City and County of San Francisco v. City of Oakland

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United States District Court
Northern District of California
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN
FRANCISCO,
Plaintiff,
v.
PORT OF OAKLAND,
Defendant.
Case No. 24-cv-02311-TSH
DISCOVERY ORDER
Re: Dkt. No. 118
Defendant Port of Oakland and non-party United Airlines have a dispute concerning the
number and identity of custodians whose documents United is obligated to search to find
documents responsive to the Port’s subpoena. ECF No. 118. United says that Papia Gambelin is
the sole “key player” with respect to United’s discussion of the name change for the Oakland
airport. The parties have submitted a number of emails that United has produced for the Court to
review. The Port contends that these emails show that Gambelin is not the only relevant
custodian. United disagrees.
The Court has reviewed these emails and ORDERS United to add Anoushah Rasta-
Heyrani as a custodian. UA0037-38, UA0044-45 and UA0095 in particular attest to Rasta-
Heyrani’s substantial involvement in issues responsive to the Port’s subpoena. The Court
DENIES the Port’s request for custodians other than Gambelin and Rasta-Heyrani, as good cause
has not been shown for that. To be sure, other individuals are copied on the emails that were
submitted, but there is no showing of their substantial involvement in relevant issues. The Port
appears to be arguing that UA0093 suggests that the United “media relations” email address
should be searched, presumably as a non-custodial account. However, that email and UA0028-29
suggest that the “media relations” email is a generic email address that reporters can use to contact
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United States District Court
Northern District of California
United. Those emails show that a specific press inquiry that was relevant to the Oakland airport
name change was then forwarded to Gambelin and Rasta-Heyrani. This indicates that the “media
relations” email address is not needed as a non-custodial source.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: November 10, 2025
THOMAS S. HIXSON
United States Magistrate Judge
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