The following excerpt is from Valenzuela v. City of Calexico, Case No. 14-cv-481-BAS-PCL (S.D. Cal. 2015):
Lastly, when deciding whether to grant a motion to compel response to discovery request or interrogatory, the court considers the prior efforts of the parties to resolve the dispute, the relevance of the information sought, and the burden or expense of production. Barnes v. D.C., 289 F.R.D. 1 (D.D.C. 2012).
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