Hearing Set on Meta’s Motion to Compel Discovery From Apple

U.S. Magistrate Judge Virginia DeMarchi for Northern California in San Jose scheduled an in-person hearing for Wednesday at 10 a.m. PDT on Meta’s Oct. 26 motion to compel discovery from non-party Apple, according to a text-only entry Saturday in docket 5:22-cv-04325. Meta served a subpoena on Apple for deposition testimony and production of certain documents said Meta’s motion. “While Apple has generally agreed to produce documents responsive to Meta's subpoena, it has refused to conduct the limited custodial searches that Meta has requested relating to several critical topics. Apple's objections based on over breadth, undue burden, proportionality, and relevance are meritless.” The discovery Meta seeks from Apple “is highly relevant” to Meta’s defense of the FTC’s lawsuit to block Meta’s Within Unlimited buy for antitrust reasons, said Meta.