D.R.

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 D. R., et al., Case No. 19-cv-07152-MMC (TSH)

8 Plaintiffs,

DISCOVERY ORDER

9 v. Re: Dkt. No. 148 10 CONTRA COSTA COUNTY CA, et al., 11 Defendants.

12 13 I. INTRODUCTION 14 Pending before the Court is Plaintiffs’ Motion to Compel. ECF No. 148. The Court held a 15 hearing on February 12, 2024, and now issues the following order. 16 II. BACKGROUND 17 The underlying case is an action for wrongful death, negligence, and Section 1983 claims 18 brought on behalf of and by the parents of a child, Plaintiff D.R., who died while in custody of 19 Contra Costa Children and Family Services. See ECF No. 72 (Pls.’ Third Amended Complaint). 20 The cause of D.R.’s death is at issue in the litigation; the Contra Costa coroner listed the cause of 21 death as “Probable Cardiac Rhythm Disorder (Dysrhythmia),” ECF No. 153-3 at 7, while 22 Plaintiffs maintain that D.R. died of positional asphyxiation. ECF No. 148 at 3. 23 In this…