Reel
Reel v. Johnson
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 AARON REEL, Case No.: 22cv526-W(LR)
Plaintiff,
ORDER REGARDING
v. DOCUMENTS SUBJECT TO IN-
CAMERA REVIEW
CITY OF EL CENTRO, et al., Defendants. 16 17 The undersigned held an informal discovery conference (“IDC”) on May 8, 2024, during which Plaintiff Aaron Reel and Defendant the City of El Centro (“the City”) disputed the relevance of personnel files and complaints against non-party police officers within the El Centro Police Department to the allegations in Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint (“FAC”). (See ECF No. 92.) The City produced the disputed documents at issue for an in camera review following the IDC on June 18, 2024. For the reasons stated below, the Court ORDERS the City to produce a subset of the documents submitted for in camera review to Plaintiff’s counsel. The scope of discovery under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure is defined as follows: Parties…