U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Pinal County

ORDER GRANTING EEOC’S MOTION TO QUASH DEPOSITION SUBPOENA [Doc. 1]

On March 4, 2010, Petitioner U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) filed a motion to quash deposition subpoena and an application to stay compliance with the subpoena pending the Court’s ruling on the motion to quash. Doc. 1. On March 9, 2010, the Court issued an Order setting a briefing schedule on the motion to quash and staying compliance with the subpoena pending a ruling on the motion. Doc. 2. Respondents Pinal County and Pinal County Sheriffs Office (“Respondents”) filed an opposition to the motion. Doc. 3. Glenn S. Millsaps, the plaintiff in the underlying action, filed a joinder to the motion. Doc. 5. For the reasons set forth below, Petitioner’s motion to quash deposition subpoena is GRANTED.

I. BACKGROUND

During 2006 and 2007, the plaintiff in the underlying case, Glenn S. Millsaps (“Millsaps”), filed charges of racial discrimination and retaliation with the EEOC against his employer, Respondent Pinal County. Mot. to Quash (“Mot.”) at 2. On September 30, 2008, the EEOC issued letters of determination which found as follows:

Resp. to Mot. (“Resp.”), Ex. A. The letters were executed by…