Beard
Beard v. County of Stanislaus
United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaJanuary 17, 20231:21-cv-00841California10,734 words
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
SHANE BEARD, et al., Case No. 1:21-cv-00841-ADA-SAB
Plaintiffs, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’
MOTION FOR SANCTIONS IN PART,
v. ORDERING SANCTIONS, AND
ORDERING PRODUCTION WITHIN
COUNTY OF STANISLAUS, et al., FOURTEEN DAYS
Defendants. (ECF Nos. 53, 54, 56, 57)
16 I. INTRODUCTION Currently before the Court is Plaintiffs Shane Beard (“Beard”), Hilda Perez (“Perez”), and N.P.’s (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) motion for an order to show cause why Defendant County of Stanislaus, (referred to as “Defendant” or “County” for purposes of this motion), should not be held in contempt for failure to obey a court order relating to discovery, sanctions in the amount of reasonable attorneys’ fees, and an order requiring production of the discovery requested in the initial subpoena. (ECF No. 53.) The Court held a hearing on the motion on January 11, 2023. (ECF No. 57.) In consideration of the…