Reel

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 AARON REEL, Case No.: 22cv526-W(LR)

Plaintiff,

ORDER REGARDING

v. PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR

DISCOVERY SANCTIONS

CITY OF EL CENTRO, et al.,

Defendants. [ECF No. 79] 16 17 Presently before the Court is a motion by Plaintiff Aaron Reel (“Plaintiff”) for monetary sanctions against Defendant the City of El Centro (“the City”) “for third party witnesses’ failure to appear at their deposition in violation of Federal Rule[] of Civil Procedure 37(d).” (ECF No. 79 (“Sanctions Mot.”).) Plaintiff’s request for sanctions, which was submitted in the joint discovery motion format outlined by the undersigned’s chambers rules and includes a concurrently filed response by the City’s counsel, relates to the failure of several non-party El Centro police officers to appear for noticed depositions in April of 2024 after the City’s counsel learned that the officers would be questioned about a set of contested…