Judge: Kevin C. Brazile, Case: 22STCV37716, Date: 2025-06-12 Tentative Ruling

Hearing Date: June 12, 2025

Case Name: Sendhil, et al. v. Regents of the University of California, et al.

Case No.: 20STCV28561

Matter: Motion to Compel Further Responses

Moving Party: Plaintiff Carlo Giovanni

Responding Party: Defendant Regents of the University of California

Notice: OK

Ruling: The Motion is granted in part.

Moving party to give notice.

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This is an employment action.  On December 30, 2020, Plaintiffs Geetha Sendhil and Carlo Giovanni filed the operative First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) against Defendant Regents of the University of California for (1) retaliation per Lab. Code §§ 98.6, 1102.5, (2) retaliation per Gov. Code § 8547, (3) FEHA discrimination, (4) FEHA harassment, (5) FEHA retaliation, (6) FEHA failure to prevent harassment, retaliation, and discrimination, and (7) “damages for inventor’s share”. 

Plaintiff Giovanni now seeks to compel further responses to his requests for production, set five, nos. 235-275.

The Motion is denied as to request nos. 235, 236, 238-252, 255 as overbroad or seeking untimely matters.

The Motion is granted as to request nos. 237, 253, 254, 256, 257, 258-275.

Further responses and production within 30 days.

No sanctions.

Moving party to give notice.