Goins et al v. County of Merced et al

Filing 45

ORDER re the Parties' Discovery Dispute 45 . Plaintiffs shall provide all supplemental responses to the Special Interrogatories to Defendants County of Merced and County of Merced District Attorney by April 8, 2015; and Defendants County of Merced and County of Merced District Attorney shall provide copies of the administrative hearing transcript and the investigative notes to Plaintiffs by April 8, 2015. Order signed by Magistrate Judge Sheila K. Oberto on 4/3/2015. (Timken, A)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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DIANE GOINS, et al.,
Plaintiffs,

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Case No. 1:13-cv-01245-AWI-SKO
ORDER RE THE PARTIES’
DISCOVERY DISPUTE

v.

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(Doc. 45)

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COUNTY OF MERCED, et al.,

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Defendants.
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On April 1, 2015, the parties appeared for an informal telephonic conference regarding a

18 discovery dispute. Roger Matzkind, Esq., appeared on behalf of Defendants County of Merced
19 and County of Merced District Attorney; Laurie Schrum, Esq., appeared on behalf of Defendant
20 Merle Wayne Hutton; and, William Smith, Esq., appeared on behalf of Plaintiffs Diane Goins and
21 Wesley Rentfrow.
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The parties agreed that Plaintiff Diane Goins will supplement her responses to Special

23 Interrogatories 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, and 22, and Plaintiff Wesley Rentfrow will
24 supplement his responses to Special Interrogatories 1, 2, 4, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, and
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Plaintiffs shall provide all facts, including specific dates, names, and other identifying

27 information, in support of their contentions and state whether those facts are based on specific
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Plaintiffs shall identify all writings supporting their contentions, adding citations to any

2 writings or documents that support their allegations and specifying what documents within the
3 EEOC file support their allegations.
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The parties shall engage in a reasonable and diligent inquiry to locate witnesses and

5 provide current, identifying information for each named witness, including current addresses and
6 telephone numbers. To the extent a party is unable to locate such identifying information after a
7 reasonable search and diligent inquiry, such party shall state that the witnesses’ identifying
8 information is unknown.
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Plaintiffs shall supplement their request for damages to provide specific damage estimates

10 and provide any documentation supporting those claims.
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Defendants County of Merced and County of Merced District Attorney shall produce to the

12 Plaintiffs copies of the transcript of Defendant Hutton’s administrative appeal hearing, as well as
13 any notes taken of Plaintiffs’ statements by the County attorney investigating the claims leading to
14 the administrative appeal hearing. To the extent that Defendants County of Merced and County of
15 Merced District Attorney are able to do so, they shall identify which specific portions of the
16 hearing transcript and investigative notes pertain directly to Plaintiffs’ statements made regarding
17 Defendant Hutton’s alleged conduct.
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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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Plaintiffs shall provide all supplemental responses to the Special Interrogatories to

20 Defendants County of Merced and County of Merced District Attorney by April 8, 2015; and
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Defendants County of Merced and County of Merced District Attorney shall

22 provide copies of the administrative hearing transcript and the investigative notes to Plaintiffs by
23 April 8, 2015.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

April 3, 2015

/s/ Sheila K. Oberto
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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