Judge: Lee S. Arian, Case: 21STCV00938, Date: 2024-05-07 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 21STCV00938    Hearing Date: May 7, 2024    Dept: 27

Hon. Lee S. Arian 

Department 27 

Tentative Ruling 

Hearing Date:                5/6/2024 at 1:30 p.m. 

Case No./Name.:         21STCV00938 ESHRAT HAROUNIAN vs CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS

Motion Name:                MOTION TO COMPEL FURTHER RESPONSES TO FORM INTERROGATORIES, SET ONE, AND REQUESTS FOR SANCTIONS 

Moving Party:                 Defendant MAHI RASTEGAR

Responding Party:      Plaintiff

Notice:                                Sufficient 

Ruling:                               MOTION TO COMPEL FURTHER RESPONSES TO FORM INTERROGATORIES, SET ONE, AND REQUESTS FOR SANCTIONS ARE DENIED.

On January 11, 2021, Plaintiff filed the present premises liability case. On March 26, 2024, Defendant moves the court to compel Plaintiff to provide further responses to her Form Interrogatories, Set One. Defendant has not scheduled or participated in an Informal Discovery Conference on the discovery responses at issue prior to filing the present motion.

Personal Injury Hub Courts will not entertain Motions to Compel Further Discovery Responses until the parties have participated in an Informal Discovery Conference (IDC). (Eighth Amended Standing Order For Procedures In The Personal Injury Hub Court at p. 7.) The Court may either deny or continue a Motion to Compel Further Responses to discovery if the parties do not schedule and complete an IDC prior to the hearing date set for a Motion to Compel Further Responses to Discovery. (Id.) 

The parties are required to participate in an Informal Discovery Conference (IDC) to attempt to resolve any outstanding discovery disputes before a motion to compel further can be heard. No IDC has been held or scheduled prior to the hearing or filing of the present motion, Thus the present motion is denied without prejudice.

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