MONTE C. RICHARDSON, Magistrate Judge.
Plaintiff William T. Murphy initiated this action on April 11, 2016, by filing a civil rights complaint (Doc. 1). Plaintiff is proceeding on a third amended complaint (Doc. 14; TAC) against Defendants Kelly and Figueroa. In the TAC, and as relevant to the motion presently before the Court, Plaintiff asserts an Eighth Amendment sexual assault claim against Defendant Kelly.
Before the Court is Plaintiff's Motion for an Order Compelling Discovery (Doc. 50; Motion) against Defendant Kelly. In the Motion, Plaintiff objects to five of Defendant Kelly's responses/objections to his discovery requests (interrogatories and requests for production). Plaintiff asserts that Defendant Kelly's responses/objections are "either inadequate, evasive, incomplete, or non-responsive." Motion at 2. Defendant Kelly responded to Plaintiff's Motion (Doc. 52; Response).
With respect to three of the disputed discovery requests, Defendant Kelly stated that he was unable to provide a substantive response or documentary evidence. In response to Interrogatory #2 (asking about video footage), Defendant Kelly responded that video footage was unavailable because such footage is "typically not retained beyond thirty days." Response at 2. In response to Interrogatory # 13 (asking Defendant Kelly to explain the incident), Defendant Kelly responded that he has no recollection of interacting with Plaintiff on the day of the alleged incident.
As to the remaining two disputed discovery requests (Interrogatory #1 and Interrogatory #17), Plaintiff challenges Defendant Kelly's asserted objections. Interrogatory #1 reads as follows: "[s]tate in detail the information you or any of your representatives such as Dept. of Correction (Inspector General) Assistant Attorney General (Erich Messenger) have or are aware of relating to the incident. . . ." Motion at 11. Defendant Kelly objected, stating the request was "unclear, vague, calls for violation of attorney client privilege, and [was] speculative." Response at 4.
To the extent Plaintiff asks Defendant Kelly to state what other people know, the objection is sustained. To the extent Plaintiff asks what Defendant Kelly himself knows about the incident, the Court notes that Defendant Kelly has asserted in response Plaintiff's Interrogatories that he has no recollection of "any interaction with the plaintiff," and he denies that any such interaction occurred.
Finally, Interrogatory #17 reads as follows: "[s]tate whether you have ever been charged, disciplined or reported for any previous sexual misconduct allegations while employed at Dept of Corrections (attach reports if applicable)." Motion at 12. Defendant Kelly objected on the basis that the request "calls for [the production of] documents" and because the request was "overly broad, irrelevant, and not reasonably calculated to lead to admissible evidence." Response at 5. To the extent Plaintiff seeks the production of documents, Defendant Kelly's objection is sustained. Moreover, the Court finds that Plaintiff's request, as written, is overly broad because the request is not limited in either scope or time. However, the Court overrules Defendant Kelly's objection insofar as he asserts that the request seeks information that is irrelevant or unlikely to lead to admissible evidence.
A party opposing discovery must do more than state a generic, boilerplate objection. Rather, the party must make some showing that the stated objection is appropriate.
Accordingly, it is
1. Plaintiff's Motion for an Order Compelling Discovery (Doc. 50) is
2. By
3. To the extent Plaintiff requests the Court order Defendant Kelly to reimburse him for his costs associated with filing the Motion,