Jeffery R. Pedersen v. City of Palm Bay, Brian Press, Travis Oxrieder, Richard Weaver, Nicholas Jones and Wayne Ivey

Summary

The United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida granted the City of Palm Bay’s unopposed motion to compel discovery in a civil rights action arising from the death of Jeffrey W. Pedersen. The court ordered the plaintiff to supplement specified interrogatory answers and produce responsive financial and benefits-related documents by January 5, 2026, and held that objections to the discovery had been waived.

Holdings

1. The unopposed motion to compel was well taken and was granted.
2. Plaintiff was ordered by January 5, 2026, to supplement interrogatory answers 6, 7, 9, 12, 16, 17, and 20 regarding whether any living person is seeking affirmative relief, and to produce documents responsive to requests for production 15, 27, 39, 40, and 41 that were in Plaintiff's possession, custody, or control.
3. All objections to the discovery at issue were waived because Plaintiff failed to timely respond to the motion to compel.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the court should compel Plaintiff to supplement specified interrogatory answers concerning whether any living person is seeking affirmative relief.
2. Whether the court should compel Plaintiff to produce documents responsive to specified requests for production seeking financial and benefit-related information relevant to damages.
3. Whether Plaintiff waived objections to the discovery requests by failing to timely respond to the motion to compel.

Disposition

other