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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

JIMMY D. HAWS, et al., 

Plaintiffs,

 v.

COUNTY OF MONTEREY, et al.,

Defendants. /

NO. C 07-02599 JF

ORDER RE MOTION TO

COMPEL

At the hearing on this motion to compel, the Court directed the parties to engage in further

meet and confer negotiations to resolve or to narrow the scope of their disputes, and to file

supplemental briefs setting out any disputes that remained at the end of that process. The parties are

commended for having engaged in what appears to have been a productive meet and confer session

carried out in the appropriate spirit of cooperation and professionalism. The parties report that most

of their disputes have been resolved and do not require further action from the Court. Two issues,

however, remain.

First, under Document Request No. 28, plaintiff seeks training and disciplinary records of

jail staff on duty at the time of the incident. Defendant asserts a privilege arising under California

law that limits the circumstances under which such personnel file materials may be disclosed. 

Defendant recognizes, however, that this federal court may order the production to go forward. In

anticipation of such an order, the parties have agreed that the request will be narrowed to encompass

*E-FILED APRIL 10, 2008*

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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ORDER RE MOTION TO COMPEL

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only a small group of individuals and only certain specific categories of information. With those

limitations in place, the motion is granted, and the records shall be produced within 20 days of the

date of this order.

The only remaining question is whether the County of Monterey must produce medical

records in the possession of its contractor, California Forensic Medical Group (“CFMG”). The

County does not object to production of the records at issue, but argues that plaintiff should obtain

them by subpoenaing CFMG. It appears that the County is already undertaking some efforts to

facilitate production of the records from CFMG to plaintiff. In light of the contractual provision

between CFMG and the County that medical records prepared by CFMG “shall be the property of

the County,” the County is hereby ordered to follow through on those efforts and to ensure that the

materials are produced within 20 days of the date of this order.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: 

RICHARD SEEBORG

United States Magistrate Judge

April 10, 2008

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