DeBauche, David v. James et al

Filing 64

ORDER denying plaintiff's 48 Motion to Compel re: 61 response to order. Signed by District Judge William M. Conley on 8/3/2015. (jef),(ps)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN
DAVID DEBAUCHE,
Plaintiff,

ORDER

v.
13-cv-553-wmc
CORRECTIONAL OFFICER JAMES and
SGT. KINGSLAND,
Defendants.

In its July 16, 2015 opinion, the court ordered defendants to explain their justification for
withholding certain materials requested in discovery by DeBauche and deemed confidential by
defendants. In response, defendants now represent that they are willing to allow DeBauche to
inspect the confidential policies in question without copying them; should DeBauche wish to file
any policies with the court, defendants will also do so under seal.
compromise.

This seems a reasonable

As for the administrative confinement file of non-party inmate Luis Ramirez,

defendants have adequately explained the security and privacy concerns with permitting another
inmate to view that file. Moreover, it is unclear what in Ramirez’s file would be relevant to the
specific claims on which DeBauche is being allowed to proceed. (For example, Ramirez does not
appear to be among the allegedly dangerous inmates with whom DeBauche claims defendants
intentionally housed him.) Without a reasonable indication of the nature and specific relevance of
the information DeBauche expects to find in that file, even the court’s inspection in camera would
amount to nothing but a fishing expedition at the expense of Ramirez’s privacy and the Wisconsin
Department of Corrections’s security interests.

Accordingly, DeBauche’s motion to compel is

DENIED on that point.
Entered this 3rd day of August, 2015.
BY THE COURT:
/s/
________________________________________
WILLIAM M. CONLEY
District Judge