Estate of Linda Miller v. County of Sutter

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CHRISTINA HYDE, et al., No. 2:20-CV-0577-DJC-DMC Plaintiffs, v. ORDER COUNTY OF SUTTER, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiffs, who are proceeding with retained counsel, bring this civil action. Pending before the Court are: (1) Defendants’ motion to compel minor Plaintiff H.S. to submit to an independent mental examination (IME), ECF No. 175; and (2) Defendants’ motion to compel minor Plaintiff H.S. to submit to a deposition, ECF No. 176. The parties have filed joint statements regarding both motions, ECF Nos. 177 and 178. Plaintiffs’ counsel has also filed separate declarations with exhibits, ECF Nos. 179 and 180. The parties appeared before the undersigned on January 10, 2024, for a hearing on both pending motions. Emily Rose Johns, Esq., Hanna Chandoo, Esq., Temitayo Peters, Esq., Mark Berry, Esq., Kathleen Rhoads, Esq., and Wendy Motooka, Esq., present. After considering the arguments of counsel, the matters were 26 …