Judge: Joel R Wohlfeil, Case: 37-2023-00032123-CU-OE-CTL, Date: 2024-05-03 Tentative Ruling

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05/02/2024  01:30:00 PM  C-73 COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO

JUDICIAL OFFICER:Joel R. Wohlfeil

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Civil - Unlimited  Other employment Discovery Hearing 37-2023-00032123-CU-OE-CTL LAUREL VS MCKINNON BROADCASTING CO KUSI TV 51[IMAGED] CAUSAL DOCUMENT/DATE FILED: Motion to Compel Discovery, 03/29/2024

The Motion (ROA # 23) of Defendants McKinnon Broadcasting Company, and Stephen Sadler ('Defendants') for an order compelling Plaintiff Anna Laurel ('Plaintiff') to provide further responses to Defendant's Requests for Production of Documents ('RFPD'), Defendants' Requests for Admission ('RFA') and Defendants' Special Interrogatories ('SI'), is, on the Court's own motion, is CONTINUED to Friday May 3, 2024 at 9:00 AM in D 73.

The Motion is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART.

The Court has read and considered Plaintiff's Complaint (ROA # 1) and Defendants' Answer (ROA # 8).

Generally, the scope of several of the RFPD's is overbroad. To the extent the objections are SUSTAINED, the Court's ruling is without prejudice to re-propound more narrowly tailored RFPD's.

Plaintiff's objections to RFPD nos. 2, 17, 19, 27, 29 and 31 are SUSTAINED. Plaintiff's objections to nos. 6, 16, 18, 28 and 30 are OVERRULED. To the extent OVERRULED, Plaintiff is directed to serve Code-compliant further responses within twenty (20) days of the hearing of this Motion and produce documents within twenty-five (25) days of the hearing of this Motion.

Plaintiff's objections to RFA nos. 16 and 23 are SUSTAINED. Plaintiff's objections to nos. 3, 4, 6 - 9, 15, 20 - 22 and 27 are OVERRULED. To the extent OVERRULED, Plaintiff is directed to serve Code-compliant further responses within twenty (20) days of the hearing of this Motion.

Plaintiff's objections to Defendant's SI's are OVERRULED. Plaintiff is directed to serve Code-compliant further responses within twenty (20) days of the hearing of this Motion.

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