Elizabeth DE COSTER et al., on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. AMAZON.COM, INC., a Delaware corporation, Defendant. Deborah Frame-Wilson et al., on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. Amazon.com, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Defendant. Christopher Brown, et al., on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. Amazon.com, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Defendant Case No. 2:21-cv-00693-JHC, Case No. 2:20-cv-00424-JHC, Case No. 2:22-cv-00965-JHC United States District Court, W.D. Washington, at Seattle Signed February 03, 2025 Counsel Adam Wolfson, Pro Hac Vice, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, Los Angeles, CA, Alex J. Dravillas, Pro Hac Vice, Jessica B. Beringer, Pro Hac Vice, Shane Kelly, Pro Hac Vice, Keller Postman LLC, Chicago, IL, Anne F. Johnson, Pro Hac Vice, Hagens Berman Sobol Shaprio LLP, Brooklyn, NY, Aseem Chipalkatti, Pro Hac Vice, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, Washington, DC, Roseann Romano, Pro Hac Vice, Daniel Backman, Pro Hac Vice, Keller Postman LLC, Washington, DC, David Du LeRay, Pro Hac Vice, Elle Mahdavi, Pro Hac Vice, Maxwell Deabler-Meadows, Pro Hac Vice, Nicolas Siebert, Pro Hac Vice, Steig Olson, Pro Hac Vice, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, New York, NY, Alicia Cobb, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, Seattle, WA, Steve W. Berman, Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Seattle, WA, for Plaintiffs Elizabeth De Coster, Osahon Ojeaga, Emma Zaballos in No. 2:21-cv-00693. Alex J. Dravillas, Pro Hac Vice, Jessica B. Beringer, Pro Hac Vice, Shane Kelly, Pro Hac Vice, Keller Postman LLC, Chicago, IL, Anne F. Johnson, Pro Hac Vice, Hagens Berman Sobol Shaprio LLP, Brooklyn, NY, Aseem Chipalkatti, Pro Hac Vice, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, Washington, DC, Roseann Romano, Pro Hac Vice, Daniel Backman, Pro Hac Vice, Keller Postman LLC, Washington, DC, Elle Mahdavi, Pro Hac Vice, Maxwell Deabler-Meadows, Pro Hac Vice, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, New York, NY, Steve W. Berman, Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Seattle, WA, for Plaintiff Maya Gold in No. 2:21-cv-00693. Albert Young Pak, Pro Hac Vice, Roseann Romano, Pro Hac Vice, Warren D. Postman, Pro Hac Vice, Daniel Backman, Pro Hac Vice, Keller Postman LLC, Washington, DC, Aseem Chipalkatti, Pro Hac Vice, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, Washington, DC, Alex J. Dravillas, Pro Hac Vice, Jessica B. Beringer, Pro Hac Vice, Shane Kelly, Pro Hac Vice, Keller Postman LLC, Chicago, IL, Anne F. Johnson, Pro Hac Vice, Hagens Berman Sobol Shaprio LLP, Brooklyn, NY, Barbara Mahoney, Steve W. Berman, Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Seattle, WA, Derek W. Loeser, Keller Rohrback LLP, Seattle, WA, Elle Mahdavi, Pro Hac Vice, Maxwell Deabler-Meadows, Pro Hac Vice, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, New York, NY, Zina Bash, Pro Hac Vice, Keller Postman LLC, Austin, TX, for Plaintiff Kenneth David West in No. 2:21-cv-00693. Amy J. Mauser, Pro Hac Vice, Karen L. Dunn, Pro Hac Vice, Kyle Smith, Pro Hac Vice, Martha L. Goodman, Pro Hac Vice, William A. Isaacson, Pro Hac Vice, Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP, Washington, DC, Robert D. Keeling, Pro Hac Vice, Redgrave LLP, Washington, DC, Mark Weiner, Pro Hac Vice, Yotam Barkai, Pro Hac Vice, Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison, New York, NY, Meredith R. Dearborn, Pro Hac Vice, Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP, San Francisco, CA, John Goldmark, MaryAnn T. Almeida, Stephen M. Rummage, Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle, WA, for Defendant in No. 2:21-cv-00693. Adam Wolfson, Pro Hac Vice, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, Los Angeles, CA, Albert Young Pak, Pro Hac Vice, Roseann Romano, Pro Hac Vice, Warren D. Postman, Pro Hac Vice, Daniel Backman, Pro Hac Vice, Keller Postman LLC, Washington, DC, Aseem Chipalkatti, Pro Hac Vice, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, Washington, DC, Anne F. Johnson, Pro Hac Vice, Hagens Berman Sobol Shaprio LLP, Brooklyn, NY, Barbara Mahoney, Steve W. Berman, Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Seattle, WA, Derek W. Loeser, Matthew M. Gerend, Ryan McDevitt, Keller Rohrback LLP, Seattle, WA, Alicia Cobb, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, Seattle, WA, David Du LeRay, Pro Hac Vice, Elle Mahdavi, Pro Hac Vice, Maxwell Deabler-Meadows, Pro Hac Vice, Nicolas Siebert, Pro Hac Vice, Steig Olson, Pro Hac Vice, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, New York, NY, Jessica B. Beringer, Pro Hac Vice, Shane Kelly, Pro Hac Vice, Keller Postman LLC, Chicago, IL, Zina Bash, Pro Hac Vice, Keller Postman LLC, Austin, TX, for Plaintiffs Deborah Frame-Wilson, Christian Sabol in No. 2:20-cv-00424. Adam Wolfson, Pro Hac Vice, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, Los Angeles, CA, Albert Young Pak, Pro Hac Vice, Roseann Romano, Pro Hac Vice, Warren D. Postman, Pro Hac Vice, Daniel Backman, Pro Hac Vice, Keller Postman LLC, Washington, DC, Aseem Chipalkatti, Pro Hac Vice, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, Washington, DC, Anne