Perkins
Perkins v. City of Modesto
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JASON B. PERKINS, No. 1:19-cv-00126-NONE-EPG Plaintiff, v. ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION
FOR RECONSIDERATION
CITY OF MODESTO, et al., (Doc. No. 74) Defendants.
16 Plaintiff Jason B. Perkins seeks reconsideration of a discovery ruling designating as confidential certain internal affairs (“IA”) files belonging to defendants City of Modesto (“City”) and Modesto Police Department (“Modesto PD”). For the reasons explained below, plaintiff’s motion for reconsideration will be denied. BACKGROUND This is a police shooting case in which the court previously denied plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment. (Doc. No. 68 at 3–6 (providing a factual summary).) The court will not repeat the facts of the case here since the parties are quite familiar with them. During discovery, plaintiff sought Modesto PD’s IA files. (Doc. No. 74 at 6.) The parties entered into a stipulated protective order…