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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 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TAN LAM, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

CITY OF LOS BANOS, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:15-cv-531-MCE-KJN

ORDER

On April 25, 2016, the court conducted an informal telephonic discovery conference in 

this matter. At the conference, attorney Melissa Nold appeared on behalf of plaintiffs, and 

attorney Philip Downs appeared on behalf of defendants. For the reasons discussed with the 

parties at that conference, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiffs’ request to compel defendants to produce the written request and signed 

HIPPA release submitted to the VA to obtain defendant Acosta’s medical records is 

DENIED, particularly in light of the fact that defendant Acosta apparently obtained his 

VA pre-incident records not in response to that written request, but instead upon 

making an in-person, verbal request for such records. If plaintiffs’ counsel believes 

that certain responsive records (consistent with the court’s March 18, 2016 minute 

order) are missing and should be produced, plaintiffs’ counsel shall further meet and 

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confer with defendants’ counsel regarding the specific records/pages at issue.

2. With no objection by defendants as to the depositions being conducted, the court 

specifically authorizes the depositions of the following of defendant Acosta’s treating 

providers as unretained expert witnesses designated by plaintiffs: (1) Gobi Kasturi, 

M.D.; (2) Joseph Shuman, Psy.D.; (3) Soad Khalifa, M.D.; (4) Lydia Duarte, LCSW; 

and (5) Mary Jimenez, NP. Plaintiffs are authorized to issue subpoenas for their 

depositions, subject to reasonable meet-and-confer with defendants’ counsel and the 

witnesses as to available dates. A copy of this order shall be attached to each 

subpoena. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 26, 2016

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