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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

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOSHUA CHAVEZ,

Plaintiff,

v.

CITY OF HAYWARD, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 14-cv-00470-DMR 

ORDER ON JOINT DISCOVERY 

LETTER

Re: Dkt. No. 63

The court has received the parties’ May 1, 2015 joint discovery letter. [Docket No. 63.] 

The court finds that this matter is appropriate for resolution without oral argument pursuant to 

Civil Local Rule 7-1(b).

In the joint letter, Plaintiff states that he “seeks a Court Order to the Livermore Police 

Department to release the police reports and other documents related to the criminal prosecution of 

Defendant Richard McLeod.” (Joint Letter 1.) However, the Livermore Police Department is not 

a party to this litigation.

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There is no indication that Plaintiff met and conferred with third party Livermore Police 

Department about its response to the subpoena. Accordingly, because Plaintiff failed to comply 

with the court’s Standing Order regarding resolution of discovery disputes by meeting and 

conferring with Livermore Police Department, and filing a joint discovery letter with that entity, 

Plaintiff’s motion to compel the Livermore Police Department to produce the requested 

documents is denied.

 

1 Defendant City of Hayward represents that it does not have possession, custody or control of 

responsive documents within the meaning of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 34(a)(1), and that 

Defendant McLeod does not himself have legal right to the criminal investigative file generated 

and maintained by the third party investigating agency. In the joint letter, Plaintiff appears to 

concede these points by instead opting to seek the documents solely from the City of Livermore 

Police Department.

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 6, 2015

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Donna M. Ryu

United States Magistrate Judge

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Donna M. Ryu

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