Judge: Robert B. Broadbelt, Case: 22STCV09883, Date: 2024-01-26 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 22STCV09883    Hearing Date: January 26, 2024    Dept: 53

Superior Court of California

County of Los Angeles – Central District

Department 53

MOVING PARTY:                 Plaintiff Juan M. Ramirez     

RESPONDING PARTY:       Defendant Los Angeles Unified School District (sued as John Doe 1)

Motion to Compel Further Responses to Requests for Production

The court considered the moving, opposition, and reply papers filed in connection with this motion.

DISCUSSION

Plaintiff Juan M. Ramirez (“Plaintiff”) moves the court for an order compelling defendant Los Angeles Unified School District (sued as John Doe 1) (“Defendant”) to serve further responses to Plaintiff’s Requests for Production of Documents, numbers 4 and 22.

The court denies Plaintiff’s motion to compel Defendant’s further responses to Requests for Production of Documents, numbers 4 and 22 because Defendant’s objections in those responses are not without merit since (1) the requests are overbroad since they call for the production of information that is neither relevant to the subject matter of the action nor reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence, (2) the requests seek information that is protected by the right of privacy of persons who are not parties to this action, and (3) the burden and expense of the requested discovery clearly outweighs the likelihood that the information sought will lead to the discovery of admissible evidence.  (Code Civ. Proc., §§ 2017.010, 2017.020, 2031.310, subd. (a)(3); Zenaidi Decl., ¶¶ 4, 6-8.)

ORDER

            The court denies plaintiff Juan M. Ramirez’s motion to compel further responses to requests for production of documents.

The court orders defendant Los Angeles Unified School District to give notice of this ruling.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED:  January 26, 2024

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Robert B. Broadbelt III

Judge of the Superior Court