Gatlin

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 EDISON GATLIN, et al., Case No. 21-cv-00370-SI

Plaintiffs,

ORDER RE: DISCOVERY DISPUTE

v. Re: Dkt. No. 175 CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, et al., Defendants.

12 On March 25, 2025, plaintiffs and third-party California Department of Social Services (“DSS”) filed a joint discovery dispute. Dkt. No. 175. This is the first discovery dispute in this case. In this Section 1983 action brought by the parents of a disabled child who died in foster care, plaintiffs served a subpoena for records on third-party DSS. DSS produced the requested records but “redacted ‘personally identifying information’ (i.e., names, dates of birth, social security numbers, addresses, etc.) to protect third party privacy rights.” Id. at 2. Plaintiffs argue that DSS 19 has redacted “critical ‘identifying information’ including the names of essential witnesses.” Id. 20 Plaintiffs ask that the Court order “production of the full and unredacted” licensing files for the three 21 foster homes in which…