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REYES v. CITY OF FRESNO, 1:13-cv-00418-DAD-SKO. (2016)

Court: District Court, E.D. California Number: infdco20160902889 Visitors: 38
Filed: Sep. 02, 2016
Latest Update: Sep. 02, 2016
Summary: STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR FIRST LOOK AGREEMENT AND WITHDRAWING MOTIONS TO QUASH SUBPOENAS (DOC. 123, DOC. 124) SHEILA K. OBERTO , Magistrate Judge . On July 19, 2016, Plaintiffs served on Defendants notice of subpoenas that would be served on August 1, 2016, on various financial institutions relating to Defendant Avila's financial condition for Plaintiffs' punitive damages claims, as well as a subpoena for text messages related to the shooting of Jaime Reyes on Defendant Avila's cell phone
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STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR FIRST LOOK AGREEMENT AND WITHDRAWING MOTIONS TO QUASH SUBPOENAS (DOC. 123, DOC. 124)

On July 19, 2016, Plaintiffs served on Defendants notice of subpoenas that would be served on August 1, 2016, on various financial institutions relating to Defendant Avila's financial condition for Plaintiffs' punitive damages claims, as well as a subpoena for text messages related to the shooting of Jaime Reyes on Defendant Avila's cell phone provider, Cingular Wireless.

On August 15, 2016, Defendant Avila filed motions to quash the subpoenas. (Docs. 123 and 124).

On August 19, 2016, Plaintiffs' counsel received from Wells Fargo Home Mortgage a CD and paper documents in response to the August 1, 2016, subpoena. Due to the pending motions to quash, Plaintiffs' counsel have not reviewed the documents and CD received.

The parties hereby agree that the motions to quash shall be withdrawn, and the subpoenaed documents shall be subject to a "first look" procedure in which Kevin Osterberg, counsel for Defendant Avila, will receive documents responsive to the subpoenas, for initial review by him. Within fifteen days of his receipt of the documents, he will review them and produce discoverable documents to Plaintiffs' counsel, along with a privilege log for all documents withheld under any claim of privilege or any other objection raised by Defendant Avila. The parties hereby agree that, while the subpoenaed parties shall produce all subpoenaed information to Defendant Avila's counsel, the financial information document production from Defendant Avila's counsel shall be limited to the period January 1, 2014, to the present. The parties further agree that the mobile telephone information shall be limited to calls and text messages that mention, refer, or relate to the shooting of Jaime Reyes.

The subpoenaed parties will produce all documents responsive to the subpoenas to Mr. Osterberg at the following address:

Kevin M. Osterberg Haight, Brown & Bonesteel, LLP 3750 University Ave., Ste. 560 Riverside, CA 92501

Plaintiffs' counsel will overnight the Wells Fargo documents received to Mr. Osterberg upon entry of this Stipulation and Proposed Order. The motions to quash (Doc. 123 and 124 and all filings in support thereof) shall be terminated and removed from the Court's calendar.

ORDER

Based on the above stipulation, the Court hereby GRANTS the parties' request and VACATES the hearings on Defendant Juan Avila's (1) Motion to Quash Subpoena Directed to New Cingular Wireless Services, Inc. (Doc. 123) and (2) Motion to Quash Subpoenas Directed to Financial Institutions (Doc. 124), both currently set for September 21, 2016, at 9:30 a.m.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Source:  Leagle

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