Civil Rights Dept. v. Grimmway Enterprises, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CIVIL RIGHTS DEPARTMENT, an No. 2:21-cv-01552 DAD AC agency of the State of California, 12 Plaintiff, ORDER v.
GRIMMWAY ENTERPRISES, INC.,
d.b.a. GRIMMWAY FARMS, Defendant. 17 This case is before the court a motion for a protective order brought by plaintiff. ECF No. 43. The discovery motion was referred to the magistrate judge pursuant to E.D. Cal. R. 302(c)(1). The motion was taken under submission on the papers. ECF No. 44. For the reasons set forth below, the motion is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. I. Relevant Background Plaintiff, the Civil Rights Department (“CRD”),1 is the state department charged with prosecutorial authority to investigate, mediate, and litigate civil rights enforcement actions. ECF No. 1 at 1-2. Defendant Grimmway Enterprises, Inc. is a carrot farming organization employing over 2,000 people, in addition to farm labor contractor employes, in Kern County, California. Id. 27 1…