CDCR
Estate of Michael Lee v. CDCR
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
ESTATE OF MICHAEL LEE, et al., No. 2:20–cv–1161–JAM–CKD Plaintiffs, ORDER ON MOTIONS FOR PROTECTIVE
ORDER
v. (ECF Nos. 43 & 52) CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
CORRECTIONS AND
REHABILITATION, et al., Defendants. 17 Presently before the court are two motions for a protective order staying discovery in this litigation: one filed by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (“CDCR”) and one filed by the individual defendants, except for defendant Gorewitz. (ECF Nos. 43, 52.) The parties filed joint statements regarding the discovery disagreement, along with supporting declarations and exhibits. (ECF Nos. 53, 62, 63, 63.1-.2.) The court heard remote arguments on the motions on January 13, 2021. (ECF No. 64.) For the following reasons, the court DENIES a stay of discovery for defendant CDCR and GRANTS a temporary stay of discovery for the moving individual defendants. //// 27 1 These matters were referred to the undersigned pursuant to…