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Nature of Suit Code: 110
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Insurance Contract

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ORDER, page 1

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

NETSCAPE COMMUNICATIONS

CORPORATION, 

Plaintiff,

v.

FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, et

al.,

Defendants.

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Case No.: C 06-0198 JW (PVT)

ORDER DIRECTING DEFENDANT

ST. PAUL MERCURY INSURANCE

COMPANY TO SERVE AND FILE A MORE

SPECIFIC PRIVILEGE LOG; AND 

TAKING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO COMPEL

UNDER SUBMISSION WITHOUT ORAL

ARGUMENT

Currently scheduled for hearing on August 26, 2010 is Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel.1

Having reviewed the original papers submitted by the parties, and the joint supplemental brief filed

at the court’s request on August 16, 2010, the court finds it appropriate to take this order without oral

argument.

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that, no later than September 2, 2010, Defendant St. Paul

Mercury Insurance Company (“Defendant”) shall serve and file a more specific version of the

privilege log attached as Exhibit B to the Declaration of Aaron Latto. The revised privilege log shall

identify, for each document for which attorney-client privilege is asserted, each attorney whose

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advise or communication (from or with) are disclosed or paraphrased in that document. If Defendant

wishes to assert attorney-client privilege for any document that does not actually disclose or

paraphrase advice from or communications with a specific attorney, Defendant shall by September 2,

2010, file a supplemental brief that provides legal authority for doing so. No later than September 8,

2010, Plaintiffs may file a response to Defendant’s revised privilege log and/or any supplemental

brief it files. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiffs’ motion to compel is taken under submission

without oral argument.

Dated: 8/25/10

 

PATRICIA V. TRUMBULL

United States Magistrate Judge

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