CA Open Lands v. Butte County Dept. of Public Works

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CALIFORNIA OPEN LANDS, No. 2:20-CV-0123-DJC-DMC Plaintiff, v. ORDER BUTTE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, et al., 15 Defendants.

17 Plaintiff, which is proceeding with retained counsel, brings this civil action. Pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion to compel, ECF No. 70. Plaintiff filed a motion to compel the deposition of Defendant Butte County Department of Public Works’ person most knowledgeable (PMQ). ECF No. 70. Plaintiff filed the motion after one of Defendant’s initial PMQs declared at his deposition that he was indeed not the PMQ on a range of the deposition’s topics. See ECF No. 74 at 5. The parties then filed a joint statement detailing their dispute and indicating they agree new PMQs should be designated and deposed. The only remaining dispute outlined by parties relates to the extent of appropriate attorney’s fees justified by the replacement. ECF No. 74 at 6. The Court held a hearing on the 27…