Paul
Paul v. Redwood National And State Parks Department
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 WILLIAM D. PAUL, Case No. 17-cv-07197-SI
Plaintiff,
ORDER RE: DISCOVERY
v. Re: Dkt. No. 146 GREGORY MORSE, et al., Defendants.
12 The parties have submitted a discovery dispute to the Court. Plaintiff, who is now represented by counsel, seeks to reopen discovery for limited purposes, including to prepare an opposition to defendants’ pending motions for summary judgment. Defendants oppose the request to reopen, asserting inter alia that plaintiff was not diligent with discovery when he was litigating this case pro se. Defendants also raise specific objections to the particular discovery plaintiff proposes, arguing that the discovery is irrelevant, unnecessary, invades defendants’ privacy interests, and/or is overbroad. The Court finds that it is appropriate and in the interest of justice to allow for a limited reopening of discovery as follows: 1. Plaintiff may take 4 hour depositions of defendants; either…