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

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

THOMAS DAVIDSON, ET AL.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

APPLE, INC.,

Defendant.

Case No.16-cv-04942-LHK (VKD)

ORDER RE JOINT DISCOVERY 

DISPUTE LETTER RE APPLE’S

PRODUCTION OF EMAIL 

ATTACHMENTS AND EMBEDDED 

IMAGES

Re: Dkt. No. 273

Plaintiffs contend that Apple’s production of electronic stored information (“ESI”) in this 

case includes a number of documents that originally included attachments and/or embedded 

images, but which have been produced in discovery without those attachments and images.1 

The parties and the Court discussed a possible resolution of this dispute at the hearing on 

November 20, 2018. Consistent with that discussion, and for the reasons stated on the record 

during the hearing, the Court orders as follows:

1. No later than November 30, 2018, Apple shall produce to plaintiffs all missing 

attachments and embedded images associated with the 248 Apple-produced emails plaintiffs 

previously identified, and that the parties reference in their joint discovery dispute letter. Apple 

shall produce the missing attachments and embedded images in a manner that permits plaintiffs to

easily associate the attachments and images with the emails to which they belong. If, after a 

reasonable and diligent search, Apple is unable to locate particular attachments or images, it shall 

so inform plaintiffs.

2. If plaintiffs subsequently identify other Apple-produced emails or ESI that are 

 

1 The parties’ joint submission refers only to emails, but at the hearing plaintiffs’ counsel indicated 

the problem also extends to other ESI.

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missing attachments or embedded images, and if plaintiffs reasonably require the missing 

attachments or images in order to prepare for summary judgment, trial, or other proceedings in this 

case, they may bring those documents to Apple’s attention, and Apple shall promptly search for 

and produce the missing attachments or images, in the same manner as in paragraph 1 above.

This order is without prejudice to either party seeking the Court’s further assistance with 

this dispute, should assistance prove necessary, by means of the discovery dispute resolution 

procedure set forth in the Court’s Standing Order for Civil Cases.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 20, 2018

VIRGINIA K. DEMARCHI

United States Magistrate Judge

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