ORDER

RICHARD A. JONES, District Judge.

This matter comes before the Court on Defendant Fred Meyer Stores' ("Defendant" or "Fred Meyer") motion to compel discovery and motion to compel an independent medical examination. Dkt. # 891. Plaintiff opposes the motion. Dkt. # 97.

The Court has broad discretion to control discovery. Hallett v. Morgan, 296 F.3d 732, 751 (9th Cir. 2002); see also Avila v. Willits Envtl. Remediation Trust, 633 F.3d 828, 833 (9th Cir. 2011), In re Sealed Case, 856 F.2d 268, 271 (D.C. Cir. 1988). That discretion is guided by several principles. Most importantly, the scope of discovery is broad. A party must respond to any discovery request that is not privileged and that is "relevant to any party's claim or defense and proportional to the needs of the case, considering the importance of the issues at stake in the action, the amount in controversy, the parties' relative access to relevant information, the parties' resources, the importance of the discovery in resolving the issues, and whether the burden or expense of the proposed discovery outweighs its likely benefit." Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(b)(1).

If a party refuses to respond to discovery, the requesting party "may move for an order compelling disclosure or discovery." Fed. R. Civ. P. 37(a)(1). "The party who resists discovery has the burden to show that discovery should not be allowed, and has the burden of clarifying, explaining, and supporting its objections." Cable & Computer Tech., Inc. v. Lockheed Saunders, Inc., 175 F.R.D. 646, 650 (C.D. Cal. 1997).

Defendant argues that Plaintiff has continually failed to adequately disclose computations for future medical expenses, lost earning capacity, or future earnings. Dkt. # 89 at 6. Defendant contends that Plaintiff has not produced evidence beyond 2016-17 to support a wage loss claim. Id. at 8. The Court finds that these calculations are relevant and instrumental to the resolution of this matter, and the Court agrees that the record supports Defendant's motion. Moreover, Plaintiff's brief in opposition does not sufficiently respond to these issues. Accordingly, the Court GRANTS Defendant's motion; Plaintiff may not present evidence beyond the tax returns she already produced to support her claims for wage loss, future medical expenses, and lost earning capacity.

Defendant further moves the Court for an order compelling Plaintiff to produce responses with regard to five discovery requests. Id. at 9-11 (seeking production for Interrogatory Nos. 4, 5, 7, 11 and Request for Production No. 4). Each of the requests are directly related to Plaintiff's claims and theories of recovery, and Plaintiff's responses are necessary for Defendant's defense preparation. Plaintiff's brief in opposition does not adequately explain why she has failed to diligently respond to Defendant's requests. The Court therefore GRANTS the motion and orders Plaintiff to supplement each response and produce discovery no later than ten (10) days from the date of this order. If Plaintiff has issues complying with this deadline, she is directed to immediately meet and confer with Defendant's counsel to reach a mutually agreed upon production timeline.

Finally, Defendant moves the Court for an order compelling Plaintiff to sit for an independent medical examination (IME) with Dr. Vandenbelt. Id. at 11. The Court has discretion to do so for good cause under Rule 35. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 35(a)(1) ("The court . . may order a party whose mental or physical condition . . . is in controversy to submit to a physical or mental examination by a suitably licensed or certified examiner."). Plaintiff does not appear to oppose this request, as she had previously submitted available dates for an IME in December 2017. Dkt. # 97 at 10. The Court finds good cause to order Plaintiff to sit for an IME with Dr. Vandenbelt. The Court therefore GRANTS Defendant's motion and orders the parties to meet and confer to mutually agree on a date and time to complete this exam. However, the Court instructs the parties to agree on a date and time that is within fourteen (14) days from the date of this Order.

For the foregoing reasons, the Court GRANTS Defendant's motion. Dkt. # 89. This Order does not operate to extend any discovery deadlines that have already passed; it is narrowly tailored to the issues presented in Defendant's motion.