Plaintiffs press discovery complaints; court defers show‑cause and orders review of production

Plaintiffs told the court they had filed a supplemental motion to compel and a show‑cause motion because, they said, AES and AAC failed to meet a prior 60‑day document production deadline. "They missed that deadline which passed on August 24," plaintiffs’ counsel said on the record. Plaintiffs asked the court to compel additional responses and to order depositions to move identification of at‑fault parties before an Oct. 10 deadline.

The judge said she would "pass" the show‑cause motion for now so plaintiffs can review what AES produces under the just‑entered protective order and then notify the court if disputes remain; if so, the court said it would set a specific hearing before Oct. 1 if necessary.