Luong
Luong v. Alameda County
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 DAT THANH LUONG, et al., Case No.17-cv-06675-EMC (JSC)
Plaintiffs,
ORDER RE: LATE-NOTICED 30(B)(6)
v. DEPOSITION NOTICE
NAPA STATE HOSPITAL, et al., Re: Dkt. Nos. 210, 211 Defendants.
12 Now before the Court is a letter brief from Defendants regarding Plaintiffs’ September 4, 2019 notice of a 30(b)(6) deposition of a “person most knowledgeable” from Alameda County, (Dkt. No. 210), and Plaintiffs’ response, (Dkt. No. 211). The fact discovery cut off in this case was June 20, 2019. As Plaintiffs noticed the deposition well after that deadline, Defendants seek a protective order preventing the deposition from going forward. Plaintiffs counter that they designated the witness as an unretained expert and therefore the deposition notice constitutes timely expert discovery. Plaintiffs have not demonstrated that the Alameda County 30(b)(6) witness is an expert witness rather than or even in addition to a fact witness. Assuming that…