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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 18:1962 Racketeering (RICO) Act

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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Defendants made a showing of “substantial need” by demonstrating that Kretzmann’s notes,

audiotapes, and pictures have all been lost and that Kretzmann testified that he remembers very little

from his visit. The memorandum therefore appears to be the only record of Kretzmann’s 1999 visit to

Nigeria. 

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LARRY BOWOTO, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

 v.

 CHEVRON CORP. et al.,

Defendants. /

No. C 99-02506 SI

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’

MOTION TO COMPEL KRETZMANN

MEMO 

Defendants have moved to compel the production of a memorandum prepared by Stephen

Kretzmann, a former employee of Project Underground. In its August 29, 2006 Order Granting in Part

Defendants’ Motion to Compel (Docket No. 1213), the Court ordered plaintiffs to produce the

memorandum for in camera inspection to determine whether, in light of the substantial need which has

been demonstrated by defendants,1

 the memo should be produced. The Court has reviewed the

document in camera, and finds that no “mental impressions, conclusions, opinions, or legal theories of

an attorney” are contained in the memorandum, and that such mental impressions of Mr. Kretzmann as

are included are fact-bound and, on balance, should be produced. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(b)(3).

Accordingly, the Court GRANTS defendants’ motion to compel with respect to the Kretzmann

memorandum.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 13, 2006 SUSAN ILLSTON

United States District Judge

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