McCoy

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KORI MCCOY, et al., No. 2:19–cv–1191–JAM–CKD Plaintiffs, ORDER v. (ECF No. 128) CITY OF VALLEJO, et al., Defendants. 16 Presently before the court is plaintiffs’ motion to compel from defendants nearly all materials created in connection with a Vallejo Police Department (“VPD” or “Department”) independent internal investigation into a suspected badge-bending practice within the Department. (ECF No. 128.) The parties filed a Joint Statement regarding the discovery disagreement, along with supporting exhibits—which were all provisionally filed under seal at the parties’ request. (ECF Nos. 138-138.14.) Following supplemental briefing on the request to seal (ECF Nos. 145, 146), the court ordered defendants to re-file on the docket redacted versions of these same documents (ECF Nos. 142-143; see ECF Nos. 144-144.15). The court heard remote arguments on the motion to compel on December 15, 2021. (ECF No. 139.) …