Atayde

BACKGROUND

23 Plaintiff filed this action on January 5, 2016, and is proceeding on a second amended 24 complaint filed on June 11, 2019. (ECF Nos. 1, 148.) The action involves the suicide of Richard 25 Ramirez that occurred in Merced County jail while he waited to be transferred to Napa State 26 Hospital after he was found incompetent to stand trial. (ECF No. 148; Pl’s Mot. Compel & 27 Request for Sanctions (“Mot.”) 3, ECF No. 196.) Plaintiff Lucy Atayde is proceeding individually and as successor in interest of the decedent, and brings civil rights and wrongful death claims against Napa State Hospital,1 Merced County, the jail medical provider California Forensic Medical Group (“CFMG”), and the individuals alleged to be involved. (ECF No. 148.) Plaintiff brings claims for punitive damages against the individual Defendants and CFMG. (Id.) On December 6, 2019, Plaintiff served requests for production of documents, set four, on the individual State Defendants2 requesting financial information relevant to Plaintiff’s claim for punitive damages. (Mot. 3; Decl. of Theresa Allen (“Allen Decl.”) ¶ 3, Ex. A, ECF No. 197.) …