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Nature of Suit Code: 790
Nature of Suit: Other Labor Litigation
Cause of Action: 28:1346 Tort Claim

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DEBORAH HENSON,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-05-1099 FCD KJM

vs.

LASSEN COUNTY, et al.,

Defendants. ORDER

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 Defendants’ and plaintiff’s discovery motions came on regularly for hearing

April 4, 2007. Yosef Peretz and Emily Berg appeared for plaintiff. Martha Springer appeared

for defendants. Upon review of the documents in support and opposition, upon hearing the

arguments of counsel, and good cause appearing therefor, THE COURT ORDERS AS

FOLLOWS:

1. Defendants’ motion to increase the seven-hour time limit for plaintiff’s

deposition is granted in part. The deposition shall be allowed for five days of four hours/day

with three days of deposition occurring consecutively one week and the last two days of

deposition occurring consecutively another week. Defendants shall provide to plaintiff

documents requiring authentication one week prior to the start of deposition.

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2. Defendants’ motion regarding the scope of the mental examination is granted

in part. At plaintiff’s option, the mental examination and testing shall take place either in Carson

City, Nevada, or Menlo Park, California, limited to four hours each of examination and testing,

to occur on separate days. Taping shall be allowed but no third parties shall be present during the 

examination and testing. If the mental examination takes place in Carson City, plaintiff shall

bear the costs of expert transportation and lodging. If the mental examination takes place in

Menlo Park, defendants shall bear the costs of plaintiff’s transportation and lodging.

3. Plaintiff’s motion to increase the number of depositions is denied without

prejudice to its renewal after full exhaustion of meet and confer efforts and upon a particularized

showing of need as to each specified deposition.

4. Plaintiff’s motion to modify defendants’ subpoena duces tecum and for

protective order is denied. Documents shall be produced as identified in the privilege log

provided by the subpoenaed custodian of records, including medical records contained in the

worker’s compensation file.

5. Plaintiff’s motion to compel Andy Whiteman to appear for deposition in

Sacramento is denied.

6. No later than seven days from the date of this order, after fully meeting and

conferring regarding disputed items, the parties shall submit a supplemental joint statement

pertaining to each parties’ current position on disputed interrogatories and requests for

production of documents. The parties shall further identify any interrogatories not responded to

on the basis they exceed fifty interrogatories. 

DATED: April 9, 2007.

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henson2.oah 

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