Rubalcava
Rubalcava v. City Of San Jose
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 LIONEL RUBALCAVA, Case No. 20-cv-04191-BLF (VKD)
Plaintiff,
ORDER RE NOVEMBER 18, 2022
v. DISCOVERY DISPUTE RE
DEPOSITION OF JOE PEREZ
CITY OF SAN JOSE, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 154 Defendants.
13 Plaintiff Lionel Rubalcava and defendants City of San Jose, Joseph Perez, Rafael Nieves, Ramon Avalos, Ron Baldal, Steven Spillman, Topui Fonua, Walt Tibbet, Edgardo Garcia, Rich Torres, and Gary Hafley (“City Defendants”) ask the Court to resolve their dispute concerning whether Mr. Rubalcava may take a second deposition of Detective Perez. Dkt. No. 154. The Court finds this matter suitable for determination without oral argument. Civ. L.R. 7-1(b). For the reasons explained below, the Court concludes that Mr. Rubalcava may depose Detective Perez for an additional 2.5 hours. I. BACKGROUND In this action, Mr. Rubalcava asserts claims for violations of his federal constitutional …