Judge: Audra Mori, Case: 20STCV26754, Date: 2022-08-30 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 20STCV26754    Hearing Date: August 30, 2022    Dept: 31

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES - CENTRAL DISTRICT

Defendant Golden State Water Company initially set this Motion to Compel Further Responses to Request for Production of Documents, set two, for hearing on August 30, 2022.  An informal Discovery Conference was held concerning the subject discovery issues on August 24, 2022, where there was no appearance or contact by Plaintiff.  Following the IDC, Defendant filed a Notice of Continuance providing that the hearing on the motion had been continued from August 30, 2022, to October 5, 2022. 

            The Court notes that a hearing date for a motion to compel further has been reserved in this matter for October 5, 2022, at 1:30 p.m., and thus, continues the instant motion to that date and time. 

If the parties are unable to resolve all outstanding issues prior to the continued hearing, the parties must submit a joint statement of items in dispute at least nine (9) court days prior to the continued hearing date.  The joint statement must be a single document, with analysis by both parties, addressing the remaining issues. 

If further responses were or are served after the IDC, then a new motion to compel further responses and a new IDC must be held concerning the supplemental responses.

Moving Defendant is ordered to give notice. 

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE:

• Parties are encouraged to meet and confer after reading this tentative ruling to see if they can reach an agreement.
• If a party intends to submit on this tentative ruling, the party must send an email to the court at sscdept31@lacourt.org with the Subject line “SUBMIT” followed by the case number.  The body of the email must include the hearing date and time, counsel’s contact information, and the identity of the party submitting.  
• Unless all parties submit by email to this tentative ruling, the parties should arrange to appear remotely (encouraged) or in person for oral argument.  You should assume that others may appear at the hearing to argue.  
• If the parties neither submit nor appear at hearing, the Court may take the motion off calendar or adopt the tentative ruling as the order of the Court.  After the Court has issued a tentative ruling, the Court may prohibit the withdrawal of the subject motion without leave. 

Dated this 30^th day of August 2022