M.H.

I.

BACKGROUND

On December 4, 2019, Plaintiff filed a Complaint against Defendant City of San Bernardino (“Defendant”)1 in San Bernardino County Superior Court. Dkt. 1-1. Plaintiff seeks monetary damages in connection with an officer-involved fatal shooting of Mr. Sokhom Hon (“Decedent”) on or around March 10, 2019.

On February 5, 2020, Defendant removed the action to this Court. Dkt. 1.

1 Defendant County of San Bernardino was voluntarily dismissed from the action on February 10, 2020. Dkt. 9. On March 23, 2020, counsel for both parties met and conferred regarding the Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(f) Report (“Rule 26 Report”). Dkt. 28-1, Declaration of Lauren I. Freidenberg (“Freidenberg Decl.”), ¶ 15.

On March 26, 2020, the parties filed their joint Rule 26(f) Report. Dkt. 13.

On April 6, 2020, Plaintiff served his initial disclosures pursuant to the parties’ stipulation and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a) (“Rule 26(a)”). Freidenberg Decl., ¶ 27; Dkt. 28-11, Declaration of Jill Williams (“Williams Decl.”), ¶ 6, Ex. 12.

On April 6, 2020, Defendant filed a Motion to Stay the action. Dkt. 14.

On April 13, 2020, the Court issued the civil trial scheduling…