Estate of Derrick Austin v. Kern County Sheriffs Office

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ESTATE OF DERRICK AUSTIN, et al., Case No. 1:24-cv-00647-KES-CDB

Plaintiffs,

ORDER RE REQUEST FOR RESOLUTION

OF DISCOVERY DISPUTE

v.

(Doc. 41) KERN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, et al.,

Defendants.

16 Background Plaintiffs Estate of Derrick Austin, and Lillie Wolfe and James Ledford, as successors in interest and individually (“Plaintiffs”), initiated this action with the filing of a complaint on May 31, 2024. (Doc. 1). Plaintiffs’ claims arise from the death by suicide of their child while in custody of Defendant Kern County Sheriff’s Office. Currently before the Court is a discovery dispute concerning the parties’ anticipated stipulated protective order that the parties have agreed to submit to the Court for adjudication through the Court’s informal discovery dispute procedure. (Doc. 41). The parties convened via Zoom for informal discovery dispute conference on January 10, 2025. (Doc. 42). Denisse O. Gastelum appeared on behalf of Plaintiffs and Brande L.…