Bock et al v. County of Sutter et al

Filing 45

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Gregory G. Hollows on 9/10/12 ORDERING that the Plaintiffs' motion to compel discovery 41 , is granted in part as outlined at hearing; Plaintiffs shall provide to the County the documents containing signatures, for which they need identification of signatures, within 5 days of the hearing; The County shall further respond to the discovery disputes addressed at hearing, within 21 days of the hearing and in accordance with the directives announced at hearing ; In addition, to the extent that the County is withholding any documents, created prior to the commencement of this litigation, on the basis of privilege, a privilege log describing each document withheld, including identification of date, author and recipient, shall be served upon plaintiff's counsel contemporaneously with its further discovery responses; Plaintiffs' request for sanctions is denied.(Becknal, R)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ESTATE OF RODNEY LOUIS BOCK, et al.,

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Plaintiffs,

2:11-cv-0536 MCE GGH

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vs.
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COUNTY OF SUTTER, et al.,
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Defendants.
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SUMMARY ORDER
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Previously pending on this court’s law and motion calendar for September 6, 2012

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was plaintiffs’ motion to compel discovery from defendant County of Sutter (“County”)1, filed

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August 10, 2012. Aaron Fischer appeared for plaintiffs. John Whitefleet represented the

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County. Having heard oral argument and reviewed the joint statement, the court now issues the

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following summary order.

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For reasons explained at hearing, IT IS ORDERED that:

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1. Plaintiffs’ motion to compel discovery, filed August 10, 2012, (dkt. no. 41), is

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granted in part as outlined at hearing.

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Although the County of Yuba is also a defendant, for purposes of this order only, the
term County refers to County of Sutter.
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2. Plaintiffs shall provide to the County the documents containing signatures, for
which they need identification of signatures, within five days of the hearing.

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3. The County shall further respond to the discovery disputes addressed at

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hearing, within twenty-one days of the hearing and in accordance with the directives announced

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at hearing.

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4. In addition, to the extent that the County is withholding any documents,

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created prior to the commencement of this litigation, on the basis of privilege, a privilege log

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describing each document withheld, including identification of date, author and recipient, shall

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be served upon plaintiff’s counsel contemporaneously with its further discovery responses.

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4. Plaintiffs’ request for sanctions is denied.
DATED: September 10, 2012

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/s/ Gregory G. Hollows
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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GGH:076/Bock.dsy.wpd

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