Chavez
Chavez v. Allstate Northbrook Indemnity Company
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 MINERVA CHAVEZ, individually and Case No.: 22-cv-00166-AJB-MMP on behalf of all others similarly situated,
ORDER GRANTING IN PART
Plaintiffs, DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO v. COMPEL DEPOSITION OF
PLAINTIFF’S FAMILY MEMBERS
ALLSTATE NORTHBROOK
INDEMNITY COMPANY,
[ECF No. 95] Defendant. 14 15 16 Pending before the Court is Defendant’s Motion to Compel Deposition of Plaintiff’s Family Members. [ECF No. 95.] Plaintiff has responded in opposition. [ECF No. 96.] For the reasons discussed below, the Court GRANTS Defendant’s Motion to Compel in part and DENIES Defendant’s Motion to Compel in part. This class action alleges Defendant breached the covenant of good faith and fair dealing by charging excessive auto insurance premiums during the COVID-19 pandemic. [ECF No. 34 at 2.] Defendant seeks to depose three members of Plaintiff Minerva Chavez’s family—Jesus Chavez, Omar Chavez, and Melissa Chavez. [ECF No.…