Motion to Reopen Discovery to Compel and Complete Deposition of Plaintiff’s Designated Experts or Exclude their Testimony and Impose Sanctions
30-2026- Defendant has established Plaintiff resides outside the 01551910-CU- state of California, and there is a reasonable possibility CL-CJC Defendant will obtain judgment in the action. (Code Civ. Proc,. § 1030, subds. (a), (b); Stein Decl., ¶ 3, Ex. A; Perry Decl., ¶¶ 4-19.)
Defendant’s request for an undertaking of $125,000 is excessive. (Stein Decl., ¶ 6.) The court grants a reduced undertaking of $50,000.
Plaintiff is ORDERED to file an undertaking in the sum of $50,000 within 30 days. (Civ. Proc. Code, § 1030, subd. (d).) If Plaintiff fails to file the undertaking within the time allowed, upon request by Defendant, the court will dismiss the action.
Defendant to give notice.
6 Villasenor vs. Motion to Reopen Discovery to Compel and American Honda Complete Deposition of Plaintiff’s Designated Motor Co., Inc. Experts or Exclude their Testimony and Impose 30-2024- Sanctions 01430801-CU- BC-CJC Defendant American Honda Motor Co., Inc.’s (AHM) Motion to Reopen Discovery to Compel and Complete Deposition of Plaintiff’s Experts, or alternatively, to Exclude Their Testimony and for Sanctions is DENIED as MOOT.
Plaintiff offered a date for deposition for Sims and de- designated the remaining experts only after AHM filed its motion. Plaintiff does not explain why it did not respond to AHM’s counsel’s attempts to follow up after Plaintiff served its objections or otherwise attempted to meet and confer in good faith regarding Plaintiff’s expert witnesses’ availability prior to this motion being filed.
Accordingly, AHM’s request for sanctions in the amount of $2,524.00 is GRANTED. (Code Civ. Proc., §§ 2023.030, 2023.010.) Plaintiff is ORDERED to pay the sanctions within 20 days.
Clerk to give notice.
7 Sultzer vs. Ford Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings Motor Company The Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings by Defendant 30-2025- Ford Motor Co. and Tuttle Click Ford is DENIED as to the 01464483-CU- BC-CJC first through fourth causes of action and GRANTED as to the fifth and sixth causes of action.
Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint (FAC) alleges claims for breach of Civil Code section 1793.2 (first-third),
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