Judge: Cherol J. Nellon, Case: 22STCV17476, Date: 2023-08-10 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 22STCV17476    Hearing Date: August 10, 2023    Dept: 14

Instant Motion

Plaintiff now moves this for orders quashing 8 subpoenas served on her various subsequent employers.

Decision

            The motion is TAKEN OFF-CALENDAR. Counsel are directed to meet and confer verbally about the dispute. If that does not resolve any given issue, counsel are directed to schedule an Informal Discovery Conference before this court.

Discussion

            This is an improper combination motion. Plaintiff has filed a single motion attempting to compel quash 8 separate subpoenas. There should be a separate motion (and separate statement) for each subpoena. Additionally, filing fees must be paid for each of the motions.

There is also a practical reason for this rule, beyond court revenue generation. Different witnesses are situated differently, and the requests may be different as well. If parties wrap multiple motions into a single package, the court cannot arrange its calendar to properly distribute its workload.

Finally, the issues discussed in the parties’ papers are not complex. Counsel should be able to work them out by talking to one another.