In the California Whistleblower Lawsuit, Selvaggi v. County of Ventura, the Court has granted the plaintiff’s three motions to compel depositions and awarded sanctions against the County. The Court rejected the County’s claim that it had “priority” to depose the plaintiff first before other witnesses, finding there is no such automatic priority rule and noting the County never filed any official motion to delay those witness depositions. The Court also found the County’s excuses for canceling wi