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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DONALD N. GALBRAITH, Executor of the

ESTATE OF NELSON GALBRAITH,

Plaintiff,

 v.

COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA; ANGELO

OZOA, M.D., individually and as an agent of

Santa Clara County,

Defendants.

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No. C 03-2506 JSW

ORDER RE SECOND

DISCOVERY DISPUTE

The Court has received the parties’ letters outlining their discovery dispute regarding

several questions asked at the depositions of third-party witnesses, Sergeant Michael Yore and

Officer Jeffrey Mock. Having reviewed the parties’ positions, the Court has determined that a

hearing on this dispute is unnecessary.

Plaintiff seeks to compel responses from Sergeant Yore to the following two questions: 

(1) “Have you ever been charged with any misconduct in connection with your work as a police

officer?” and (2) “Have you ever been place on administrative leave in connection with your

work as a police officer?” Plaintiff also seeks to compel a response from Officer Mock to the

question “Have you ever been a defendant in any civil matter?” Sergeant Yore and Officer

Mock object to these questions on several grounds.

The Court finds the above questions are overbroad and are not reasonably calculated to

lead to the discovery of admissible evidence. Fed. R. Civ.P. 26(b)(1). Accordingly, the Court

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HEREBY sustains the objections to the questions and thus, DENIES Plaintiff’s request to

compel further responses. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 3, 2006 

JEFFREY S. WHITE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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