Judge: Teresa A. Beaudet, Case: 20STCV33516, Date: 2022-11-07 Tentative Ruling
Case Number: 20STCV33516 Hearing Date: November 7, 2022 Dept: 50
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HEDDAR SHERAZI, et al., Plaintiffs, vs. GEORGE YADEGAR, et al., Defendants. |
Case No.: |
20STCV33516 |
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Hearing Date: |
November 7, 2022 |
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Hearing Time: |
10:00 a.m. |
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ORDER RE: MOTION TO COMPEL RESPONSES TO REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION #4, PRODUCTION,
AND SANCTIONS |
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The
motion by Plaintiffs Heddar Sherazi and Melanie Sherazi (jointly,
“Plaintiffs”) for an order “compelling Defendant, George
Yadegar to provide responses to request for production, Set 4, production, and
for a order imposing sanctions against Defendant and his counsel in the amount
of $3,473.77” will
be continued to a new date as set forth below.
NO
HEARING WILL TAKE PLACE ON NOVEMBER 7, 2022.
Code
of Civil Procedure section 2016.080 provides at subdivision (a): “If an
informal resolution is not reached by the parties, as described in Section
2016.040, the court may conduct an informal discovery conference upon request
by a party or on the court’s own motion for the purpose of discussing discovery
matters in dispute between the parties.” Pursuant to that Section, and the
Court’s power to “amend and control its process and orders so as to make them
conform to law and justice” pursuant to CCP § 128(a)(8), the Court orders the
parties in this case to participate in an Informal Discovery Conference
(“IDC”).
Lead
or other designated counsel for the parties with full authority are ordered to
participate in person in an IDC pursuant to the Court’s power under Code of
Civil Procedure section 128(a)(8) and Code of Civil Procedure section 2016.040.
After consulting with opposing counsel regarding available dates, Plaintiffs must
make a prompt reservation for the IDC using the Court’s online reservation
system. Plaintiffs must file Dept. 50’s one-page IDC form in the department
seven days prior to the IDC, and the responding parties may file the same form
in the department setting forth a response three days prior to the IDC.
Once
Plaintiffs have confirmed an IDC date, Plaintiffs must use the Court’s online
reservation system to continue this motion to a post-IDC discovery hearing
date. The parties are ordered to have with them whatever materials are needed
to make the IDC session productive and successful.
Prior
to the IDC date, lead or other designated counsel for the parties, with full
authority, are to meet and confer, in person or via telephone in a further attempt to resolve as many
of the issues as possible before the IDC. (See
CRC Rule 3.670(f)(2).) If the parties resolve their discovery disputes before
the IDC date, Plaintiffs are ordered to take both the IDC and this
Plaintiffs
are ordered to provide notice of this Order.
DATED:
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Hon.
Teresa A. Beaudet
Judge,
Los Angeles Superior Court