Counsel

Before the Court is the Parties’ Joint Discovery Submission regarding two of Plaintiff Aaron McLaughlin’s requests for production (“RFPs”). See Dkt. 28. Plaintiff seeks an order compelling Defendant Tesla, Inc. (“Tesla”) to produce certain data regarding the subject vehicle underlying this action. The Parties appeared for an in-person hearing before the Court on November 1, 2023. At that hearing, the Court issued several rulings regarding the instant discovery dispute, which are set forth herein. Accordingly, the Court ORDERS as follows:

1. For the reasons stated during the November 1, 2023 hearing, the Court rules on Plaintiff’s at-issue discovery requests as set forth in Attachment A hereto.

2. The Court sets the following schedule and parameters regarding compliance with the rulings set forth in Attachment A:

• With Respect To RFP No. 1 (Access To Carlog Data):
• Tesla shall provide Plaintiff access to the remote computer setup by November 10, 2023.
• Plaintiff may access the data and software provided in response to RFP No. 1 for the duration of this action.
• Plaintiff shall provide Tesla with its list, screenshots or video captures identifying the categories of Carlog data it seeks in connection with RFP No. 1 by November 17, 2023.
• Tesla shall produce the requested categories of data by November 30, 2023, as directed in Attachment A.
• The Parties may modestly modify this schedule without Court intervention by filing a joint stipulation.
• With Respect To RFP No. 2 (Access To Snapshot Data And APViz Software):
• Tesla shall provide Plaintiff access to the remote computer setup by November 10, 2023.
• Plaintiff may access the data and software provided in response to RFP No. 2 for the duration of this action.
• Any screenshots or video captures Plaintiff creates memorializing his review of the Snapshot data and APViz software shall constitute attorney work product and be subject to the terms of the Protective Order entered in this action as indicated below. Plaintiff shall create a log of these screenshots and video captures as indicated below. Plaintiff need not produce to Defendant these screenshots or video captures except as required under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26.
• The Parties may modestly modify this schedule without Court intervention by filing a joint stipulation.

3. The Court AMENDS the Protective Order in this action (Dkt. 16) as follows:

• The Parties shall treat any screenshots or video captures created by Plaintiff in connection with his use of the remote computer setup prepared by Tesla pursuant to this Order, whether work product or evidence, as if designated “Highly Confidential - Attorneys Eyes Only Information” under the Protective Order. See id. ¶ I.2.b.
• Plaintiff shall not use these screenshots or video captures for any purpose unrelated to this action.
• Plaintiff must maintain a log identifying all of these screenshots and video captures.
• Within 60 days after the conclusion of this action, Plaintiff must file a certification stating, under penalty of perjury, that he has destroyed and deleted from any computers, hard drives, servers or cloud storage all the screenshots and video captures identified in the log.

SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 2, 2023