Opinion ID: 711166
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Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Production of Investigative File

Text: 15 After the defendants moved for summary judgment, Griffin three times requested and received extensions of the deadline for filing her response. After the defendants refused to consent to a fourth extension, Griffin filed a motion to compel the production of the police investigative file related to this case. The four other plaintiffs joined Griffin in the four requests for extension of the deadline for responding to the defendants' summary judgment motion, as well as the motion to compel production of the investigative file. The district court conducted an in camera review and then denied the motion, concluding that the contents of the file did not affect the defendants' motion for summary judgment. The court also concluded that executive privilege protected the contents of the file and that therefore the file was not discoverable. Griffin contends that the district court erred in denying her motion to compel production of the investigative file. In the circumstances, however, we believe that the court acted well within its broad discretion over discovery matters. See Garner v. Kinnear Mfg. Co., 37 F.3d 263, 270 (7th Cir.1994) (denial of motion to compel discovery reviewed for abuse of discretion); see also Diak v. Dwyer, Costello & Knox, P.C., 33 F.3d 809, 813 (7th Cir.1994). Here, the district court had two valid reasons for denying Griffin's motion to compel: the investigative file was not relevant to the summary judgment proceedings and it was protected by executive privilege. We see no reason to disturb the district court's ruling.