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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 PHILIP DEBEAUBIEN, No. 2:19-cv-1329 WBS DB Plaintiff, v. ORDER STATE OF CALIFORNIA, CALIFORNIA

HIGHWAY PATROL, CHP

LIEUTENANT TODD BROWN, CHP

SERGEANT REGGIE WHITEHEAD,

CHP CHIEF BRENT NEWMAN, Defendants. 17 On April 16, 2021, this matter came before the undersigned pursuant to Local Rule 302(c)(1) for hearing of plaintiff’s motions to compel. (ECF Nos. 53-57, 60.) Attorney Stewart Katz appeared via Zoom on behalf of the plaintiff. Attorney Amie McTavish appeared via Zoom on behalf of defendants State of California, California Highway Patrol, Todd Brown, Reggie Whitehead, Brent Newman, Ryan Stonebraker, and Jeremy Dobler. Oral argument was heard and plaintiff’s motions were taken under submission. As a predicate matter, the undersigned notes: Parties may obtain discovery regarding any nonprivileged matter that is relevant to any party’s claim or defense and proportional to the needs of…