Superior Court of California

County of Los Angeles

Department 50

ROCIO CAWTHON, Plaintiff, vs. ALMA OCHOA, et al. Defendants.	Case No.:	22STCV19360
	Hearing Date:	April 19, 2023
	Hearing Time:	10:00 a.m.
	ORDER RE: DEFENDANT NORBERTO OCHOA’S MOTION TO COMPEL PLAINTIFF ROCIO CAWTHON’S RESPONSES TO SPECIAL INTERROGATORIES SET ONE; REQUEST FOR MONETARY SANCTIONS

Defendant Norberto Ochoa (“Defendant”) moves for (1) an order compelling Plaintiff Rocio Cawthon (“Plaintiff”) to serve verified responses to Defendant’s Special Interrogatories Set One Nos.: 8, 23, 36, 51, 52, 55, 62 and a further verified response to Defendant’s Special Interrogatory Set One No.: 53 and (2) an order that Plaintiff pay attorneys’ fees and costs to Defendant in the sum of $960.00.

Defendant’s motion will be continued to a new date as set forth below. NO HEARING WILL TAKE PLACE ON APRIL 19, 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.

It appears Defendant has scheduled an IDC regarding the instant motion and other motions to compel for June 14, 2023. Defendant 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.

Defendant 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, Defendant is ordered to take both the IDC and the motion off calendar as soon as possible.

Defendant is ordered to provide notice of this Order.

DATED: April 19, 2023 ________________________________

Hon. Teresa A. Beaudet

Judge, Los Angeles Superior Court