Judge: Malcolm Mackey, Case: 21STCV27583, Date: 2023-04-24 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 21STCV27583    Hearing Date: April 24, 2023    Dept: 55

RODGERS v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY                                             21STCV27583

Hearing Date:  4/24/23,  Dept. 55.

# ex parte add-on :   MOTION TO COMPEL DEPOSITION OF PLAINTIFF KEVIN LEE RODGERS.

Notice:  Okay  (per 4/10/23 ex parte order).

No Opposition

MP:  Defendant

RP:  

Summary

On 7/27/21, Plaintiff filed a Lemon Law Complaint.

Trial date:  5/15/23.

MP Positions

Moving party requests an order compelling Plaintiff’s deposition attendance within 10 days, on grounds including the following:

·         Plaintiff failed to provide dates for Plaintiff’s deposition.

·         This was despite Defendant’s repeated meet and confer efforts.

·         The deposition is needed, given the approaching trial date.

Tentative Ruling

The unopposed motion is granted, as prayed.

A motion lies to compel deposition attendance and document production, after service of a deposition notice, where a deponent fails to appear at, or proceed with, a deposition, without having served a valid objection under Section 2025.410.  CCP §2025.450(a). 

No meet and confer is required to compel initial deposition attendance, but instead there must be a declaration showing that moving party inquired about the nonappearance.  CCP §2025.450(b)(2).