Judge: Daniel M. Crowley, Case: 23STCV04373, Date: 2024-05-03 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 23STCV04373    Hearing Date: May 3, 2024    Dept: 71

Superior Court of California

County of Los Angeles

DEPARTMENT 71

TENTATIVE RULING

Plaintiff Areeb Pirani’s unopposed motion to compel further responses to its Request for Production of Documents (Set One) is denied.

Plaintiff’s request for sanctions is denied.

Plaintiff Areeb Pirani (“Pirani”) (“Plaintiff”) moves unopposed to compel further responses from Defendant Faisal Iqbal (“Iqbal”) (“Defendant”) to his Request for Production of Documents (Set One) (“RFP”).  (Notice Motion, pg. 2; C.C.P. §§2031.310, et seq.)  Plaintiff further requests monetary sanctions against Defendant in the amount of $2,897.00.  (Notice Motion, pg. 2.)

The Court denies Plaintiff’s motion on the basis Plaintiff failed to follow the Information Regarding Procedures in Department 71, which requires that “[p]arties seeking to compel further responses to discovery, must schedule an Informal Discovery Conference (IDC) before the Court will hear their motions. The Court may deny a motion to compel further responses to discovery if parties fail to schedule and complete an IDC before the scheduled hearing on the motion.”  (Information Regarding Procedures, pg. 4.)

Accordingly, Plaintiff’s unopposed motion is denied, and Plaintiff’s request for sanctions against Defendant is denied.

Moving Party to give notice.

Dated:  May _____, 2024