Labbe'

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LANE LABBE, et al., No. 2:20-CV-1975-KJM-DMC Plaintiffs, v. ORDER DOMETIC CORPORATION, Defendant. 16 Plaintiffs, who are proceeding with retained counsel, bring this civil action alleging products liability. The matter was removed from the Plumas County Superior Court under this Court’s diversity jurisdiction. See ECF No. 1. Pending before the Court is Plaintiffs’ motion to compel. See ECF No. 41. The parties have filed a two-volume joint statement in support of their respective positions. See ECF Nos. 49 (Vol. 1), 50 (Vol. 2), 51 (Amended Vol. 2). Following a hearing before the undersigned on July 20, 2022, the matter was submitted. The purpose of discovery is to "remove surprise from trial preparation so the parties can obtain evidence necessary to evaluate and resolve their dispute." United States v. Chapman Univ., 245 F.R.D. 646, 648 (C.D. Cal. 2007) (quotation and citation omitted). Rule 26 …