Castaneda
Castaneda v. City of Bakersfield
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LUIS E. CASTANEDA, Case No. 1:23-cv-00068-KES-CDB
Plaintiff, ORDER RE: DISCOVERY DISPUTE
13 v. (Doc. 24) 14 CITY OF BAKERSFIELD, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 Currently before the Court is a discovery dispute that the parties have agreed to submit to the Court for adjudication through the Court’s informal discovery dispute procedure. Background Plaintiff Luis E. Castaneda commenced this action with the filing of a complaint in state court on or about October 7, 2022. (Doc. 2 Ex. 1). Defendants named in the state court suit removed the action to this Court on January 13, 2023. (Doc. 2). After the case was scheduled and nonexpert discovery extended on the parties’ stipulated request (see Doc. 19), on February 9, 2024, Plaintiff filed the operative first amended complaint (“FAC”) asserting claims against Defendants Bakersfield Police Department, Brockett Mueller, and Brendan Thebeau. (Doc. 20). In the FAC, Plaintiff alleges Defendants…