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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

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

GABANA GULF DISTRIBUTION,

Plaintiff,

 v.

GAP INTERNATIONAL SALES INC.,

Defendant. /

No. C-06-02584 CRB (EDL)

ORDER GRANTING IN PART 

 MOTION TO COMPEL

Plaintiff’s Motion to Compel came on for hearing on May 15, 2007, at 2:00 p.m. Plaintiff

was represented by Shaudy Danaye-Elmi, of Howard Rice, and Defendant was represented by Dan

Jackson, of Keker & Van Nest. After full consideration of the papers and for the reasons stated at

the hearing, the Court hereby ORDERS as follows:

Plaintiff and Defendant are ordered to further meet and confer on the matters presented in the

papers. Plaintiff’s Requests are overbroad, as are Defendant’s Objections. In narrowing both

Requests and Objections, the parties shall be guided by the following rulings:

1. Documents and information related to competing retailers and distributors, including

those who were not introduced to Defendant by Plaintiff, are relevant to the claims

and defenses in the case.

2. Documents and information relating to the broader geographic region defined in the

parties’ Excess Inventory Agreement are not relevant to Plaintiff’s damages claims. 

Discovery relating to the more narrow geographic region defined in the New

Distributor Agreement is the only relevant geographic region for those claims. 

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United States District Court

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3. Requests calling for all communications between Defendant and other retailers or

distributors are overbroad. Some communications are relevant to the claims and

defenses in the case, however. For example, communications between Defendant and

other retailers or distributors relating to initiating or committing to a relationship are

relevant, including such communications between Defendant and retailers or

distributors who were not introduced to Defendant by Plaintiff.

The motion is granted in part and denied in part without prejudice to Plaintiff seeking further

discovery relief on the topics at issue in the motion. By May 18, 2007, the parties are ordered to

agree to narrowed Requests and Objections in accordance with the foregoing. The parties shall

submit a joint status report to the Court no later than May 29, 2007 informing the Court whether any

further guidance is required on the matters presented in this Motion.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 16, 2007 

ELIZABETH D. LAPORTE

United States Magistrate Judge

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