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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MICHAEL E. DAVIS, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.,

Defendant.

Case No. 10-cv-03328-RS (DMR)

ORDER RE JANUARY 28, 2016 

DISCOVERY HEARING

The court has reviewed the parties’ November 23, 2015 and December 30, 2015 joint 

discovery letters, which are set for hearing on January 28, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. By no later than 

5:00 p.m. on January 26, 2016, Plaintiffs shall submit the definitions of the terms “HISTORICAL 

NFL PLAYER CHARACTERS” and “CHARACTERISTICS” that they provided in Plaintiffs’

first set of requests for admission to Defendant. 

Lead counsel for the parties shall appear at the hearing on January 28, 2016. Following the 

hearing, lead counsel shall be prepared to meet and confer in the courthouse regarding any and all 

issues that come up in the hearing, and shall be prepared to devote the entire day, if necessary, to 

meeting and conferring. In addition, counsel shall come prepared to meet and confer regarding 

ESI, search terms, and custodians using the District’s Guidelines for the Discovery of 

Electronically Stored Information and Checklist for guidance. 

Counsel shall also come prepared to discuss a potential stipulation(s) regarding damages. 

For example, Defendant has requested information that they argue is relevant to the value of 

Plaintiffs’ names, images, and likenesses. Plaintiffs have taken the position that, inter alia, such 

information is not relevant to the claims and defenses at issue in this case, which suggests that 

Plaintiffs do not intend to use such information for damages or for any other purpose. Therefore, 

the parties may benefit from discussing a stipulation regarding what the parties will and will not 

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argue in this case about damages, which could in turn affect the scope of discovery.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 25, 2016

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Donna M. Ryu

United States Magistrate Judge

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Donna M. Ryu

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