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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

The Court is in receipt of the parties' joint discovery dispute letter, filed November 19, 2007. 

(Doc. #86.) In the letter, Plaintiffs request production of more than eleven million pages of native

records. Although these records were previously produced by Defendant, Plaintiffs argue that they

should have been produced in native format. While it appears in some instances either native format

or metadata may be relevant or necessary for a full understanding of a document, it is not clear that

this is the case for all eleven million-plus pages. Further, based on the parties' letter, it appears that

Plaintiffs' counsel provided conflicting information regarding the method of production. 

Accordingly, the Court shall grant Plaintiffs' request on a limited basis. Plaintiffs shall identify

particular documents by Bates Number and identify a particularized need for each document. If

Defendant is unwilling or unable to produce those documents in native format, the parties shall meet

and confer in compliance with the undersigned's discovery standing order.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 26, 2007 

MARIA-ELENA JAMES

United States Magistrate Judge

Case 4:05-cv-05056-PJH Document 90 Filed 11/26/07 Page 1 of 1