Judge: Steven A. Ellis, Case: 22STCV16157, Date: 2024-11-14 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 22STCV16157    Hearing Date: November 15, 2024    Dept: 29

Beamon v. Albertsons Safeway LLC
22STCV16157
Motion to Compel Cross-Complainant Albertsons LLC to Provide a Further Response to Special Interrogatories (Set One)
Motion to Compel Cross-Complainant Albertsons LLC to Provide a Further Response to Requests for Production (Set One)

Tentative

The hearing on the motions is continued for approximately 45 days so that the parties may participate in an Informal Discovery Conference.

Background

On May 16, 2022, Anthony Renee Beamon (“Plaintiff”) filed a complaint against Defendants Albertsons Safeway, LLC, Albertson’s LLC, Manager Precious, and Does 1 through 50, asserting causes of action for general negligence and premises liability arising out of an alleged slip and fall on May 18, 2020, in a store on Crenshaw Boulevard in Los Angeles.

On August 10, 2022, Albertsons LLC (erroneously sued as Albertsons Safeway, LLC, and Albertson’s LLC) (“Albertsons”) filed an answer.

On February 21, 2024, Albertsons filed a cross-complaint against Source Refrigeration and HVAC, Inc.; Coolsys, Inc. (“Coolsys”); and Roes 1 through 10.

On April 2, 2024, Coolsys filed an answer to Albertsons’s cross-complaint.

On October 21, 2024, Coolsys filed three discovery motions.

Coolsys filed a motion to compel Albertsons to provide further responses to Form Interrogatories (Set One). The hearing was set for November 14.  Albertsons filed an opposition on October 31, and Coolsys filed a reply on November 6.

Coolsys also filed these motions to compel Albertsons to provide further responses to Special Interrogatories (Set One) and to provide further responses to Requests for Production (Set One).  The hearing on these motions is set for November 15.  Albertsons filed oppositions on October 31, and Coolsys filed replies on November 7.

Discussion

On October 21, 2024, Coolsys filed these motions to compel Albertsons to provide further responses to discovery. 

The Eighth Amended Standing Order For Procedures In The Personal Injury Hub Courts provides that the Personal Injury Hub courts will not hear motions to compel further discovery responses until after the parties have participated in an Informal Discovery Conference (IDC). 

Here, the parties have not participated in an IDC.  Accordingly, the hearing on the motions is continued for approximately 45 days, so that the moving party may schedule, and the parties may participate in, an IDC.

Conclusion

The Court CONTINUES the hearing on these motions to ________________, at 1:30 pm, in Department 29 of the Spring Street Courthouse.

Moving party is ORDERED to give notice.