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Nature of Suit Code: 360
Nature of Suit: Other Personal Injury
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Personal Injury

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

IN RE: FACEBOOK, INC. CONSUMER 

PRIVACY USER PROFILE LITIGATION

This document relates to:

ALL ACTIONS

 MDL No. 2843

Case No. 18-md-02843-VC 

PRETRIAL ORDER NO. 36: ORDER 

GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING 

IN PART MOTION TO COMPEL

DISCOVERY

Re: Dkt. No. 374

The plaintiffs’ motion to compel discovery dating back to 2007 (rather than 2009, as 

Facebook proposes) is granted. It is highly plausible that documents dating back to 2007 could 

be probative of Facebook’s intent regarding the future handling of users’ private information. 

However, given the anticipated volume of the document productions, it appears unreasonable to 

require Facebook to produce privilege logs 30 days following production. Therefore, this aspect 

of the motion to compel is denied. Because it appears likely that the Court will ultimately be 

called upon to adjudicate disputes about whether Facebook has properly withheld documents on 

privilege grounds, and because those disputes could be important to the outcome of the case, the 

parties are directed to confer further and devise a system that allows Facebook sufficient time to 

prepare meaningful privilege logs without unduly delaying the proceedings.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 3, 2020

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VINCE CHHABRIA

United States District Judge

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