Estate of Antonio Thomas v. County of Sacramento

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ESTATE OF ANTONIO THOMAS, et al., No. 2:20-cv-0903 KJM DB Plaintiffs, v. ORDER COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO et al., Defendants. 16 This matter came before the undersigned on January 14, 2022, for hearing of plaintiffs’ motion to compel and request for expenses pursuant to Local Rule 302(c)(1). (ECF No. 94.) Attorney Mark Merin appeared via Zoom on behalf of plaintiffs. Attorney Carl Fessenden appeared via Zoom on behalf of defendants. Having reviewed the parties’ briefing and oral arguments, the undersigned grants plaintiffs’ motion for the reasons explained below. In this regard, the parties were previously before the undersigned on October 22, 2021, for hearing of plaintiffs’ motion to compel production after defendants withheld certain documents as privileged and supported by an amended privilege log. (ECF No. 72.) Defendants’ amended privilege log was vague and conclusory. Accordingly, plaintiffs’ motion to compel was granted 26…