K.L. v. Edgar

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

ALESLA, District Judge.

Before the court is plaintiffs’ emergency motion to compel discovery. Specifically, plaintiffs seek to have the court order defendants to allow plaintiffs’ experts to visit Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities (DMHDD) facilities, review patient records and other relevant documents, interview patients and staff, and observe the treatment process. Plaintiffs seek to accomplish the interviews of staff members outside the presence of defense counsel.

Defendants initially objected to plaintiffs’ discovery request to the extent…