Limon
Limon v. New Era Security, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 JOEL LIMON, Case No. 23-cv-02055-SK
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
v. CONDUCT DISCOVERY
NEW ERA SECURITY, INC., et al., Regarding Docket No. 22 Defendants.
Default has been entered against both Defendants. (Dkt. No. 21.) In light of his anticipated motion for default judgment, Plaintiff seeks authorization to conduct discovery in order to demonstrate damages. Trial courts have broad discretion in granting or denying discovery. Hallett v. Morgan, 296 F.3d 732, 751 (9th Cir. 2002) (“broad discretion is vested in the trial court to permit or deny discovery, and its decision to deny discovery will not be disturbed except upon the clearest showing that denial of discovery results in actual and substantial prejudice to the complaining litigant”). Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(d) provides that “[a] party may not seek discovery from any source before the parties have conferred as required by Rule 26(f), except .…