Johnson v. California Forensic Medical Group, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RANDALL SCOTT JOHNSON No. 2:19-cv-1722 JAM DB DECEASED, etc., et al., 12 Plaintiffs, ORDER v. CITY OF REDDING, et al., Defendants. 17 On June 9, 2023, this matter came before the undersigned pursuant to Local Rule 302(c)(1) for hearing of plaintiff’s motion to compel. (ECF No. 196.) Attorney Michael Haddad appeared via Zoom on behalf of the plaintiff. Attorneys Paul Cardinale, Peter Bertling, and John Jacobson appeared via Zoom on behalf of defendants. Oral argument was heard and plaintiffs’ motion was taken under submission. Having reviewed the parties’ briefing and oral arguments, the undersigned will grant plaintiff’s motion for the reasons stated in the parties’ briefing, at the June 9, 2023 hearing, and below. //// //// //// //// Plaintiff’s motion seeks to compel production of essentially two categories of discovery: (1) Plaintiff’s requests related to defendants’ complete financial records; and (2)…