United States v. City of San Diego

I. BACKGROUND

22 On October 2, 2024, the Court held a status conference with Plaintiff United States 23 of America (“USA”) and City to address ongoing discovery disputes that the parties 24 briefed in a status report filed on September 13, 2024. See ECF Nos. 88, 92. During the 25 status conference, City requested the Court consider its request to retake several 30(b)(6) 26 depositions of USA employees and notice additional depositions beyond the ten- 27 deposition limit set by Fed. R. Civ. P. 30(a)(2)(A)(i). USA objected to City’s request and 28 noted that City only mentioned this request to USA a few days prior to the scheduled status conference with the Court. At the conclusion of the status conference, the Court requested City submit briefing on these issues. City submitted its briefing on October 10, 2024 (ECF No. 94), and USA filed its opposition on October 22, 2024. ECF No. 98. In addition, the Court granted an extension on the fact discovery deadline twice per City’s request. Specifically, the Scheduling Order initially set the fact discovery cutoff for August 7, 2024. ECF No. 61. Following a status conference held on August…