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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Petition for Removal

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MICHAEL ALLAGAS, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

BP SOLAR INTERNATIONAL, INC., et 

al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 14-cv-00560-SI (EDL)

ORDER

Re: Dkt. No. 126

In response to this Court’s September 16, 2015 order and Plaintiffs’ September 30, 2015 

letter, on October 1, 2015, Defendant BP offered to produce a random sample of 1,000 warranty 

claims for panels produced at its factories in Madrid and Bangalore. On October 9, 2015, 

Plaintiffs filed a letter indicating that they are “open to accepting a sample, but need some 

summary level information to evaluate the adequacy of the sample size, and to be able to draw 

inferences from the sample.” It appears that at least some of the summary level information

Plaintiffs seek, such as the total number of claims from which the sample will be drawn and the 

number of panels associated with those claims, would be useful in assessing the merits of 

Defendant’s sampling proposal. It is unclear whether breaking that information down by 

manufacturing site and year would be unduly burdensome compared to its value. Accordingly, 

Defendant is ordered to either produce the requested information or file a letter of no more than 

four pages by October 22, 2015 explaining why the production of this information would be 

disproportionate.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 19, 2015

________________________

ELIZABETH D. LAPORTE

United States Magistrate Judge

Case 3:14-cv-00560-SI Document 128 Filed 10/19/15 Page 1 of 1