Judge Teresa A. Beaudet, Case 21STCV00806 2023-01-23 Tentative Ruling

BETIM YMERI, et al., Plaintiffs, vs. LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA, et al., Defendants.	Case No.:	21STCV00806
	Hearing Date:	January 23, 2023
	Hearing Time:	10:00 a.m.
	ORDER RE: MOTION TO COMPEL DEFENDANTS’ DISCOVERY PRODUCTION

Plaintiffs Betim Ymeri, Naser Sahiti, and Burim Haliti (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) move to compel Defendants AECOM and AC First LLC’s discovery responses, as well as the depositions of AECOM’s employee Lois Naftzger and AECOM’s Person Most Knowledgeable.

Plaintiffs’ motion will be continued to a new date as set forth below. NO HEARING WILL TAKE PLACE ON JANUARY 23, 2023.

Pursuant to the Court’s power to “amend and control its process and orders so as to make them conform to law and justice” (Code Civ. Proc., § 128(a)(8)), the Court orders the parties in this case to participate in an Informal Discovery Conference (“IDC”). (Note: The Court’s policy regarding IDCs appears in the Courtroom Information available in Dept. 50 and on the Court’s website.) Lead or other designated counsel for the parties with full authority are ordered to participate in person in an IDC. 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 the 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 the motion off calendar as soon as possible.

Superior Court of California

County of Los Angeles

Department 50