Judge: William A. Crowfoot, Case: 19STCV03217, Date: 2022-12-19 Tentative Ruling


Case Number: 19STCV03217    Hearing Date: December 19, 2022    Dept: 27

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES - CENTRAL DISTRICT

 

MADISON CASTELLANOS,

                   Plaintiff(s),

          vs.

 

LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT, et al.,

 

                   Defendant(s).

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      CASE NO.: 19STCV03217

 

[TENTATIVE] ORDER RE: PLAINTIFF MADISON CASTELLANOS' MOTION TO COMPEL FURTHER RESPONSES TO DEMAND FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS, SET TWO

 

Dept. 27

1:30 p.m.

December 19, 2022

 

Plaintiff’s Demand for Production Nos. 74-81:

Request: All video footage from both video cameras located within CDC 122 at West Los Angeles College, located at 9000 Overland Avenue, Culver City, CA, for June [6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15], 2022 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.

Ruling: DENIED.  The incident took place 4 years ago and the probative value of the video footage is too low to justify the invasion of privacy of third-parties, including minors, even if a protective order is entered into. 

Plaintiff’s request for sanctions is DENIED.  Defendant’s request for sanctions is GRANTED in the reduced amount of $675 consisting of 3 hours at defense counsel’s hourly rate of $225.  Sanctions are to be paid within 20 days of the date of this order.

 

Moving party to give notice.

Parties who intend to submit on this tentative must send an email to the Court at SSCDEPT27@lacourt.org indicating intention to submit on the tentative as directed by the instructions provided on the court website at www.lacourt.org.  Please be advised that if you submit on the tentative and elect not to appear at the hearing, the opposing party may nevertheless appear at the hearing and argue the matter.  Unless you receive a submission from all other parties in the matter, you should assume that others might appear at the hearing to argue.  If the Court does not receive emails from the parties indicating submission on this tentative ruling and there are no appearances at the hearing, the Court may, at its discretion, adopt the tentative as the final order or place the motion off calendar.