Morris v. Wells Fargo & Company et al

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United States District Court
Northern District of California
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
ANTHONY MORRIS,
Plaintiff,
v.
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY, et al.,
Defendants.
Case No. 23-cv-03277-HSG (TSH)
DISCOVERY ORDER
Re: Dkt. Nos. 125, 138
RFP 4. Plaintiffs have made a persuasive evidentiary showing that Lori Barrett and
Desiree Pelser should be added as custodians for purposes of this RFP, and the Court ORDERS
Wells Fargo to do so and to conduct a reasonable search of their documents and communications.
Wells Fargo is wrong that Plaintiffs’ request is untimely or otherwise unjustified.
RFP 3. Plaintiffs’ motion to compel is GRANTED. The requested documents are
relevant and responsive. Because Plaintiffs are moving to compel documents contained in a
noncustodial database that are organized by specific audit IDs, the Court does not think their
request is burdensome.
RFPs 1 and 2. Plaintiffs’ motion to compel is DENIED. Plaintiffs do not directly
challenge Wells’ agreement to produce documents “sufficient to show,” but their proposed search
protocol is inappropriately burdensome for “sufficient to show” responses.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: January 27, 2026
THOMAS S. HIXSON
United States Magistrate Judge
Case 4:23-cv-03277-HSG Document 156 Filed 01/27/26 Page 1 of 1