Williams v. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TALIB WILLIAMS, et al., Case No. 21-cv-09586-JST (AGT)

Plaintiffs,

DISCOVERY ORDER

v. Re: Dkt. No.

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF

CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION,

et al.,

Defendants.

This order resolves the parties’ discovery dispute at dkt. 97, in which Plaintiffs seek an order compelling the production of exhibits 76, 87, and 88 to an Office of Internal Affairs Investigation Report (OAI-IR). Dkt. 97 at 1–2. Defendants produced the OIA-IR in response to set one of Plaintiffs’ requests for production of documents, but withheld these exhibits as privileged. Id. at 2, 4. Defendants described these exhibits in a privilege log citing the “government and official information privileges.” Id. at 2. The Court held a hearing on April 9, 2024, during which the Court found the requested documents were relevant and instructed Defendants to submit the documents with proposed redactions for in camera review. Having reviewed the redactions, the Court is satisfied the redactions are appropriate. Defendants assert the official information privilege, which is governed by federal common law. See Soto v. City of…