“The district court has wide discretion in controlling 20 || discovery.”
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- “The district court has wide discretion in controlling 20 || discovery.”
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4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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7 TODD CROWDER, et al., Case No. 22-cv-00237-HSG
8 Plaintiffs, ORDER PARTIALLY LIFTING STAY
AND DIRECTING PRODUCTION OF
9 v. DOCUMENTS
10 LINKEDIN CORPORATION,
11 Defendant.
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13 In its order on Defendant’s first motion to dismiss, the Court stayed discovery in its
14 || discretion, noting that it would be prudent to first assess whether any claims were likely to proceed
3 15 || based on Plaintiffs’ amendments. See Dkt. No. 64 at 13. Plaintiffs filed an amended complaint
a 16 and Defendant filed another motion to dismiss. See Dkt. Nos. 65, 73. Having considered the
3 17 || parties’ arguments in their briefing and at the hearing on the motion on July 27, 2023, the Court
18 || LIFTS the discovery stay only to the limited extent set forth below. See Little v. City of Seattle,
19 || 863 F.2d 681, 685 (9th Cir. 1988) (“The district court has wide discretion in controlling
20 || discovery.”). Defendant is ORDERED to produce to Plaintiffs any private API agreements
21 || between LinkedIn and HootSuite, Amobee, Annalect, Ogilvy, or Sprinklr by August 10, 2023.
22 || See Dkt. No. 65 {[§ 243, 246. All other discovery beyond the production of these specified private
23 || API agreements remains stayed unless otherwise ordered.
24 IT IS SO ORDERED.
25 || Dated: 7/28/2023
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HAYWOOD S. GILLIAM, JR.
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