Judge: Lee S. Arian, Case: 22STCV29020, Date: 2024-03-18 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 22STCV29020    Hearing Date: April 4, 2024    Dept: 27

Hon. Lee S. Arian

Department 27

Tentative Ruling

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Hearing Date:           4/4/2024 at 1:30 p.m.

Case No./Name:       22STCV29020 JAMES KIM vs CALIFORNIA COMMERCE CLUB, INC.

Motion:                    MOTIONS TO COMPEL FURTHER DISCOVERY RESPONSES TO FORM INTERROGATORY, REQUESTS FOR PRODUCTION AND FOR SANCTIONS

Moving Party:           Plaintiff

Responding Party:    Defendant California Commerce Club

Notice:                     Sufficient

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Ruling:                     MOTIONS TO COMPEL FURTHER DISCOVERY RESPONSES TO FORM INTERROGATORY, REQUESTS FOR PRODUCTION AND FOR SANCTIONS IS DENIED

On September 6, 2022, Plaintiff filed the present assault and battery case. On December 11, 2023, Plaintiff served the discovery requests at issue. On January 11, 2024, Plaintiff received verified discovery responses from Defendant. Following unsuccessful meet and confer attempts, Plaintiff now moves the court to compel Defendant to provide further discovery responses to Plaintiff’s Form Interrogatory No. 17.1 and Requests for Production Nos. 61, 63, 64, 70, 72, 74, 75, and 77-80. Defendant filed an opposition, claiming that through additional meet and confer efforts, supplemental responses had been provided for the form interrogatory at issue and for the majority of the production requests at issue.

Parties did not attend an Informal Discovery Conference before filing the present motions. Personal Injury Hub Courts will not entertain Motions to Compel Further Discovery Responses until the parties have participated in an 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 to attempt to resolve any outstanding discovery disputes before a motion to compel further can be heard. Thus, the present motions are DENIED without prejudice.

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