Miller v. Ford Motor Co.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

VANESSA MILLER, et al., No. 2:20–cv–1796–TLN–CKD Plaintiffs, ORDER v. (ECF Nos. 64 & 68) FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Defendant. 16 Presently before the court are defendant Ford Motor Company’s duplicate motions to strike plaintiffs’ first sets of discovery requests, or in the alternative for a protective order deferring Ford’s obligation to respond to this discovery until after the assigned District Judge rules on Ford’s pending motion to stay all discovery. (ECF Nos. 64, 68.) Following an informal discovery conference on the matter with the undersigned, the parties filed a joint statement regarding the discovery disagreement, along with supporting exhibits. (ECF No. 69.) The court took the motion under submission, having already heard the parties’ arguments at the recent informal discovery conference. (ECF No. 70.) For the following reasons, the court DENIES the requested relief.

1 Because both motions request identical…