Lawrence
Lawrence v. Costco Wholesale Corporation
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 SUSAN LAWRENCE, Case No. 1:22-cv-00931-NODJ-EPG Plaintiff, v. ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO COMPEL COSTCO WHOLESALE (ECF No. 32)
CORPORATION,
14 Defendant.
16 In this removed civil case asserting negligence and failure-to-warn causes of action, 17 Plaintiff Susan Lawrence alleges that she was injured after she slipped on a liquid substance and 18 fell at Defendant Costco Wholesale Corporation’s premises. (ECF No. 3-1, p. 5). Before the 19 Court is Plaintiff’s motion to compel, which seeks an order requiring Defendant to produce a 20 copy of an unredacted “Loss Run Report” dated September 22, 2018 – September 22, 2019, which contains a list of other instances where patrons slipped and fell on substances at the location where Plaintiff allegedly fell. (ECF No. 32). For the reasons given below, the Court will grant the motion to compel. I. BACKGROUND As reflected in the parties’ joint statement regarding discovery disagreement, filed pursuant…