Greer

I. INTRODUCTION

18 Before the Court is Plaintiff Frankie Greer’s (“Plaintiff”) Motion to Compel the Deposition of Defendant William Gore (“Gore”), the former San Diego County Sheriff. 21 Dkt. No. 147.1 Defendants County of San Diego (“the County”) and Gore oppose the Motion (Dkt. No. 150), and Plaintiff has filed a reply brief (Dkt. No. 154). For the reasons set forth below, the Court denies Plaintiff’s Motion. / / / / 26 When referencing page numbers for documents filed with the Court, the Court’s citation refers to the page numbers assigned by the Court’s CM-ECF system. 28 II. BACKGROUND The Court summarized Plaintiff’s claims in its December 17, 2021 Order on the parties’ Joint Motion for Determination of Discovery Dispute. Dkt. No. 117 at 2–3. Relevant to this Motion, Plaintiff’s theory of liability against Gore is premised on Gore’s alleged inaction, which requires Plaintiff show Gore had “knowledge of and acquiescence[d] in unconstitutional conduct by [his] subordinates.” See Starr v. Baca, 652 F.3d 1202, 1208 (9th Cir. 2011). Specifically, Plaintiff alleges Gore acted with deliberate 8 …