs for production of native documents on a

limited basis. (Doc. #90.) However, the Court ordered Plaintiffs to identify particular documents by

Bates Number and identify a particularized need for each document. If Defendant was then

unwilling or unable to produce those documents in native format, the Court ordered the parties to

meet and confer in an effort to resolve the dispute.

Now before the Court is the parties' further joint meet and confer letter, dated March 14,

2008 (Doc. #96), in which Plaintiffs request that Defendant produce 50,965 spreadsheets in native

format. Although Plaintiffs argue that the native documents may, in general, make searching and

manipulating data easier, the Court finds that Plaintiffs have not shown a particularized need for

each document. Therefore, the Court DENIES Plaintiffs' request. However, if Plaintiffs still desire

the documents in native format, they may request Defendant produce them at Plaintiffs' expense.

 IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 31, 2008 

MARIA-ELENA JAMES

United States Magistrate Judge

Case 4:05-cv-05056-PJH Document 99 Filed 03/31/08 Page 1 of 1