F. Johnson, Pro Hac Vice, Hagens Berman Sobol Shaprio LLP, Brooklyn, NY, David Du LeRay, Pro Hac Vice, Elle Mahdavi, Pro Hac Vice, Maxwell Deabler-Meadows, Pro Hac Vice, Nicolas Siebert, Pro Hac Vice, Steig Olson, Pro Hac Vice, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, New York, NY, Derek W. Loeser, Keller Rohrback LLP, Seattle, WA, Alicia Cobb, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, Seattle, WA, Barbara Mahoney, Steve W. Berman, Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Seattle, WA, Jessica B. Beringer, Pro Hac Vice, Shane Kelly, Pro Hac Vice, Keller Postman LLC, Chicago, IL, Zina Bash, Pro Hac Vice, Keller Postman LLC, Austin, TX, for Plaintiffs Gail Murphy, Chaunda Lewis, Stacy Dutill, Gerry Kochendorfer, Phyllis Huster, Heather Geesey, Sheryl Holly-Taylor, Sarah Arrington, Samanthia Russell, Dave Westrope in No. 2:20-cv-00424. Amy J. Mauser, Pro Hac Vice, Karen L. Dunn, Pro Hac Vice, Kyle Smith, Pro Hac Vice, Martha L. Goodman, Pro Hac Vice, William A. Isaacson, Pro Hac Vice, Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP, Washington, DC, Robert D. Keeling, Pro Hac Vice, Redgrave LLP, Washington, DC, Mark Weiner, Pro Hac Vice, William B. Michael, Pro Hac Vice, Yotam Barkai, Pro Hac Vice, Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison, New York, NY, Meredith R. Dearborn, Pro Hac Vice, Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP, San Francisco, CA, John Goldmark, MaryAnn T. Almeida, Stephen M. Rummage, Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle, WA, for Defendant in No. 2:20-cv-00424. Aaron Lawrence, Pro Hac Vice, David Du LeRay, Pro Hac Vice, Elle Mahdavi, Pro Hac Vice, Maxwell Deabler-Meadows, Pro Hac Vice, Nicolas Siebert, Pro Hac Vice, Steig Olson, Pro Hac Vice, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, New York, NY, Adam Wolfson, Pro Hac Vice, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, Los Angeles, CA, Anne F. Johnson, Pro Hac Vice, Hagens Berman Sobol Shaprio LLP, Brooklyn, NY, Aseem Chipalkatti, Pro Hac Vice, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, Washington, DC, Roseann Romano, Pro Hac Vice, Daniel Backman, Pro Hac Vice, Keller Postman LLC, Washington, DC, Jessica B. Beringer, Pro Hac Vice, Shane Kelly, Pro Hac Vice, Keller Postman LLC, Chicago, IL, Zina Bash, Pro Hac Vice, Keller Postman LLC, Austin, TX, Alicia Cobb, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, Seattle, WA, Barbara Mahoney, Steve W. Berman, Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Seattle, WA, for Plaintiffs in No. 2:22-cv-00965. Amy J. Mauser, Pro Hac Vice, Karen L. Dunn, Pro Hac Vice, Kyle Smith, Pro Hac Vice, Martha L. Goodman, Pro Hac Vice, William A. Isaacson, Pro Hac Vice, Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP, Washington, DC, Robert D. Keeling, Pro Hac Vice, Redgrave LLP, Washington, DC, Mark Weiner, Pro Hac Vice, Yotam Barkai, Pro Hac Vice, Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison, New York, NY, Meredith R. Dearborn, Pro Hac Vice, Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP, San Francisco, CA, John Goldmark, MaryAnn T. Almeida, Stephen M. Rummage, Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle, WA, for Defendant in No. 2:22-cv-00965. Chun, John H., United States District Judge ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO COMPEL PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS FROM AMAZON'S PRIVILEGE LOGS AND FOR APPOINTMENT OF A SPECIAL MASTER *1 These matters come before the Court on Plaintiffs’ Motion to Compel Production of Documents from Amazon's Privilege Logs and for Appointment of a Special Master. Case No. 21-693, Dkt. # 189; Case No. 20-424, Dkt. # 186; Case No. 22-965, Dkt. # 89. The Court has considered the materials filed in support of and in opposition to the motion, the rest of the files in these matters, the governing law, and the Parties’ argument at the hearing on January 31, 2025. Being fully advised, the Court GRANTS the motion in part and DENIES it in part as follows: (1) Plaintiffs’ request for a bad-faith finding and for focused discovery regarding Amazon's practices relating to marking materials as privileged is DENIED. (2) By February 25, 2025, Amazon shall complete its review of every document withheld in these actions and produce any and all for which it cannot make a clear showing that a primary purpose of the communication was to request or provide legal advice. Documents sent to attorneys may not be withheld simply because attorneys received them or because an attorney was asked to “advise” or provide “guidance” on a business, operational, technical, strategic or public relations issues. Nor can documents be withheld based on an attorney's active participation in a communication if the communication does not involve the provision of legal advice. Documents must be produced with narrowly tailored redactions. (3) By February 25, 2025, Amazon must produce a final privilege log. (4) Within 10 days of Amazon's production of documents and a revised privilege log, Plaintiffs shall identify up to 100 documents for in camera review. Amazon shall then provide the identified documents to the Court within 3 business days. (5) After the Court reviews the in camera sample and issues any resulting order, Plaintiffs may submit briefing on fees and costs.