The Estate of Paul Silva v. City of San Diego

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 THE ESTATE OF PAUL SILVA, by and Case No.: 18cv2282-L (MSB) through its successors-in-interest LESLIE 12 ALLEN and MANUEL SILVA, et al., DISCOVERY ORDER [ECF NO. 136] Plaintiffs, 14 v. 15 CITY OF SAN DIEGO, et al., 16 Defendants.

Plaintiffs and Defendant County of San Diego (“the County”) have presented a dispute to the Court regarding whether proceedings before the Critical Incident Review Board (“CIRB”) and the subsequent reports summarizing the proceedings are shielded from discovery by the attorney-client privilege and the work product doctrine. On October 16, 2020, Plaintiff moved to compel responses to three interrogatories and one request for production (“RFP”). (ECF No. 136 at 1-5.) Plaintiffs’ written discovery essentially asks the County to identify any CIRB “internal review, audit, or investigation” of use-of-force incidents by Sheriff’s Department employees that were conducted between February 20, 2015 and February 20, 2018; describe the facts…