Labbe'
Labbe' v. Dometic Corp.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LANE LABBE, et al., No. 2:20-CV-1975-DAD-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 are Plaintiffs’ motion to compel, ECF No. 41, and Defendant’s motion for clarification and/or reconsideration of portions of the Court’s prior discovery order, ECF No. 62. Also before the Court and addressed separately is Defendant’s request to seal, ECF No. 52, and Plaintiffs’ opposition thereto, ECF No. 53. 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…