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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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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ANDREW MARCONI,

Plaintiff,

 v.

 OFFICER ONE, et al.,

Defendants. /

No. C-05-01978 CW (EDL)

ORDER GRANTING IN PART

PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO COMPEL

On July 17, 2006, Plaintiff filed a motion to compel seeking further responses to

interrogatories and requests for production of documents. Plaintiff also sought attorney’s fees and

costs. Defendant opposed this motion and Plaintiff filed a reply. The Court held a hearing on

August 29, 2006. 

By the time of the hearing, the parties had resolved substantially all of the discovery issues

raised by Plaintiff’s motion. The remaining dispute involved Defendants’ response to request for

production of documents number 10: “All complaints made to the San Francisco Police Department

arising out of alleged discrimination and/or harassment based on sexual orientation from January 1,

1999 to the present.” As written, this request is overly broad; Plaintiff clarified at the hearing that

the request sought complaints about discriminatory conduct by police officers. Defendants argued

that to search for these complaints would be overly burdensome because they are not kept by this

category and that unsustained complaints are less probative. Defendants shall produce any sustained

complaints from January 1, 1999 to the present that would encompass complaints made for

discrimination or harassment based on sexual orientation. Defendants shall also provide statistics

sufficient to show the total number of complaints based on the closest category by which such

statistics are kept, which appears to be “sexual slurs.” 

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United States District Court

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Further, in connection with Defendants’ responses to all discovery, Defendants shall provide

Plaintiff with a declaration from the person most knowledgeable regarding the diligent search made

to find responsive documents. 

Plaintiff’s request for fees and costs is denied. Civil L.R. 7-8. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 1, 2006 

ELIZABETH D. LAPORTE

United States Magistrate Judge

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